Product review (5 stars): I'd recommend it to most people.
I'm surprised that this thing actually works, but it does. Easy to use and crank, minimal assembly required--in my cost analysis, it's already saved me about half of the cost of it within a month. I did buy the Nina Soft centrifugal dryer to go with it, which totaled a bit over $150. It's great for every day laundry, but not a total replacement for things like bedspreads and large items, obviously.

Personally, I use it in the bathtub because that's far more convenient for me and makes water additions and draining far easier. My bathroom now does double duty as my laundry room in this small apartment where I need to use spaces for more than one purpose to make it function efficiently.