Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Hmmm. There were no instructions that came with the seat. I guess it's supposed to be fairly idiot-proof. Count on me to find a new way to use it....I ordered this seat because I had been told to get one prior to a hip resection. I, of course, wait to the last minute to order the thing and end up sweatin' and worrying, "Is it going to get here in time?!?" Because the dealer was soooo on the ball, happily I received it (or should I say my hubby did?) by D-Day (or should I say S-Day, for surgery?). Instead of waiting weeks, we got it within DAYS. When I got home, I plunked it down on the toilet seat (not the lid). I, being short of legs (5 ft 7in, but built like a Dachsund) had some fretting trying to get the angle right, and w/some small slippage of the seat, side to side (like it's a "one size fits all" toilets, right?!) because of the rounding of the regular toilet seat it was on. It took my beloved, taking it off to do his thang, to accidentally put it back on the regular toilet with the seat UP. (Men, gotta love 'em; can't leave 'em.) Of course, I go bumping around in the dark, sit down, and VOILA!!!...no slippage, it fit perfectly!...no more shimmy in the seat, and, what I suspect is what the original designers had in mind for it's use... a nice flat toilet base. How much new can you say about toilet seat risers? For those who need more specifics, it has a smooth, yet nubby texture because it's plastic. There is the front and back cutouts for ease of personal hygiene. There is also a soft, rounded tapering of the seat itself, probably for your derriere's comfort, and also possibly for drainage of accidental drippage of any kind. It's about 4 3/4" tall at it's sides; at the back, about 4" because of the curving of the seat, and about 3 1/4" at the front because of the front cutout. (I have to say "about" because my laptop doesn't have a tilde, and I don't want anybody gettin' mad or suing because of my astigmatism.) If you flip it over, there are 4 black, rubbery/nubby pads on the under sides of the seat (10:30, 1:30, 4, and 6 o'clock positions, (if looking at the underside, point up) which keep the plastic from sliding on the enamel of your toilet. There are also two indentations (about 1 1/2" wide x 5" long, 1 1/4" deep) at the 3 and 9 o'clock positions for the ease of getting your hands under the Yunga seat to lift/clean it and the toilet. The egg-shaped hole in the center is 9 1/2" long x 7 1/2" wide (internal diameter). there is the ring that extends down from it (into the toilet) that is 1" deep. The external diameter of this ring (more crucial because it has to fit into your toilet) is 11 1/4" long x 9 1/4" wide. (I suspect that this may fit everything in the US, except maybe disaster bucket-type loos. This will hopefully give you more info than I found on the dealer's site.) It is marked, "Made in USA," AND has a recycling HDPE #2 plastics logo, so it's recyclable as well! It is fairly easily cleaned with Comet--forget to rinse or you'll have a green, shiny hiney! P. S. If you have a hip resection, they WILL FORGET to advise you that if you wear ladies panties or men's briefs (Hey, I ain't pointin' fingers at NO-body!), the elastic will 'cut' at your incision line--get a pair of boxers! (Again, hey, you're on Amazon; it's easy to order!)(...And "NO," I don't work for them, any boxer sellers, or even Tunga.) Best of Luck in your toileting futures!!!