We've had these rain barrels for about nine months now, so I wanted to come back and give a review.  I wouldn't buy these again knowing what I know now.  The barrel itself is huge and nice looking and came together easily.  But everything else is not great - the metal handles have broken off at this point (one of them broke right as we were installing it) and we had to get some extra caulking to seal the spouts.  But really the main issue is the planter top - there is no drainage, so when it rains, the planter just fills up with water and overflows.  We're going to have to modify it with drainage holes and mosquito screen and just leave it as an open top rather than trying to fill it with dirt.  It's a good concept, it just doesn't work.  I would not recommend these.