Ninja Thirsti Drink System, Soda Maker, Create Unique Sparkling & Still Drinks, Personalize Size & Flavor, Carbonated Water Machine, 60L CO2 Cylinder & Variety of Flavored Water Drops, Black WC1001

I've been totally happy with my purchase. I've had it a few months, and the low CO2 warning just recently came on. It's in regular use by 3 people. My 12-year old probably uses it the most. It was a big hit while entertaining over the holidays! I ordered replacement canisters through Ninja on January 14th, just a couple of days after the warning light came on. They arrived the 19th. It's now the 30th, and I still haven't needed to put in a new canister. The lowest carbonation setting is just fine for me. My sample flavor pack had two vitamin flavors, one energy (caffeinated), and one hydrate with electrolytes. All are sweetened with sucralose, which I dislike. I wish it had included at least one unsweetened option. I don't think I'll be purchasing the Thirsti brand flavor cartridges. They're convenient, but I don't think they're worth the cost. The great thing about the home machine is you can truly customize. Maybe you want to get away from sugary drinks, but you're not on the soda water bandwagon. You can mix your carbonated water into fruit juice or soda to start acclimating to less sugar. It's also simple to purchase any brand of flavor drops to mix into your drink, and if you want sweetener you can use any kind and amount you like! I don't even bother with the flavoring most of the time. Just the carbonation is good enough for me! We were constantly buying bottles and cans of soda water for our household. It was taking up a lot space! I love having this machine instead. I've even reused disposable empties to take my "fizzy water" on the go. It's easy to position even a narrow bottle opening under the dispensing spout. Using cold water is recommended. The reservoir comes with a cold water indicator, which I eventually removed. It didn't seem like it was turning as blue after a couple months of use. I deemed it unnecessary anyway, and possibly a place for bacteria to grow. You can store the water reservoir in the fridge, but I don't because my refrigerator already has a water pitcher spot. Using ice works great, too.

It is super easy to use, and the drinks it produces are absolutely delicious.... With a very few exceptions. Everything I have made with this is very good, but I really don't have a liking for the 'splash' series. These are very lightly flavored. Some people may like the very light hint of fruit, but not my cup of tea. The rest of the flavors are excellent! The hydration series is delicious and provides electrolytes, the energy tastes great and provides caffeine, and the vitamins series are also delicious and provide variations of vitamin B. The machine is very easy, even for children, to use and select the options they want. I have also experimented with blending the flavors quite a bit and everything is yummy for the most part. I have also made plain carbonated water with this, and added a squeeze flavor from the grocery store and they taste great as well. I have also seen people use other vendor syrups with this machine, and have great results, but the Ninja instructions don't recommend this. Overall, this thing is easy to use, takes little counter space, and can produce sports drinks, energy drinks, mixers, sodas, and fruit drinks for home or on the go. It isn't terribly expensive, and is pretty fun to experiment with. I like it better than the Soda Stream, and other soda making clones out there, and I would recommend it to anyone without hesitation.

Got it for my wife and my self. Was trying to quit Energy drinks but needed something make for it. Decided to give it a go during Black Friday sale.I have to say the machine works great, still using it almost daily till this day. Great replacement for coffee when I need cold drinks with caffeine. We tried a couple different flavors now and after testing and experimenting with different flavors it’s really been a great purchase.Just need to make sure the water is cold when making drinks to make them extra bubbly I normally get one flavor that comes with caffeine and mix it with another flavor such as lemonade and make nice cool Sri is for dinner times or when any guests are over. It’s a great way to make mixed drinks for our friends and family and for just the two of us.Would highly recommend it if you like trying out new drinks and not spending the money at Starbucks or other stores. It’s extremely easy to just do it your self!