well, unless you march in the New England states then you can use it, plastic reeds, horns, and mouthpieces used to be toys a long time ago, now, everyone is getting fooled by its color and bla bla bla, its really a waste, i dunno, its my opinion, if you want to buy 1, great no harm no foul but beware of its components and uses, also, it wears down quicker