This is my second purchase of this salad spinner. The first one was for myself; I liked it so much I bought another for a friend. It's incredibly easy to wash lettuce in this, spin off most of the excess water, and end up with wonderful, fresh, crunchy lettuce! It's absolutely worth the little bit of effort. If I spin more than I need at the time, I put the rest, with half a paper towel, into a large Ziploc bag and refrigerate it. It stays fresh and crunchy for days, unlike grocery store bagged lettuce that wilts and gets slimy and brown the day after you open it. I love this salad spinner!