I make smoothies every morning. I was previously using a huge, loud, “grandma” mixer that did a horrible job of grinding down all my ingredients. The Nutribullet looks pretty on my counter, grinds all of my chunky ingredients into a smooooooth delicious and healthy drink, in much less time than my old mixer. The only 2 inconveniences is that the cup doesn’t fit well into my car cup holder, so I still have to pour my drink into a different cup.  Also, this mixer is just as loud as my old one, but at least it’s more modern looking and works better.