Product review (4 stars): If only they had quality checks.
Update: I started getting lazy about the buckets but I didn't want to go to the trouble of finding things to make the hose fit. So I just... cut off the end of the hose and stuck the other end in my hose for the shower head.

First of all. The box has fragile on it but the delivery person apparently didn't care and just threw it onto my porch. I was able to witness it since I was sitting in the living room at the time. I feel like delivery people have dropped in quality making some experiences pretty darn awful.

After taking the box apart which says "carefully remove packaging" because you can only return the thing in its original box, I noticed right away there was no obvious damage to the machine. Thankfully. However there was still damaged parts. The drain hose had a hole in it but I had something to patch it so I'm not too concerned there. The little plastic 'disc' for the salad tossing dryer had a burn on it. There was this strange sticky substance all over it, in seemingly random places. I ran some clorox wipes over the outside to get it all off. When I run the machine there are sparks that flick dangerously on occasion (I wasn't able to see it until I turned off the light in the bathroom). Basically they have really bad or non existent quality control.

When it comes to actually using it. The sparks seem pretty "harmless" or as harmless as a machine that interacts with water sparking can be. There are no fill line indicators so I used the filter as reference. I tried only filling it past the two notches in the filter but that ended up being too much. So I only fill it up to the bottom of the filter. Don't worry as it gets going the water passes over it just fine. Using a single pod from Kirkland laundry detergent worked great for my needs. It holds more than I expected in clothes without stressing out. About 3 large tshirts and some pajama pants. Maybe some socks and underwear. There is a noticeable smoking smell. Like something is burning, but I inspected it over and over and it's not something I can spot. So I'm just dealing with it. When everything catches fire, at least it's in the tub so I can douse it with water. XD

Actual washing of the clothes... Amazing. My clothes came out nice, feeling good and fresher than when I take it to the laundromat. The water looks absolutely disgusting after a wash. I know some people do a rinse cycle, it's probably a good idea if you're worried about excess soap. I didn't have that problem, just washed it once and tossed it in the dryer. I have not had a single problem with it drying stiff or feeling gross.

Dryer shakes violently when it starts up then begins to normalize. If you ever really watch a drying it shakes like crazy at first as well, it's just heavier so it doesn't move around as much. Just hold onto it when it starts and you should be ok. I've had times where it shakes for a long time, just turn the timer off and try again. It has to stabilize or it won't be drying correctly.

I originally wanted to give it a 3 for the poor quality, however it does what I want it to do and is fairly inexpensive. I would say it's a 3.5.