I suppose I’m kind of picky when it comes to blenders as my household loves to makes smoothies every morning. I was expecting this blender to be much quieter then it was, I was slight surprised at how loud it was. I want to point out how steady it was made and how durable it felt. The blender did a great job at blending all my fruits into a delicious smoothie! I love the extra bottle it came with, so nice! I haven’t used it yet but I’m excited to try it out. I love all the preset option you have when using this blender! It takes the guess work out of making some of your favorite blended drinks!