Rival IS150 Ice Shaver / Slushie / Snow Cone Maker (in Blue, Green OR Red)

by Rival

Product Features

• Makes snow cones, icy slushes and fruity drinks
• Uses ice cubes from your freezer- no special freezing mold required
• Powerful motor for fast, fluffy snowmaking
• Fun, easy-to-use design
• Ships randomly in either Red Blue or Green Color

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• ASIN: B002M3E55Y
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #93,248 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

The Rival IS150 snow cone maker makes snow cones, icy slushes and fruity drinks at home. The machine uses regular ice cubes straight from your household freezer. Fun, easy to use design comes in either Blue, Red or Green.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I have changed my rating to 5 stars (even though it shows 1 star), July 25, 2009

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P. Besong (Snow Shoe, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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I'm leaving my first review below the dotted line just to show why i originally gave it one star. Rival's customer service is very good. When I complained about my snow cone maker's inability to shave any ice, they promptly sent me a new one no questions asked. The new one works great and now I can see why the other reviewers really liked it. The blade on my original one must have been dull or something because this one works like it's supposed to - just like a regular snow cone maker would make it.

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(my original review)

I just can't believe the rave reviews I read here. We got one of these from WalMart and it didn't work at all. Not sure what else I could do differently, but it only spit out a paltry amount of shaved ice even after a few minutes straight running. The shaved ice in the cup I was holding next to it was melting before I could even get a tablespoon of shaved ice. Maybe I got a bad blade or something, but if you buy one, save your receipt so you can take it back if you get the same results as I did. I contacted Rival and if they can either tell me what to do or fix it somehow I'll change my tune, but for now I wouldn't even feel good about selling this in a yard sale!

Update: Rival's customer service emailed me and said they were sending a replacement. That could bode well for this review. Will know in 7-10 days.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It's almost not worth the effort, October 3, 2009

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A. Boston (Boston, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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My boyfriend absolutely loves summertime snow cones. He will chase the ice cream truck like a 5 year old if given the opportunity. So I thought this was a fun present idea for his birthday about 2 or 3 years ago. The machine is cute, and pretty compact so it doesn't take up a lot of storage space.

We do not have an ice maker, so we rely on ice cube trays. To make a couple snow cones, I tend to think you need more then 2 trays of ice to be honest. It's loud, and quite messy. Ice shavings get all over the place, including the floor and counter. It seems to get stuck sometimes, and it only holds a couple cubes at a time. Also, you have to press the top down juuuust right to get it to work at all. I haven't seen him use it in at least a year, so it might be best suited for a kid. My boyfriends appears to like the ease of freezing juice to a slush in the freezer over battling with this ice shaver.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LOVE IT!!, June 12, 2009

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M. Tillman (Memphis, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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I picked this up for a mere $18 at Wal-Mart today. It exceeded my expectations. It is so easy to use and to clean. With a handful of ice cubes and some syrup (also sold at Walmart), we made two heaping sno-cones. Cups and straws (again, Walmart) added to the fun. Great ice for margaritas and other drinks.