My teenage daughter loves to make fruit smoothies and really enjoys this smaller portable blender compared to the other popular larger blender. Its very easy to use although she has experienced that the blade has been stuck a few times so she just needs to shake it or use a spoon to move it around. It's easy to charge with the USB cord and you don't have to worry about plugging in a cord to use the blender. It's relatively quiet, easy to clean and will make a smoothie in 30 seconds that she can drink straight out of the blender vessel.