Zoku Slush and Shake Maker, Purple (Kitchen)

It works great, does what it advertises. Best part is your slushie isn't watered down by ice that you would need if you didn't have the zoku. Freeze. Pour. Stir. Enjoy. I would have liked the product to be more travel friendly, to come with a lid, and to fit in a vehicle cup holder, and also the lip of the cup is shaped very oddly, and it's shorter in some sides which makes it easy to spill if it us still liquid. Overall it's a great product, it just needs to be travel friendly.

   I am very disappointed. I received the Zoku Slush and Shake Maker as a gift (purchased from Amazon) at the end of June 2014. It worked well. Used it several times a week, and it was a lot of fun. But just today (Aug. 23 2014) I was using it and noticed a lot of liquid in the holder when I was done. The refrigerant is leaking out of the bottom. I have followed ALL directions for this thing fastidiously, never put it in the dishwasher, never stored it either in or out of the freezer upside down, never used any utensil in it except the plastic spoon it came with, and it has never been dropped. It's just not built to last, as you can see there's a seam around the bottom of the cup and that's where it's leaking. I don't feel that two months of use is really acceptable for a product that costs $20.UPDATE 9/28/2014: Updating to add that I contacted the company and they shipped me a new unit free of charge. They were very friendly and helpful.