The brace to keep the door open is completely uneccesary and makes it difficult to close. It is easy to remove though.

The tools needed to assemble stripped a screw need teflon screws or predrill holes

Great product. Very attractive. Handle pulled off when someone tried to move bench.

Easy to assemble, like the color, good storage.

I LOVE THE LOOKS OF THIS PRODUCT. I HAD IT SENT TO ANOTHER ADDRESS. THE PRODUCT WILL GO PERFECTLY WITH THE OTHER ITEMS I PURCHASED THAT LOOK LIKE THIS PRODUCT. WOW!!!!

This small storage bench, which is sold by Costway by a variety of sellers on Costway, Amazon, Wayfair, and other marketplaces, is of decent quality but may or may not stand the test of time. At $220, it is likely priced correctly for the quality of construction (compared to other models that are $400-600. The wood is on the thinner size which means that it will be more susceptible to weather than heavier pieces and the fasteners are all yellow zinc which is decent protection but are ultimately susceptible to rust depending on your environment and time exposed to direct weather. Assembly is simple though I suggest ditching the 5/32" Allen wrenches and going with an impact driver on a low or moderate setting. The bag is a bit clumsy as the Velcro, which is just stapled onto the wood, that holds it on is right where the zipper is. It is also a thin polyester bag which is not waterproof but rather will bead/repel water until it is saturated and then water will go through. Consider buying a waterproof bag to replace it if you want to keep things dry or as I did, go with a cover to fit over the whole bench. Note that the bench is small. Small meaning that you will not get 2 full sized adults on it but you might get 1 adult and 1 kid, or 2 small adults/teens, or 3 little kids on it. The seating width of the bench is 39 1/4". That is also an odd size as far as cushions go as the smallest bench sized cushion is typically 42".

Yesterday, in the middle of assembling this storage bench, I was ready to rate it at 1 or 2. Today, I have calmed down. The final product is very nice to look at and offers good storage room with seating on top. (It is too early for me to opine on durability, weather resistance and so on.) In my experience, all the criticisms of the assembly challenge from other reviewers are right on. The hinges were backwards. I stripped two of the long furniture screws trying to install them. The angle for driving the hinge screws was a headache. I ended up buying several 3 1/2 inch replacement screws (#14 gauge, the biggest they had) and back-up 5/8 inch hinge screws from Ace. (These screws do not match the originals in color nor exact size.) The internal liner is not a serious part of the product, in my opinion. Though it fits fine, it is very lightweight and does not really serve a function.. The instructions were fine, but the hardware was not. The final product is so far, very nice.

better screws for seat hinge, 3 broke off and had to redrill and buy better ones

I read other reviews that mentioned broken parts upon arrival. I inspected the box before opening and it was in fine shape, so I thought I had lucked out. Unfortunately, that was not the case. Inside, one of the pieces was broken. It was packed this way. It was a slight crack. Everything else was fine. Assembly was easy. It sits on my front porch. I bought it so I can have deliveries placed inside the box so they are not visible from the street. I do not sit on the bench. The crack is visible but not that big of a deal since no one sits on the bench. I contacted the manufacturer and they said they could not replace the one part that was cracked. They gave me a $100 refund three days later. I am fine with that. I only wanted it to store packages until I got home. For that, it works.

I had difficulty screwing the seat to the main body. The pre-drilled holes were too small and so I had to re-drill them to make the screws fit. When completed I also noticed that the seat scraped against one of the armrests. However, the materials appear to be made of good quality, and it appears sturdy. And it’s very attractive.