My wife bought this a while back, and my first thought was that this was a gimmick designed to part a fool from his money. But after using it to make a salad and then using it to preserve lettuce in airtight jars I can definitely speak for the value of a salad spinner. This thing has saved me a lot of time in trying to dry my lettuce before preserving it or using it in my salads. Looks like I was the fool for not believing in the hype, but this is well worth the small amount of money spent.