The body of the rain barrel is fine so far; but the faucet has to be installed by the customer. No matter how many times I tried to screw it in, it was crooked so I had no choice but to continue screwing it in even if was at a slight angle. Filled it with water and, of course, it leaked around the faucet - even with Teflon tape on the threads. Beware if you want to buy this product - you have to screw a metal faucet into a plastic barrel and there really is no way it can go in perfectly straight. Poor design.

It comes as described and arrived in good time. We ordered this because we had ordered a similar item at the same price elsewhere and they cancelled our order at the last minute. The instructions, plummer's tape, and faucet are IN the barrel when it arrives, which is no big deal, except that the lid is not removable, you have to remove the debris filter (held in place by 6 screws), turn the barrel upside down, and reach in through the small round opening and fish them out. A small hassle, but if you have big hands or arms I'm not sure how this is going to work out for you. I wish I had known there's no lid as this is going to make cleaning the inside impossible. Also, the debris filter isn't going to stop much as the openings are pretty big, I'll probably buy some fine mesh and replace it. Also, it doesn't come with a diverter like most do, so you either spend more money, or cut off a chunk of your down pipe. We haven't had any rain yet so cannot give a review on how it performs. The area around the faucet has extra plastic melted on to it, so hope that prevents any leaks! Over all, so far, either spend more money and get a decent rain barrel, or spend much less and buy a barrel, a faucet, and do it yourself!

Works great

This rain barrel works perfect for me! It sits close to the house because of the flat back which is a nice feature. Have already collected 40 gallons in this one and the 2nd one I bought. Really a great purchase. My tomatoes and flowers thank me!

Just got it set up day before yesterday and it is pouring rain today. It filled up in a couple of hours. 40 gallons should be plenty for the back yard. Love the idea of using our rain water for the plants, it's a natural!

Easy to setup (just screw in spigot). Lightweight. Sturdy. Only thing that I wish would change is the material used in the plastic is cancer causing. Please use healthier materials.

so far so good. We have not had a major rain storm yet so the barrels have not filled up 100%. Do not expect any issues but will advise if some occur.

Good rain barrel. The things I don't like is that it's molded in one piece and there's lead in the product. Can't remove the top which makes it hard to clean the inside.

This is a well made, quality product. However, the price is now listed at $19 more than I paid. I was thinking of buying another but guess I'll wait and see if the price goes back down. Perhaps it's a seasonal think.

It functions as intended - nothing special and a little on the cheesy side, but it works as advertised. I didn't pay the MSRP and got it on sale, so I'm happy.