Customer Reviews

Boon Potty Bench - Green

5 star:		(24)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(7)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

This is the greatest thing that has ever happened to me! Well, at least as far as potty training goes. I've got a 40 lb 3 year old that absolutely refused to leave his toys to go to the potty. No amount of M&Ms or cool underpants, or potty trained friends would lure him to the potty.

Until we got... the Potty Bench!!!!!

We have the potty ring, the Bjorn potty, the First Years potty, and nothing worked. The biggest problem was that they stuck to his butt when he got up, and they just didn't seem to fit right. He would always scoot back too far. He was not interested in them at all.

But what I love, love, love about the potty bench is...

1. He puts his books and toys in the "secret" side compartments to play with when he has to pee.

2. He uses the splash guard to adjust his penis down so we have had no spills.

3. He hops on without scooting his butt all over the place, showing that he's comfortable. I don't know why people say the hole is too small. He is a big guy, and the hole is perfect.

4. He likes it so much that even when he doesn't have to pee, he puts the top down and just sits on it and plays with his trucks on it.

We recently purchased this potty for our 18mo. old daughter and it is the perfect height for her to get off and on by herself with just the right size opening. All of the other pottys we looked at seemed like she would have fallen through the openings easily. Not only is it great looking, especially because the lid closes and it looks nothing like a potty, but I've found it to be a comfortable seat at bathtime so I don't kill my knees anymore. Plus the fact that it can be used as a step stool for the kids to wash their hands. It's wonderful that it's a 3 in 1 considering our kids bathroom is also the guest bathroom and it saves space.

I bought this potty because reviewers said it fit their taller/bigger/older children best. We were definitely challenged with finding a potty to fit our son who is a big kid for his age, he's not yet 2.5 years. While this potty bench seemed like a good option, he has been attempting to use it and it is extremely difficult to get him positioned just so behind the shield. The shield is too small in height and width, it is a very difficult target for a toddler. We have tried to direct him behind it or get him to point down, but for a new trainer, all of this creates more anxiety than anything else. We are extremely frustrated. The design of this chair is very thoughtful in the way the shield inserts, unfortunately it does not function well.

We love it. First of all, it has multiple functions, so it is not just taking up space when my daughter is not using it. SHe uses it to climb into the tub, stand up at the sink to brush her teeth. It is an easy cleanup, great side storage, and it looks SOOO cool!!

I never take the time to review products I buy - simply because I am too busy. However, I researched the best potty for my 2 year old son who is very independent and curious. After much tooing and froing I bought te Boon potty bench. We are not forcing him to use it, but now he begs to use it and always makes pee. he likes tucking in his pee pee behind the shield (no spraying mommy!) and watch and listen to the pee go in. It is VERY easy to clean and the pockets on the side are great for his books, a few thomas the tank engine friends and toilet paper and hand sanitizer. I HIGHLY reccomend it and in fact, am here to buy a second one so he has the same potty at my mom's house! A+

Our son, almost 4 has some delays in his development so for us it was hard to find a potty that was sturdy and stable enough and that was the right size for him. He don't like to sit high, like on the real toilet and he's tall for his age so this was the best potty design that we could find and I have to say it's really nice. It is very sturdy and stable. No risk that it will move or that you will fall even if you are a little "wiggle worm". It has great storage on each side and even a holder for the toilet paper. The orange Pee- pee guard is a blessing. Some say that they have problem cleaning it, I haven't found that to be a problem at all. At the end of the night i take it apart, spray some "cleaning spray" on it, rinse it of in the tub and let it dry and it is ready to be used in the morning. We are going on vacation next month and we would hate for our son to have trubble going potty since we have such a great thing going.. "accident" free for a month now, so we are ordering one more that will be delivered to our destination and will later be donated to a daycare for special needs children.

My daughter is a non-stop whirlwind of motion! We bought her a Fisher Price Princess Potty and she likes it well enough because it plays music when she pees, but she discovered the button underneath to make the music play with out peeing and it lost its thrill for her. I had been oogling this potty on here for a while but just hadn't ordered it yet. Than today I walked into our local 2nd hand store and there was one sitting there all pristine and clean for $2.00!!! BARGAIN! I brought it home and washed it myself (just to KNOW it was clean) and we were out on the front porch and my daughter IMMEDIATELY wanted to use it! And she did LOL. I don't mind having it out on the front porch for her because when the lid is closed it looks NOTHING like a potty seat, she has a little play tent on the porch and when she says she has to go I just set it in there, poof! her own private outdoor potty LOL. It also will pack/travel nicely as well because of the flat top and bottom, unlike other "shaped" potty seats like the princess one. We travel 200miles to my parents house quite often and have always had the challenge of packing the potty seat so that it doesn't take up the limited space we have. Now, problem solved! And if she needs to go while we are on the go I can just sit it in the back of our SUV hatch area and she has a potty, this will also be great for my 6yr old as well, as there are 30-50 mile stretches in our journey with NOTHING there, just farmland and forest... who knows, maybe if Mommy has to go bad enough Mommy will use it too LOL

I saw the reviews say this isn't good for boys and I totally disagree. My son will be 2 next week and is 36 inches tall (which is on the taller end) and he is using this seat with no problem! I removed the orange splash guard, in my opinion its useless. I just told him to sit slightly further back and point his penis down, I don't even think he entirely got what I told him but he's using it no problem and everything goes in the bowl. The best feature about this potty is the two side compartments that can hold books etc. My son loves to play with them while he's waiting to go etc. The back is also nice for them to rest their back against. Here's a trick if you don't like cleaning potties, I just put a plastic around the removable insert so when ds goes poop and pee I don't have to clean the potty insert out since everything goes in the bag and I just throw the bag away right then. I realize the bag isn't so environmentally friendly and I usually know when ds is going to poop so I primarily have it in for those times only. Anyway we love the potty, it's very easy for him to use himself which is why we're waiting to put a ring on the big toilet.

I have kept this product in the trunk of my car for about 2 years and still use it weekly for either my 5 year old son (if he suddenly finds he has to go and there is no bathroom in sight) or my 2.5 year old daughter (who prefers it to strange potties in new locations).
Yes, my son had a learning curve with the splash guard but with practice he got the hang of it and we have no trouble today. While he was learning, we always were careful to put the potty on a slope and plan for it to run downhill, which we arranged to be backward so his shoes and the hem of his pants leg stayed dry. For on the go use, this was not a serious problem for us as we rarely had backsplash.
I love that it stores toilet paper easily in the side compartments, and I also store a squirt bottle of water, hand sanitizer, and plastic baggies (for solids disposal purposes).
I love that I can take it on a camping trip, and with the top down it doesn't even look like a potty, and the morning dew collects on the lid, not on the seat.
I love that it takes about a half a second between when I pull it out of the car and when it's ready for use. No legs to fold out or snap in place or anything. Perfect for emergencies.
I love that it's easy to clean.
When I bought this I'd never seen anything like it, and I think the storage compartments give it an edge over the other to-go products out there. I imagine I'll still be using it for a couple more years...

I believe this potty would work well for a girl. However, it is not a potty to buy for a boy or atleast not a taller boy. I purchased 2. My son is small enough that I can help direct him into the orange guard. My nephew is way too tall and it in not possible to direct him into it at all. The toilet paper and storage sides are a huge hit with both boys, but the function issues seem like something the manufacturer should have product tested and worked out prior to marketing. I would also suggest putting rubber on the bottom to keep it from sliding while ysing as a step stool.