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3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 sturdy good bench Mar 30, 2009
By Sophialai
"kitchen lover"
This bench is a little bit old style, came in good packaging and clear assemble instructions. We found a dent in the front middle of the top panel and reported it. They responded after a few days and offered us a 20% off the purchase price. I think Visiondecor is a responsible seller.
Sophia
Staten Island, NY
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Ok, for the money May 20, 2009
By Brett H.
My purchase came quickly, and wasn't damaged. It is about the cheapest storage bench I could find. So if you are looking for a long lasting piece for your front hall, I don't think this is for you. The back of the bench is cardboard. However, I pretty much figured this was what it was, when we bought it. I just needed something a bit decorative, in which to put my kids' shoes. If you have huge expectations, you should probably look to spend more money. All in all, it works.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Addition to the mud porch Aug 31, 2010
By Lessismore
I just finished putting together the Cubbie Bench. The directions were good. It was easier to do and took a little under an hour. And I'm a 56 year old woman. A couple of things were not gone over in the directions, but you can figure then out. I choice not to put the back on mine, because I like the open back, I feel it will be easier to keep clean. This bench kit came out exactly like it said it would, size, and design. I would say I'm very happy with this purchase.
3 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Nice piece of furniture Apr 03, 2010
By C. Pipes
Easy to assemble. Feels solid. I'm using it for the end of a bed in a kid's room. I bought a body pillow at Wal-mart for the top to make it a sitting bench.
An attractive, practical solution for a fair price Jan 31, 2012
By A. Burroughs
After pricing solid wood benches for my mudroom and suffering sticker-whiplash, I decided to bend my standards and go for the pressboard stuff (it is, after all, only a mudroom). Although this cubby -is- pressboard and I am well aware it's not going to hold up for three generations like the solid wood furniture I usually buy, I must say I am pleased with this purchase. The cubby is extremely attractive and it's not readily apparant its not real wood. The directions to put it together were nice and clear and it went together in perhaps 40 minutes (including time to go dig out two screwdrivers and a hammar). It fits perfectly where I needed it to go and the seat is just the right height for an adult to sit on without scrunching down, but not so high that my kids can't sit on it. The kids boots fit easily in the three cubbies. I can fit a pair of snow boots and a pair of rain boots in each cube.
Why not 5 stars? It's pressboard and the same fastening techniques which made it such a pleasure to quickly put together will also make it vulnerable. I'm a wood snob. Perhaps I'm being unfair for not giving it that 5th star as it is exactly what I purchased, but I foresee, like all pressboard products, that this product will solve a problem for a set period of time before it gets banged up. Especially if subjected to the kind of prolonged abuse children tend to dish out on items that can be climbed/sat upon such as this. Unlike real wood, once pressboard starts to fall apart, it's history. You can't simply use a bigger screw and a bit of wood glue to cobble it back together and refinish it. Especially this particular kind of pressboard, which is more porous than medium density fiberboard. However, this cubby was 1/4 the price of a wooden one. I feel I got exactly what I paid for and I am happy with my purchase.
My only real 'complaint' is that the decorative trim at the very bottom only has screws at both ends (to help hold the sides together, I presume) but no 'pegs' in the middle as the other pieces have. If you kick the kick-trim, it moves inward. Having 2-3 additional pegs in the middle would add a bit more structural integregrity not only to prevent that, but also add a bit more strength to the overall design.
If you don't mind pressboard and want an attractive, functional storage cubby to solve a problem for the 5-7 years I anticipate this product will last, I highly recommend it. It looks every bit as nice as the $400 wooden one I priced at one of the name-brand furniture stores. Amortized over the anticipated lifespan, it is money well spent. It looks mighty nice in my mudroom and nobody would ever know I cheaped out unless they pull it out and look at the back of it.
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