This little thing is going to be so fun for the summer! I love that you can charge it and take it ANYWHERE to have a nice little iced beverage. My kid is going to love being able to have a shaved ice whenever she wants. It does take about 2 minutes to make 2 8 oz drinks and it's a little loud but no louder than any other blender. I have had to grind extra ice a time or two because it seemed to stop earlier than usual, and there were some weird contradictory instructions on the single sheet of paper included but it's fun, easy to clean and so cool!