Customer Reviews

Nostalgia Electrics RSM-650 Retro Series Slushee Machine

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(8)

 

 

The product looked like it was constructed well. It worked as advertised, but was extremely loud. Loud enough to drown out the sound from my 1000 watt surround sound system turned up to 7 out of 10.
you can only run it for 45mins at a time. I ran it just long enough to make the slushie, about 25 to 30 mins. On my 9th time of using the machine it stop working. unfortunatly it took 36 days for me to use it 9 times, and of course it is only returnable for 30 days.
Now I must pay $25. to return it to the manufacturer for repair. This ups the price for the product to almost $100, hopefully I'll get more than another 9 slushies. 9 slushies for $50 = $5.56 per slushie not including price of salt slushie mix and ice. I'll let you decide if thats a good deal.

We did not like this product and returned it (still waiting for credit)
It was very messy to use. Took 25 minutes to create drink. The biggest problem was all the noise. We have a mini-slush machine that creates 8 ounce drinks in about 1 minutes with less noise.

Bought one for the grand daughter It was very loud and had trouble spinning it would keep stopping and never once did we get to taste a slushy from it great big pretty dissapointment. We have the cotton candy maker it works great but this slushy maker was garbage : (

I recieved the Nostalgia RSM-650 Retro Vertical Slush Machine a month ago and I am very pleased with the product. I enjoy that whenever i want i can make my favorite beverage with out the hassle of going out to a store to get it. The only draw back is that it doesnt make enough.

The Slush machine works pretty well. I only have 2 issues with the machine.
First, when I unpacked and assembled it, it did work. It did nothing when it was plugged in and turned on. I'm fairly handy and figured out that it was not getting any power to the motor. So I turned the base upside down, unscrewed thew bottom of it so that I could see the wiring and motor. What I found was that one of the two wires that come soddered to the motor was not attached. The sodder job from the factory was poor and just came off. So I re-attached the wire and now it works. I did that myself because I figured that re-packaging it, shipping it, and waiting for another one would be costly, time consuming and a hassle. I fixed it in about 20 minutes.
The second and only complaint now that it's working is that it is VERY loud! It works great but during the 15-20 minutes that it has to run to make the slushy it is extremely loud.

Makes great ICEES!

I ordered this to make sugar free slushies! Will not do sugar free mixtures. Size was a little smaller than expected, kinda noisey and takes 25 minutes for 1 quart.
It was very easy to use and I liked the look a lot. Comes apart and goes together very easy. Just not what I was looking for.

It must be put together perfectly or else you will have major problems. We have issues with not freezing or grinding when turned on. Those were our fault for not slowing down and triple checking the connections. Not for children to operate. When it works it is great.

So you like slush and you want to have it on demand. I suggest you carry on reading.

The first thing I noticed about the Giles and Posner Retro Slush Machine is that it screams 50s from the curves to the chrome to the dark deep maroon colour. And it works; the design sets the unit off and anyone who walks into your kitchen will have a hard time trying not to admire this retro goodness.

The Slush Machine breaks into two parts. The first part is the base that holds the motor and on the right hand side sits a slide switch allowing you to put the machine into 'freeze' mode, 'off' mode and 'dispense' mode. The top part is the slush mixing chamber, this is where the liquid for your slush drink goes. Included within the chamber is an aluminium ice cylinder. On top of the slush mixing chamber a lid clips in which allows you to enter the required ingredients through two entries.
The design of how everything works is equally good. The principle of the slush making process is to get the liquid intensely cold and to keep it moving. To set everything up you will need to enter six tablespoons of salt, half a cup of water and then fill with ice until it reaches one inch from the ice cylinder's top. All this goes through the entry hole in the lid which says 'ice and salt'. Next you add your liquid of choice. Your liquid needs to be very sugary, diet and sugar free drinks will NOT work. Fizzy drinks work very well and the same goes for cordials and juice drinks. With cordials I'd recommend you make the drink up beforehand and then pour it in instead of entering the cordial and water separately. So to enter any liquid you pour it through the hole in the lid named 'Beverages' up to the Max Fill line. All this works really well and is very easy to do also.

The next thing to do is turn on the Giles and Posner Retro Slush Machine via the side switch on the right of the base to 'freeze' mode. This will trigger the mixing process to begin and all you have to do is sit back and wait for your slush to be made. This should take roughly 10-25 minutes depending on how cold the liquid is before you pour it in and how sugary it is. The more sugar the thicker the slush. One thing to note is that the Retro Slush Machine is quite noisy during this process, personally this doesn't bother me all that much but the less noise kitchen appliances make the better. Once your slush is complete you switch the machine onto 'dispense' mode and put a cup under the spigot and twist the silver dispense handle to the right to allow the slush to dispense.

So far I've used some very sugary drinks such as Coca Cola and many different flavours of cordial. It's all worked perfectly and the slush has been smooth and thick! And having a machine within your home to make slush this easily is very exciting, the way I see it, as you can experiment and find out some very cool and tasty slush flavours which you wouldn't be able to buy or find in an eating establishment.

I like to drink slush through a straw and I'm currently using big thick chunky straws which work well for slush. I'd also recommend slush straws or as some call them spoon straws. Normal thin straws for fizzy drinks don't work all that well with slush and mostly suck all the juice up leaving you with bland ice.

Overall the Giles and Posner Retro Slush Machine is a robust and superb product. It's perfect for the upcoming summer holidays with family and friends, and for me is something I'm going to use at least once a week all year round. The design is awesome, it's very easy to set everything up for the slush making process and it's very quick at actually making the slush. The outcome is that you have perfect slush which tastes amazing and is very refreshing too.

I was really disappointed in the product. I has purchased it as a gift and the party I gave it to found it didn't work! Moreover, it cost me around $10 to return the item and then, though I requested a replacement, I was instead told that my original purchase price would be refunded sometime in the future. Meanwhile, I still need to find a replacement gift for the couple I bought it for and I doubt they'll ever forget this gift that might have been great if only it worked!!!

This thing is of the worst build quality... when I liken it to an Easy Bake Oven, I'm being generous. Every last piece/component is the weight of something you'd find in a Happy Meal toy. It's pathetic. Then once you try to actually USE the thing? OMG. The instructions are fairly detailed, which is fine, but the VERY first time we attempted to use this POS it malfunctioned... VERY loud clicking sound with the top on, 25 minutes of the "freezing" stage only to get ZERO slush/ice of any kind. Save yourself the trouble... it's worth nothing... I was going to say it might be worth $25 or so, but if it doesn't work at all? Then it's worth nothing. Stay away...