Instruct: Classify the given Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: BIG Disappointment!

Like many others, I went with this blender on the recommendation from Cook's Illustrated. I have had it less than 9 months and it is now in the trash/recycling bin. It was nothing but a major mess from day one but I thought I could live with some of the issues like:1. It never mixed anything all the way through without me having to "hand mix" to get it started.2. I could never pour anything out of the pitcher without it getting everywhere. It is too wide at the top.3. The lid seals so tight that when I would pop it off, food would often spray out on me.Things I couldn't live with:1. Shards of metal coming out of the bottom and also in my smoothie. Also found ball bearings loose in the base.2. Some kind of black liquid (probably food) leaking and spraying all over the place when I would blend3. Not being able to remove the blender from the base. It would get stuck after blending.I just went to Target and bought a $15 blender. It mixes 100% better than this Kalorik.