I'll be honest, I'm just starting my fitness journey so I'm not all that experienced with creatine. This is the first creatine product that I've used and I kind of just randomly picked it because it seemed basic, in a good way. I didn't want anything fancy with extras, I just wanted creatine and this product is supposed to be just that. All that being said, after buying this I started reading some reviews, specifically the one star reviews as I like to know what people who really dislike a product think, and I started getting a bit worried. But I decided to hold off on judgement until I actually got the product and now that I have it I'd like to address a few things for people that may be reserved or new to creatine, like me. The scoop: There are people complaining that the company is trying to scam customers or is being dishonest because the scoop is not right. Allegedly. But is that really so? The length of the scoop is for obvious reasons but the scoop itself measures CC (cubic centimeters) while the dosage is in grams. CC is a measure of volume, how much space something takes up. Grams is a measure of mass, how much something weighs. In this case 7.5cc of this powder is 5 grams. Fine, why not put a 5 gram scoop in the container and cut the confusion? I highly doubt you will ever find a measuring scoop, for this purpose, that uses grams. Hypothetically speaking, let's say they did label the scoop as "5 grams". That scoop would only be usable for this particular product, you couldn't use it to measure anything else. For example, if you tried to measure flour with it you'd get an incorrect result. While similar in texture, 7.5cc of flour does not have the same mass as 7.5cc of this product. So a scoop that really measured 7.5cc but was labeled as 5 grams due to it's use with this product, would be wrong in any other application outside of measuring this product. However, that 7.5cc scoop is always going to hold 7.5 cc worth of material no matter what that material is. The absorbency: Again, I don't have much experience in the issue but here's what I know... Osmosis, the process that's happening for the powder to diffuse into the water (or whatever liquid), takes time. Maybe there are creatine mixes that from the moment you drop it into the water it instantly dissolves leaving clear water from the jump. But from my experience using room temp bottled water, 1 scoop of this powder dissolves fully in a minute or so with some light shaking to expedite the process. Will the water look "milky" at first? Maybe. For like 10 seconds. Let the bottle sit or shake it a little more and the powder will fully dissolve. I used this with my usual bottled water and I couldn't taste any difference in the water. If I didn't know the creatine was in the water, I'd have no way of knowing because there is no taste and after it fully dissolves you obviously can't see it. The tummy: Again, not much experience on the issue so I'm not sure what's "normal" or not. That being said, I started taking 5g a day (I opted not to do the "loading phase") and I haven't had a problem. I do feel some slight bloating or whatever, but that may be because I keep forgetting to eat first. I've not experienced any serious discomfort or the need/urge to vomit after taking the product. I suspect that if I took more than 5g in a day, without eating, it may upset my stomach to a more serious degree. But I feel that would be more of a personal issue than one with the product. It's the responsibility of the individual to be aware of what you're putting into your body and how that may or may not affect it. All in all, been using the product for a few days, yes days, and I've had no issues with it. Maybe I'll come back in a few weeks and post a pic of these killer abs in development. Nah, we don't need any before pics. Heh. Seriously though, from one very inexperienced fitness goer, this product is fine. Maybe even great, but I've not used enough creatine to make that assertion. Just use it responsibly, as with all things, and it should serve you well. Hope this helps!