The cost of groceries these days is a lot and its looking cheaper to get a bag of potatoes to make fries at home than it is to buy frozen French fries. I love French fries. I love potatoes. We're not afraid of carbs in this house, carbs are actually a good energy source. I just don't always want to have to cut a whole potato, it takes too long, and the pieces come out odd shaped when I do. This potato slicer gives me back my time and perfectly shaped fries. I appreciate that it's easy to put together and doesn't take up a lot of space. It cleans easy too. Just a helpful note: the first time I tried it, I got halfway into slicing the potato and it was stuck, the potato was starting to get pushed at an angle so the top couldn't hit the potato flat. Once I adjusted the potato I was able to finish pushing it all the way down. My plan is to slice a few potatoes and then get out my food saver to stock my chest freezer. I'm feeling less stressed about this plan since the slicer makes it go faster. I won't be in the kitchen for an hour now. 100% quality of life product.