Customer Reviews

Rubbermaid 5F22 Large Deck Box with Seat

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

 

 

Adequate size and sturdy enough to sit on, however it is forced apart at the seams by light foam cushions (e.g. sun lounger cushions). The joints need to be much stronger for a box of this kind.

I read negative reviews but decided to order anyway. The price seemed excellent--far below the current price and below any at the big box stores. My package arrived quickly but had been opened previously, damaged, ripped, and taped back together by a second grader (most likely). It was almost comical to put together. It took two of us because pieces kept falling down after they had been assembled. Finally, we got the thing together and when the lid was lifted, the side tried to fall out. We had to use Liquid Nails on a peg on each side. The next day I opened the lid and sides fell out again. Now Liquid Nails has been applied to every "joint." We hadn't planned to sit on this and will warn anyone against it (that's just ours...not yours). Needed a waterproof box to store gardening equipment (okay...junk)on our patio. Cannot recommend this Rubbermaid (who'da thunk?) product for anything other than a possible sitcom prop.

It was easy to put together and very spacious. It's just that when you lean on it while bending over to put something in it, some sides cave in. Also is the top is opened back too far the sides are vulnerable. The plastic doesn't lock into the base securely, thereby caving in.

Paid more for Rubbermaid but was disappointed. Expected the parts to snap into place but they just fit very loosely together. We had to buy an adhesive to hold everything together! I am pretty handy but thought I was doing something wrong so I had several other folks take a look.

This deck box was given as a gift to the person who convinced me to buy the Extra Large Deck Box for my seasonal campsite at least 2 years ago.
He was correct that Rubbermaid would last without incident and not fade or weather. It is super strong with easy assembly. The seat of the deck box holds the weight of more than one person and has been level enough to be used as a pedestal for our outdoor TV viewing at the campground. At this point, I am so satisfied with Rubbermaid that I am looking into purchasing some type of upright storage locker or shed to hold my bicycle.

The photograph is beautiful but beware. I bought this at Home Depot yesterday and already we've knocked it down and put it back in the box to be returned to the store. The lid slides all over the place, even with the straps, but that's not the worst of it. The sides sort of pop together as you assemble it and they pop apart at the least amount of pressure. No way on earth should an item this big, meant to hold so many articles, be so shoddily constructed. The least amount of pressure from the items you store in the box causes the walls to separate. I can't even imagine trying to sit on the supposed "seat" lid. $120. I feel ripped off. Rubbermaid should be ashamed.

The deck box was easy to assemble, true to color, and very useful. However, it was supposed to come with two straps to prevent the lid from over-opening - they were missing. It didn't matter to me because the box is against a wall, but important information.

This is one of the worst designs I've ever seen on a commercial product. This box is NOT designed to be sat on; there is NOTHING to secure the sides onto the bottom of the box. The sides can literally be pulled straight up off of the bottom. If you always sit perfectly on top of the lid, it would probably hold you up, but any sideways movements will send this thing falling apart. While building it, it would barely stay together. I don't know how this product made it out into the marketplace, but I'm shocked that it's still avaialable for sale. Spend the money to get a better deck box. I wish I had!

Poorly constructed; but, if you don't mind adding a few supports it is an ok deck box

A great price but that's the only good thing about it! Everytime you open the box the whole thing falls apart, literally! My husband gets mad at me and it't not my fault! But the same thing happens to him so it't not just me! We have it outside our front door apartment to store things we don't have room for but we aren"t putting anything really valuable in it because anyone can pull it apart very easily and take everything in it. I wanted a locking deck box, but what good is a locking box if it just falls apart so easily!! Very, very disappointed in this product! We got this deck box through the' mail and it would be too expensive to return it so we are stuck with it! I only wish that I thought about reading the reviews first!Rubbermaid should come7up with a "fixing" solution to send to all of us that got suckered into buying a worthless item.