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[SandGirl]

Item# K337595  $329

Ninja SLUSHi 5-in-1 88 oz Professional Frozen Drink Maker w/ Bag

I am curious, is there that much demand for this expensive machine that they made it a TSV?

I even sent the link to a couple friends with kids and they said no way would they spend that much money for a slushy machine. Plus, no space to store it (Which is what you would likely be doing once the newness wore off LOL)

[alohakz]

summer will be here before u know it

[Icegoddess]

No way!  I have the Creami Deluxe and it has a slushi function.  Paid a lot less than that for it at Costco.  Well, actually, I didn't pay anything for it.  My husband bought it for my birthday, LOL.  

[Meowingkitty]

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@alohakz wrote:

summer will be here before u know it

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I hope not. The weather just got nice. I want as much winter as we can get before summer. 

[AuntMame]

Don't companies such as Ninja pay QVC in order to air their product as a TSV? 

That could explain all the vacuums and air-fryers. 

Personally, I have a $30 shaved ice and slushy maker from Target that works just fine. They're available on the Target web site for anyone who's interested. 

There's currently a $350 Ninja one on the Target web site that comes with a $50 Target gift card. 

[Dazzlespaz1993]

i was reading the negative reviews on qvc and some people were saying theirs was growing mold and theres nowhere to stop it..i also say qvc has got their seasons mixed up..its not summertime..fall just began.

[Tuffcookie]

If you have a Vitamix, you can make frozen drinks with it! You don't need another gadget! I make wonderful, strawberry daquais with my Vitamix!

[scrapperlisa]

I agree that this seems more like a summer treat. But 7-11 is down the street and I could probably go there 150 times and still spend less than this. I also have a generic shaved ice maker that I got at a garage sale for $5. And I think I still have a Cooks Essentials smoothie maker in a cabinet somewhere that I bought 20 years ago. It was probably a TSV for about $40, lol. So I'm all good on smoothie makers. I plan to avoid watching the presentations, otherwise I might get a craving and have to go to 7-11. I think this TSV would be good if you really like frozen margaritas, because 7-11 doesn't have alcoholic flavors. Yet.

[CamilleP]

Easy pass for me, liquids you want to freeze have to contain 4% sugar in them or the machine can actually sense it and won't work.   I looked in the owner's manual and one can use some syrups, like agave, but things like Splenda won't work.  Sorry, QVC! 

[AuntMame]

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@CamilleP wrote:

Easy pass for me, liquids you want to freeze have to contain 4% sugar in them or the machine can actually sense it and won't work.   I looked in the owner's manual and one can use some syrups, like agave, but things like Splenda won't work.  Sorry, QVC! 

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I watched part of the presentation. You can only put in liquids with sugar and it will take 1/2 hour to freeze. No fruit or ice cubes like you can put in other drink blenders. Sounds like even plain yogurt would be a no-go. 

They were talking about using coffee for drinks, but the coffee would need to contain a good amount of milk and sugar. Plain coffee won't work. 

Taking it apart to clean it does not look like a fun time.