Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

First, I'll give credit to the company for attempting to make my initial order of 2 pots right with replacements for both. Communication lagged a few times and they hesitated over whether one problem warranted a replacement, but they did ultimately send 2 new pots. (They'd asked me to ship the first 2 pots back, but never sent the promised shipping label.) Alas, I've had problems with all 4 pots and consider this a failed experiment. Summary set of recommendations for those that want to skip my review and try the pots regardless: First, I'd rinse them out with some warm water and scrub all inside surfaces as well as the outside bottom surface with a stiff nylon brush or similar to clean out the overspray and any loose pieces of fiberglass. (Be careful not to scrape your hand when inside the pot, as my pots did have some sharper bits of fiberglass sticking out.) Second, seat the drain plugs firmly and fill the pots full of water to test them *before* you consider putting plants in them! Check that no water is coming through the fiberglass itself as well as around the plugs. In fact, I'd consider sealing the plugs with caulk on the inside of the pot unless you truly think you'll need to remove the plugs at some point. Details of my experience: Of the first two pots, 1 had a crack in the rim, and the other had various spots on the matte finish that had been rubbed enough to become glossy. Not hideously glaring, but enough that I noticed it fairly easily. There was also a run in the finish and a few other defects in the surface. I set these pots off to the side, merely dropping in my 2 plants within their original garden center containers while I waited for the replacements. Replacements arrived, and while there were no cracks this time, both pots had additional rub spots that had gone glossy as with the one initial pot. (I think this was actually the result of overpacking them tightly in their boxes. The attempt to prevent the problem by adding more packing in a limited size box only increased the rubbing during shipping.) Disappointed, I didn't have the will to deal with the problems a second time, and ended up letting too much time pass to recontact the company. So I decided that I'd at last try to properly plant two Chinese Evergreens in the second set of two pots and just not look at them too closely. Unfortunately, I found out after planting that one of the drain plugs didn't seal tight, and water leaked out of the bottom. Despite attempts to seal it with various waterproof sealing tapes I also ordered off of Amazon, I could only slow down the leak, rather than eliminate it. I'm going to have to uproot the plants into another container at some point, which will be a hassle given the volume of dirt these planters hold. I've had the leaking container sitting on my kitchen table hanging over the edge and dripping onto a plate for a week, at which point the flow finally stopped. In the meantime, I took the original set of two pots and decided to try sealing the drain plug on the inside of the pot with some clear silicone caulk. Having been bitten previously, I filled the first of these pots full of water as a test, and... the sealed plug holds, but the water is actually leaking *through* the fiberglass in one spot. (See final image.) At this point, I'm officially done and my $120 investment in two pots has left me with 4 pots that I'm going to have to recycle at a complete loss, coupled with an additional $20 spent on sealing tape and caulk. (I could try to seal the leak point with more caulk, but I've now lost confidence in the pots, given that I had planned to put them directly on my carpet and can't risk any leaks at all.) Given the above, I can't recommend these pots.