Royal Tahiti Outdoor Balau Wood Storage Trunk

When assembling, the screws included were too soft and broke. It was hard to get them out in order to put decent screws in. So far through several rains, it has not leaked. We have stored all our patio cushions and pillows in there.

• How did the color on site compare with the actual product? It is as bright as on the web site - hoping it will fade over time.
• Please tell us about the quality of the product. Good quality - except screws too soft - broke easily. Had to put in different screws.
• How accurate was the on site description of the product? Good

A solid, hardwood, 100% disappointment. I guess it depends on what you hoped for, but this is a snack serving table at best. I thought I was going to be able to keep some of our outdoor cusions stowed neatly away when not in use. What a waste of money. Too expensive to ship back to bother returning it, so this will be donated to our local garbage dump's swap area. There someone might feel this is a decent value for what they paid (as in they'll get it for free). What went wrong: 1. Size: somehow, once assembled, all the details are missing... cheap hardware; inexplicably small. Not even big enough for the throw cusions on our chairs, no less a seat cusion or two. 2. Quality: hinges are NOT as pictured, it has a restraint "chain" keep lid from fallin backwards, and slaps down hard and fast. I fear it could mame one of my children or worse, break their bones. Certainly is a hazard even to an adult if not very carefully used. 3. A super-pain to put it all together. Heavy pieces to move around and hold in place for screwing together (not a 1 person job), poorly pre-drilled, had to buy some new screws to use, and, had to engage a neighbor with power tools to help. Which means it cost an extra bottle of wine on top of the cost of buying this, going to harware store for supplies to assemble it, and then paying someone to haul it to the dump now that it's finished. A shame, really. Just a complicated mess.

• How did the color on site compare with the actual product? close
• Please tell us about the quality of the product. weak to poor quality (besides raw material of wood being okay, the rest was cheap)
• How accurate was the on site description of the product? weak, it is not a useful size, a decent quality or a special product (except being a BIG project to assemble) at all. A solid disappointment.

This item is not worth the money or your time. Looks are deceiving. It looks great online but not in person. It should not be difficult to put together, holes should match up, quality of the screws provided are poorly made. I don't understand why others would continue to purchase this product. If you want to purchase a low quality bench, this would be the one.

• How did the color on site compare with the actual product? fine
• Please tell us about the quality of the product. average

The reviews I read were pretty good, so I bought it. But I was disappointed. Still am. The trunk is fairly solid, but the wood splits easily and even the screws they provided are very cheap. half the heads chipped on when I was trying to screw them in - most of them when the screw was already deep in the wood, so now the holes are filled I can't put a new screw in. The look is nice. The Quality is poor.

• How did the color on site compare with the actual product? close enough
• Please tell us about the quality of the product. Bad quality. Screw holes not in correct place, wood had splits in it, screws provided broke off repeatedly.
• How accurate was the on site description of the product? Wrong. The dimensions are embellished, it is smaller than described.