Birthday present. :) A blender/mixer for smoothies. I drink a smoothie in the morning when I work, because I have a bit of a difficulty to eat something so early in the morning and we have our break 3 hours after my alarm clock go off. So, when my local supermarket had a discount on a well known brand, I thought I'd buy one. I've been making my smoothies in an ordinary mixer and there're a lot of components to wash afterwards. Easier now. :)