This is my first review on Amazon but have bought many many items. My wife is becoming a recycling guru so we started to really focusing on recycling all of our cans. Before we bought this product we were sitting the cans down and just stomping on them to do it - I CALLED IT THE CAVEMAN WAY. I purchased this product over the other ones because I did not want to mount it on the wall. It is simple to work, has a great design, and makes things so much easier. If you are looking for a can crusher that allows you to crush cans while sitting on the couch, this one will allow you to do that (don't get me wrong, I don't sit on the couch and crush cans all day long, but if I did THIS IS YOUR CRUSHER).Hope this review helps in your buying decision.