I wanted something that would be less work than my blender for making a smoothie. I found the Blendi just ok. It’s heavy and awkward and doesn’t really chop up the ice. While it’s large, it doesn’t seem to have enough space inside because the chopping mechanism is so big. It spills out easily even when I think I haven’t overfilled it. It’s definitely not easier or less messy than my plain old blender. I’m keeping it, but was disappointed in it.
I received my blender (lavender color) and its compact with some power. I was able to use it a few times already for my morning shakes. I had to use crushed ice overall rather than big cubes but the blades worked rather well in general. I had mixed fruit and powder and it worked well in blending all ingredients. The charging aspect is nice and not always something to do each use, so power holding well.
I use mine everywhere and all the time. Since I bought it, it has made my routine much easier. It's even helping my health a lot.
Was great and work as intedned for ice crushing ice
Smaller blades often do not grind up frozen fruit or ice - leave chunks at the bottom.
Straw doesn’t reach to bottom and possibly could be larger diameter for smoothies
After one month, the unit randomly does not start despite battery being fully charged. Is it possible to run the unit with the battery still plugged in to AC?
It seems I only get about 3 blending sessions before I have to recharge the battery.
Otherwise, nice design, but the head unit may still need some design upgrades.
(Note that I am a retired 15-year veteran designer/engineer from Apple, so I can get a little picky).