Product review (3 stars): Good for small apartments
I was NOT given this product for free or at a discount in exchange for an honest review.

Now that that's out of the way, I can tell you about my first experience with this washer. I live in a small apartment and the nearest laundromat is too inconvenient for me to walk to. My car is always on the fritz and there are no laundry departments in my building. So I decided to look into a portable washer. I found this one that holds up to about 9lbs of clothes for under $70 on Amazon. Pretty good bargain. It arrived yesterday and it is much bigger than I thought it would be but very light. When I took it out of the packaging, I noticed a red ink mark on the lid and some black ink smeared on the safety disc thing for the spin cycle. Wasn't sure if that came from manufacturing or not. I washed off the red ink but the black wouldn't come off. The way my kitchen is designed made it difficult for me to sit this on my counter so I sat it on a chair in the bathroom where I could easily fill it with a few buckets of water and drain straight into the toilet. The sink hook up does fit my kitchen sink so if I had the space, I could've hooked it up there with no problem. I filled the machine to the medium marker, added detergent, then clothes  and filled with more water as necessary. The drain hose seemed like it was gonna spill out so I stuck my finger in it to prevent spilling since i didn't have anything small enough to fit the hole and left it the duration of the wash and the rinse. It drains very quickly which is good. I didn't use the spin cycle because I have a Nina Soft Spin Dryer by Laundry Alternative which is amazing for those who don't know. You can find those on Amazon as well. So I can't review the spin cycle. Overall I'm happy with the product. Makes my laundry days much easier. I only gave it 3 stars since I couldn't comment at all on the spin cycle. I would recommend to a friend though.