Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

BRASS TACKs: Overall a good product for the price. PROs: • Good quality once assembled. • While plastic was thinner than I was expecting (it's similar to a gas can's thickness), it is a good combo of strength and flexibility, and makes the composter lighter to move around when empty. • Spins smoothly for easy tumbling. • Came with enough nuts and bolts etc. (with extras) to complete assembly. • The included flipping phillips/standard screwdriver and claw gloves are surprisingly handy. CONs: • As many other reviews have said the assembly involves a Master's degree in engineering, the assistance of a mechanically-inclined circus hamster, months of follow-up psychotherapy, and much much much more than the 20 minutes mentioned in a couple reviews. The center divider was especially challenging to keep in place during assembly, and in retrospect I would've just left it out. • Screws and other parts are clearly lettered in the instructions, which serves zero purpose since the bolts etc. are all Chex Mixed into one unmarked bag and not referred to by letter in the terrible instructions. OTHER (these are just notes of things I'm not adding/subtracting stars for, mostly for things I glossed over that are clearly stated in the item's description): • Smaller than I expected - look at dimensions to get an idea of whether the size works for your needs. • Doors are too small for easy emptying of compost; they're also difficult to slide open/close, but that isn't all bad since that helps to keep things from flying out while spinning. • Each panel of plastic comes unnecessarily wrapped in a large plastic bag; a 'PRO' for me seeing as I'll never need to buy trash bags again, but something more Earth-friendly folks may want to consider. • I received two identical doors instead of the symmetrical Left & Right doors pictured; I don't mind, but others who receive two identical doors may not like the 'two left feet' look. • It would be nice if there was a hitch pin or something to lock its spinning for loading/unloading compost. Despite all of the 'CONs' in my rambling essay, I give it 4/5 stars for being a good product at a good price. After just a few weeks it's been doing a great job of turning my leaves, veggie scraps, and coffee grounds into a nice mulch.