I bought this hoping to save money on haircuts. Spend thirty bucks on this instead of ten or fifteen bucks a haircut. Truth be told, I have never cut my hair before (or anyone else's), I found this to be a great help and super easy to use. It comes with an instruction manual. Each of the blades are color coded (for idiots like me). The clipper doesn't make a lot of noise, and the cord is long enough! If you are willing to cut your own hair, and don't want to spend a lot of money but still get a good product and a good haircut, buy this. You won't be sorry.