I have one but I don't use it. I do use my Smoothie maker in the Summer for making fruit drinks but I don't use my blender. I have one of those little blender sticks and I find it is sufficient for us. I'm not sure what to use it for anyway. Homemade sauces, or soups but I can do that with my small one right in the pot and bowl.

Essential, not just for smoothies, cream of broccoli soup, but also an easier way to make Hollandais sauce, heating up the butter and pouring it in slowly on a low speed. The hot butter cooks the egg as you pour and you aren't messing with the double boiler. Add the lemon juice and serve.