The bench is very nice! The customer service was exemplary. I love the bench. I think about getting the second one.

It's easy to put toger it is very sturdy , looks great on my deck and very comfortable for a largr guy like me. very pleased with this item and will probably order a second once I get the rest of my yard sorted out.

We needed a way to store recycling on our small, covered front porch . This bench is the best solution! I put it together solo in about a half hour, but I'm sure someone with better hands could have done it faster. I put three 11x11 boxes inside to hold cans, bottles, paper. The bench looks nice and provides a seat to accompany our rocker. In terms of construction, all the holes were predrilled, even for the hinges (but it took me a few minutes to figure out where the holes were and how to attach hinges). The rest of the kit was easy to put together. The directions advise only putting screws in halfway until the bench is assemble (except for lid), and that's a good point. Things need to be loose so you can fit the back of the bench on. Then tighten everything up. The directions also note that if one of the large screws doesn't feel like its going in right, back it out and try again, being sure to keep the two pieces aligned. That was also helpful. All in all, a great buy. We won't be working this bench too hard, and its under cover.

Bench arrived well packaged. All tools and hardware present. An extra hand made assembly much easier, but one person could do it, if needs be. Marking individual parts would make this easier for some. Front and back panels only go on one way, but velcro that holds the inner storage bag was attached to the exterior. With staples... Easily removed and reattached properly in the inside, but 1) should have to and 2) now I have 20 little holes across the front.

The bench itself is great; the only issue I have is that the mechanism for propping the seat open is awkward (it doesn't slide open smoothly, you have to fiddle with the little prop bar thing). Unfortunately, the "weatherproof" liner that came with ours has a defective zipper; there appears to be pretty much no quality control on the liner since it's obviously defective (the zipper is not attached to the fabric). This isn't a dealbreaker for me since the climate here is fairly mild and I don't need the liner, but it would have been nice to have.

Other bench is very nice! I love the wood and design. Putting it yogether was a great challenge because holes for screws were not lined up so be prepared to use the drill. Quality of screws were poor and included tool was useless. Screws were missing. The customer service was exemplary and we got the screws although the first shipment sent the wrong one. I still love the bench despite turbulent assembly. I think about getting the second one. Just need to rest after first round!

We purchased this for holding pool towels but quickly found that a light rain is all it takes to get through the "weatherproof" liner. Opened to get a towel and immediately smell the musty, mildew wet towels. We are going to buy another liner material to see if we can prevent it from happening again.

The bench is strong sturdy and looks very good. Had some trouble putting it together, the holes did not quite match up for the seat. The seat also slightly rubes the right side arm every time the seat is raised. I like the bench and would recommend but need at least two people to put together.

My son says I have to take away at least one star for how hard it was to assemble. My hands hurt after trying to use the simple tools included in the package. The instructions were basically “Assemble the Bench”

It is very sturdy and the lid works okay (uses a wooden prop instead of a gas cylinder).