We got this as a gift several years ago, and I never use it because I remember it being so loud. However, since it's practically brand new due to lack of use, and since I'm really a hand-chopper / immersion blender kinda gal and rarely use a food processor / full-sized blender anyway, my husband doesn't want me to get rid of it in case there is a rare time we need a food processor or blender - after all, no sense in getting rid of a functioning one that was free, right?I finally used it again today. I wondered if maybe it was as bad as I remembered... and it was. I used the food processor function, and it was so incredibly loud it was almost intolerable. And it's not because of the types of foods I was blending - the foods were soft (canned beans, eggs, etc.). It blended the ingredients well enough, but the loudness is such a turn-off that I cannot discourage potential buyers enough, especially for the price they're trying to sell it for!