Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I was a little alarmed when choosing a stepper to find that this one had a number of bad reviews. Not an overwhelming amount, just a fair percentage: slightly under 10%. When I read those less-than-stellar reviews, though, it seemed that the persons writing them had issues with the extra features, not the stepper itself. Many of the 1- and 2-star reviews cite broken resistance-band clips as issues, and the computer clearly doesn't work very well, if at all. The seller, however, had a very good rep. I opted for this stepper because I didn't want the resistance bands and didn't care if they're of bad quality, and I use music to time my workout, so I didn't care about the computer either. I also opted to spend the least amount of money possible because I didn't know if I'd end up using the thing consistently. (Still not very good at that, but improving.) When it arrived, it was clearly a returned unit: the packaging had been sealed, let's say, less than professionally. I gulped. But: this basic stepper does exactly what I want it to: it's easily adjusted, has a small footprint, and is very sturdy. I have no fear at all of falling off it, or of it failing catastrophically while in use. I don't want the resistance bands and don't have any use for the computer. If you do, read the reviews, and decide on that basis. If all you need is a very basic stepper, though, this will do the trick very nicely indeed.