Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I never thought I'd review a toilet seat, but here I am... Doesn't seem like it would matter, but maybe it does: I'm female, 5'6" and 135-140 pounds depending on the day. I'm not a speedy-sitter for my 'constitutional', I'm a harried and stressed solo mom/caretaker for an adult child (2 year old in a 23 year old body), so sometimes my only respite is half an hour in the loo. The problem with that was, seemingly, as I got older my legs and feet would go numb when I took my time. Thankfully my old seat (the 'standard' brand) started looking pink because I use bleach to clean it and the bleach was taking the finish off. I tried to paint it - don't ever waste your money trying to be cheap and paint a toilet seat, believe me! - and that made it feel like I sat on a seat of 80 grit for my legs and feet to go numb, so I bit the bullet, read the reviews and bought this one. Why this one? Because every once in awhile my boyfriend, at 2am, would accidentally drop the old seat and I'd have a mini heart attack. The silent close feature on this one sold me - lol. (It doesn't have hydraulics... I don't know why I thought that [face palm], rather it has to be pushed down just like it has to be pushed up. The hinge is tight and that keeps the seat and lid from freely slamming.) Anyways... MY LEGS AND FEET DON'T GO NUMB!! I don't know what about the old seat caused that, but what a relief!!! I'm serious!!! I'd give this seat 100/5 stars if I could.