24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I love my little bird bath!, June 24, 2009
This review is from: Antique Iron Birdbath (Kitchen)
First off, the birdbath arrived just hours after I got an email stating that it had shipped, this only a few days after I ordered it. It was well packed and arrived in perfect condition.
This little bird bath is EXACTLY what I've been looking for. Just the right look for my garden, just the right size and depth for the birds. Light enough to move or carry around to another location, but heavy and stable enough that it survived it's first night of marauding raccoons (which knocked over and broke my last bird bath). I looked outside last night and saw a raccoon standing on his hind legs, trying to reach up and drink out of it, but it was JUST tall enough to be a bit of an inconvience for him. Yet even leaning on the edge of it, he didn't succeed in tipping it over. I also left the bowl of my old, broken bird bath on the ground nearby for the wild critters to use, to hopefully keep them away from this one. This morning a big blue jay was happily splashing around in the water, so obviously the birds like it, too.
The price was perfect - I can't afford anything elaborate and expensive. Also, the manufacturers got the bath's paint job right, too. Sitting outside my window, just a few feet from my computer, it truly DOES look like an antique that's been in the garden forever! My neighbor saw it and commented on its delicate, refined design, and how perfect it looked where I'd placed it.
It's simple to assemble; just screw the pedestal to the base, and the bowl to the pedestal. Even the little cast-iron bird bolts on with a nut and screw - all I needed for that was a pair of pliers.
I'm very happy with this product. It looks even nicer than I expected, the price was right, it arrived quickly, and my bird-friends love it! Two thumbs up from me! :)
UPDATE - Jan. 2012: I still have the birthbath, and still love it. After a couple years of getting knocked over by the raccoons, eventually it hit the cement one time too many, and the little bird broke off. :( Even so, that still wasn't too much of a tragedy, because the bird then made a cute little decorative addition to my flower pots in front of the house, along with a few other "orphan" decorative animals from other items in the past!
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointed..., May 30, 2010
This review is from: Antique Iron Birdbath (Kitchen)
This birdbath arrived missing hardware; specifically, a screw that would attach the top of the pedestal to the bottom of the basin. When I contacted the company I was told there was no hardware to connect the two pieces at that juncture. Hard to believe as the basin would be unstable sitting on the top of the pedestal unsecured. A friend was able to find hardware to make the connection so I am able to use it.
Still am unable to comprehend this lapse or lack of hardware...
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
extremely pleased, June 7, 2010
This review is from: Antique Iron Birdbath (Kitchen)
I ordered this as a gift to the buyers of our house. I was tempted to take it with me when I saw how attractive it was. It assembled quickly and looked exactly like its picture. I would definitely recommend it to a friend. It was well packaged and arrived quickly.
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