(This review was collected as part of a promotion.) I bought this the other day and tried it out. I was so surprised at how convenient it was to use. The three dials made it so easy to understand which is way better than my complicated full sized blender. The size is convenient, too! I love making smoothies with my daughter and we always tend to make too much but with the mini blender, we made just the right amount and didn't have to deal with the big messy aftermath. The container turning into a bottle is so convenient, too! And don't even get me started on the size! My larger blender has been sitting on my counter top for weeks now, taking up all the space because of my love of smoothies but now, with this cute little appliance, I can finally put that big ol' blender into storage. And on top of all that, My family could't even tell I was blending in the kitchen! My husband works from home and my kids were all in their rooms doing their school work and they couldn't hear a thing!