I really love this blender and use it every morning to make a smoothie with a combination of milk, maple syrup, seeds, collagen hydrolysate, greens, pineapple, medjool dates, frozen fruit and ice.. I like to blend a lot of items in small quantities and this blender mixes it all up easily using the automatic smoothie button. I love watching the swirling vortex when the unit is blending as everything gets drawn into the middle and blended together. I fill up the container according to the recommendations of liquids first followed by the seeds and dry ingredients, greens, frozen fruit and then ice. Makes a perfectly blended smoothie every time with a simple press of a button and 50 seconds for the magic to happen. I love using this machine and highly recommend it. As good as it gets!

I’m never ever going to buy another brand of blender. The day I brought this Vitamix blender home is the day my life changed forever. Everything blends perfectly in this blender. I now look for recipes that involve blending so that I can use it. The silkiest smoothies, cauliflower purées, and steaming hot soups are no problem for this beast of a machine. Yes, it does make soup, from raw vegetables to hot soup. The motor (engine) is powerful enough to cause friction so fierce that it heats the liquid inside to steaming in approximately 6 minutes. It’s meant to do this. It has a soup setting as well as a smoothie, spread (nut butter), ice cream, and a self cleaning setting. Fill it half full with water, a drop of soap and put the lid on. Push the clean button and it literally washes itself. Don’t buy anything else. Stay away from other blender brands and save yourself from stressful margaritas. Because anything involving frozen concoctions should be stress-free. Cheers!

I previously owned a Ninja Blender, it died after only a few years of use. I researched blenders and really liked the Ascent 3500 series for all it's features and 10 year warranty. It is a financial sacrifice to spend this much on a blender however with the sale and Best Buy's no interest financing, I got it for a Christmas gift for myself. :) I love, love, love this blender! Easy to use right out of the box. I was a success with the first use. The smoothie was, I hate to say this "very smooth". I will never pay for another smoothie again so I'll save money making my own. I used simple ingredients to make this smoothie. Frozen fruit, cold pressed flax seed, collagen and coconut water. Delicious! This is just the beginning of my blender journey. I highly recommend.

Love my Vitamix A3500 it work as expected, my smoothies taste great and so anything else I blend. Totally In love will recommend this Item to anyone

Expensive, but worth every penny. It's always on the kitchen counter and never gets put away. We make nut butters, smoothies, soups, salads, dressings, you name it. The A3500 makes it so easy to add more fruits and veggies to your diet and really transform your lifestyle. I love this machine. If you are thinking about it, don't hesitate, just buy it!