The storage box was easy to put together, however as soon as I opened the lid for the first time, the wood came apart on the lid and I am now trying to glue it. Looks good, but smaller than I would have liked and expected.

Love the look of this storage bench. It is the perfect fit for my porch to store shoes and boots when not in use - some of the other options in storage benches are way too big for what I needed. It was easy to put together myself, about 30 min. It is not weatherproof which I knew when I ordered it and which didn't matter to me since I have it on a covered porch. I do think it was a bit pricey given the workmanship. There were 2 defects: #1 - the screw on 1 of the slats on the bottom piece was stripped out and I had to replace it. #2 - the inside of the front piece has a split in the upright support (see pic). I plan to reinforce this so the sturdiness is not compromised. The cardboard product box the bench was in when it arrived was not damaged, so this split happened before the item was packed. To be fair I did not contact the seller about the damage, so I didn't give them the opportunity to make it right. Honestly, returns and dealing with damaged items takes more time than it would for me to just fix the issues myself. I do like the bench and I would buy it again if I needed another....would be nice if it were priced a bit better.

Decent quality product except shorted me hardware which I had to go out and buy. Serves my purpose. Use indoors so no idea about the weatherproofness.

I question the description's claim that it can hold up to 335 pounds. Just using my hand in the center of the top to push myself up from the floor when putting it together felt like it was going to push through and I'm no where near that heavy, although I will admit that I could stand to lose about 40 pounds, but I digress. Also, be careful if you're using a drill to assemble. I had it on high speed and one of the large screws went in so far that it split the wood a little. That's on me. Just a warning for future buyers. If you use the Allen wrench to assemble, you won't have a problem. It's a little tricky to put together by yourself. You have to line up 3 sets of 3 tiny screws for the top hinges. I set it on its side and that made it a little easier. It took me about 20 minutes alone, so it could be done in half that time with two people.