We hired a two bowl slushy machine and retro gaming table for our joint birthday party in November and I honestly couldn't fault the products ... or the fantastic service from Clint at Cosmic Cocktails.

We investigated a number of different companies before settling on Cosmic and while there are cheaper deals out there, we were convinced in the end by the professionalism, the included extras (like cups and straws), and the service. Cosmic set everything up for you on arrival, so there's no worrying about whether the product is going to work at the time of your event because they get it all going ahead of schedule. They also empty it, clean it and pack it all away for you the next day. No fuss, no worries.

If I had anything negative to say, it would be that we probably wasted our money on the gaming table. It got little to no use, but that could be because we misjudged our crowd interest or it could be due to a poor choice of location. If we had it to do over again, we would probably go without.

Approximate cost: $370