I was really excited about getting a new electric pepper mill. The one I had previously lasted almost 4 years and was a complete workhorse. This one seemed to have good reviews so I went with it. At first it worked great but batteries died quickly (I had to replace them 3 times in less than 2 months). Then it all of a sudden decided to stop working all together. What a drag...and of course now its past the return period so im stuck with a crappy pepper mill that doesn't work anymore. Thumbs down on the Trudeau.