Customer Reviews

Astonica Star Blossom Bench

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I was very excited to have the 2 benches that I ordered arrive in such a timely manner. The boxes were a bit tattered since they weighed 90 lbs a piece. When I took all of the pieces out of the box I was a bit disappointed in the quality of the wood. They say they are oak but not the oak I am use to seeing. The wood is a bit rough and not smooth at all. There were a few nicks on the arm pieces and one was actually cracked. I will have to either put a coat of urethane on them just to see if that will help. The benches did go together fairly easy "No Man Required" yet I did have to use some balancing tricks to get them together. All in all after I do some minor "fix Ups" I believe that they will be a wonderful asset to my patio.

While I am delighted with the style of the above bench I purchased, the condition from shipping and the finish leave a lot to be desired. There were deep scratches in the wood slats and the finish was rough and crude. I shall have to strip it and refinish it before use.

I had to return it because some of the wood arrived damaged. It was badly packaged. I didn't bother putting it together. The metal frame design looks nice.

We thought that for close to $90 that we would get something moderately functional...The first bench that we received had several of the pieces broken, marred or cracked. We called and asked for some replacement pieces - and received a box full of more broken, scratched, unusable pieces. There was no packing material in either box to protect the pieces. However, out of the two boxes, and a few hardware purchases, we were able to construct a mostly complete bench - only a few pieces were scratched or cracked. Now, 2 months later, ALL of the finish is literally peeling off of the bench, the wrought iron design is completely rusted - it LOOKS TERRIBLE! What a WASTE of money!

Nice bench that was easy to put together and is very sturdy. Only problem I had was dealing with the enormous cardboard box it came in.