Hey all, I just found the neatest blender at a great price. I was vegging Sunday morning reading the Atlanta Journal Constitution and saw an advertisment for this blender in a store by the name of Aldi. Aldi is a low buck operation that sells brands I've never heard of but their prices are veeeery reasonable. So we decided to go take a look and found this blender to be pretty good quality and it sells for only $ 12.99. Now feature this, you turn the blender upside down and unscrew the lid which is also comes with a cap and serves as the drinking cup. This morning I turned the blender upside down, unscrewed the cup, filled it with the required amount of water, dropped in a Creamy Vanilla Shake with some frozen mixed fruit, screwed it back on, turned it right side up and hit the button for about 15 seconds and presto I had a great shake. I unplugged it, turned it upside down, unscrewed the cup portion, put the cap on and flew out the door for my meeting. This little handy blender allowed me to charge the mixer and get the shake ready to go in much less time than it took to write this blog. Oh yea, it also comes with an insulation sleeve so it you don't get condensate on your pinkies while your drinking from it. When I returned from my meeting I rinsed the cup and I'm ready for tomorrow morning. The brand name is Crofton, it comes with a two year warranty and is made exclusively for Aldi Inc., Batavia, IL 60510-1477 Gene C.