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EDIT APRIL 14, 2022: I bought this in late June 2021, loved it, and left a positive review. However, yesterday while I was using it, it just shut off and stopped working. I thought it needed charged, so I put it on the charger overnight, but it did not charge. So it's toast after about 10 months. I thought I should add this to my review. I haven't decided how I feel about it. All of the positive things I said about it remain true, and I enjoyed using it and it was easy to use. I don't remember what I paid for it, it's currently about $30. Is 10 months a reasonable working life for something in that price range? Should it have lasted much longer? I guess that's up to each person to decide for themselves. I need to replace it, and I haven't decided yet whether I will just re-order this same one, or try something different. But all of the positive things I said in my original review are still true, it just stopped working sooner than I would have expected, and I thought in the interest of full disclosure I would add this to my review. Original Review July 2021: My dentist suggested I get a water flosser. I researched a bunch, both in local stores and here on Amazon, and finally chose this one. I feel it was a good choice. I can't say enough good things about this water flosser. I'm going to try to mention most of the things that I had questions or concerns about while looking for one. It's extremely easy to use. It's easy to fill with water. You can fill it straight from the tap, but I have nasty tap water, so I put spring water in a glass measuring cup, warm it slightly in the microwave, then pour it in. The water reservoir has an opening to fill it, with a nice sturdy hinged plastic cap, or the reservoir also removes entirely from the unit and you can fill it from the top. It holds about 3/4 C, and I do fill it twice to do my teeth thoroughly. It has four modes: normal, soft, pulse, and custom. The booklet that comes with it gives instructions for setting the custom setting. I haven't tried it yet because I'm happy with the 'soft' and 'pulse' settings. It comes with 5 tips: 2 regular ones; 1 that has a little rubber tip for getting into the pockets in your gums; one with a hard brush for braces; and a tongue cleaner (an often overlooked thing, but useful!) They are easy to swap out. I especially like the addition of the pocket cleaner. I can't vouch for how effective it is, but it's got to be better than regular floss, which can't get into pockets. I alternate between that one and the regular tips. It comes with a USB charging cord, but not the adapter part you plug into a socket, though you can use any adapter (like for a cell phone), and also can plug it into your computer's USB port or a portable battery pack, so including one really wasn't necessary (I have enough of them floating around already!). I only had to charge it for an hour or two when it first arrived for it to be fully charged. I don't know how long the charge lasts because I've only had it for 2 days, but with the ease of charging it, I'm not concerned about that. I've used it multiple times in those 2 days, and it hasn't slowed down yet. I have just found it very comfortable to hold and easy to use, I like having the different tips, and I think it is a great product. I'm glad I chose this one, I can't see the point in spending twice as much or more for some of the others that don't have anything that this one doesn't have.