My boyfriend works nights but our daughter loves smoothies. I always feel guilty in the kitchen running our loud blender while he is sleeping so I have taken to running it in the garage. When I found out Black & Decker made a quiet blender I was so excited. This thing is actually a quiet blender. I feel comfortable using it in the kitchen next to the bedroom and I'm confident I will not wake up my boyfriend. My daughter doesn't even need to turn the TV up any more while I'm running it. Very happy. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]