Novel

I'd read the 5* and 1* reviews here and looked for alternatives on the internet but came back to this one. I'm so pleased I got this. For a lightweight bench it's very sturdy and takes a good amount of weight. Very comfortable to sit on with a good back rest. Plenty of storage for what we needed. Went together fairly easily as well. Very pleased indeed.

Very good.. sturdy beautiful colour.. exactly as I wanted and easy to put together.. well worth the money would highly recommend it

Simple to put together, a good internal space for storage and the seat to lift to access it is easy and not heavy (but still strong). It seems pretty sturdy, says it can take a 250k load and it easily took 3 adults without an issue. Perfect size for the place I wanted it, and I like the fact that it has a fitting to put a padlock onto it if you want.

I read alot of the reviews about this and there are some quite negative ones. However, I read them carefully and came to the conclusion that some people are a bit picky. I received this bench, very well packaged. I really can't complain about how tidy it was packed and the polystyrene around the parts. As with anything flat packed, you do need to understand how to put a lego set together. Having a lego set when you were a child would be a bonus for understanding the instructions. The instructions are very clear if you read very carefully and ensure you take notice of what parts go where and what screws to use where. It's not difficult to understand, but just requires being organised and ensuring you understand the parts before putting it together. If you do that, it's a breeze. Some people have complained about left over plastic on some parts from the injection mould. In all honesty, when you buy anything that is injection moulded you should expect a little thin left over plastic. Mine did have this in one or two small places, but it is so thin that it is easy to break off. Some people have complained about parts and screw holes not aligning up. This storage bench has some parts that require screws and some parts that require a push and clip mechanism. And then there are some parts that require both. I will admit, some of it does take a bit gentle of elbow grease, but if you buy it with that in mind, knowing you may have to put a little effort into putting it together then you won't be disappointed. The fact is, as long as you ensure all the parts are clipped in or screwed in correctly, then everything will go together fine. You shouldn't have to use modification techniques like some have mentioned. That just smells of the nightmare DIY enthusiast more like a nightmare on elm street. You shouldn't have to force anything during the build process, but you will have to apply gentle pressure on some parts to get them to clip in. I gently banged some parts with the ball of my hand without any need to force and they went in perfectly. Once put together, patiently, the bench is very sturdy. It will easily take the weight of two people, maybe three and maybe your dog if you have one. It looks damn good, and is an excellent alternative to a wooden bench. Better still, you can wash it down without it affecting the wood, as its not wood. There is heaps of storage space. I have fitted my petrol strimmer, garden tools and some other tool bags in so far, and I still have tons of space. I really recommend this to anyone looking for a good looking alternative to a wooden storage bench. The wooden ones I looked at were £300/£400, this is just under £80. So really a bargain. And if you don't use it for garden tool storage, you could use it to store cushions or anything else you use outdoors in the summer months. If you don't use it for storage at all, then it is lightweight considering the size. If you go caravanning then, providing you have space in your caravan. You could stick this inside while you travel, and use it wherever you park up. All in all, brilliant. All I can think is the other people who complained, were either being picky, or didn't read the instructions correctly and used the wrong parts in the wrong places. Worse still, got their electric drill and chainsaw out to it. If you do that, then what can you expect.

Excellent. Strong and sturdy. Pay close attention to the drawings. Assembled well. Looks really good. It took me 2hrs with a tea break and I'm 71yrs old. Would suggest a rubber mallet as some need some gentle persuasion to click into place. Overall, if I can do it anyone can.

Lovely bench with plenty of space, and very sturdy only took 20 mins to put together. Seller was excellent, after dpd delivered to wrong address they sent out a replacement the next day with no hassle 5 star service thank you!

Very good Quality -easy to assemble and final version looks lovely. Storage with option for a padlock keeps small garden tools safe.

The plastic is not as sturdy as I was expecting and on putting it together a couple of the panels cracked. The instructions to erect are clear but some of the pieces didn't align and 'click' into place as they should have no matter how much force I applied, it was very frustrating. It looks nice and as a temporary garden storage solution it's fine but sadly I can't see it lasting very long, so more money will need to be spent at some point.