Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Update: Sadly since we purchased the bench and actually put it to real use the lid has broken, the sides have separated, it became discolored,and is is hardly useable at all. In fact it caused a terrible accident when my average sized 14 year old, fell right through it and hit her head againt the Stucco wall behind the bench. It has become a real safety hazzard. It has only been several months, it didnt even make it through one summer! I no longer think this purcase is a wort while buy. I am throughly disappointed. I feel guilty for my orriginal 3 star review and truly hope no one else was injured. Orriginal review: The bench arrived and we excitedly opened the box to begin the assembly process. The instructions that accompanied the pieces were not for this particular bench, and even though they were for a storage box, none of the part labels matched and so on. The instructions were entirely useless. Luckily we found someone who had taken the time out of their day to actually Youtube the assembly of the Keter Eden New All Weather Outdoor Patio Bench. The video was quick and did not have any verbal instruction, we appreciate the video, but it wasn't the easiest to follow. Needless to say we managed to get the bench put together. The pieces seemed awfully flimsy as we removed them from the box, and they did not all snap together smoothly. In the end it seems alright. It is more of an attractive piece than I figure it really will be durable. The value for the price is not really all that great. We purchased this one instead of one we were looking at and really liked from our local club store. We chose this one because of the bench feature and the what we thought was similarity in the product for just a little less money. If it weren't so much trouble I think we'd like to return this and get the other one after all. We didn't really know what to expect until it was actually assembled. We have several other Keter outdoor products that we are absolutely thrilled with. I was pretty certain this was going to be equally as nice as the new lounge chairs and cooler/table. The brand was another deciding factor in the purchase of this bench. I wanted all four of our new outdoor furniture products to color match. I am somewhat disappointed in the overall quality and the lack of instruction with this purchase. I read other reviews and one of them mentioned a standard size bench cushion fit well. I thought this was an excellent idea to add to the already attractive bench, but the standard bench cushion I purchased from a superstore is not a good fit. It is easily three to four inches short in total length, and at least three to four inches shy in the width/depth. The other review mentioned having purchased theirs at a hardware store chain that we don't have here in Las Vegas, but maybe I will check out the ones we do have to see if I am able to find a better fit.