I was honestly not expecting this being as great as it is. I followed the instruction on how to add things into the blender and oh my! How mighty powerful this little thing is! Perfect for someone like myself who just wants to make a single serving of a smoothie. AND it’s super quiet! Barley makes any noise so it a plus cause it not super loud like some blenders tend to be. Honestly met and went beyond my expectations and I see myself using this very very often. Am I a smoothie person now