READ THE PRODUCT DESCRIPTION!  This is a used (up-cycled) barrel and you shouldn't expect it to be in pristine condition.  The barrel I received was clearly used to store hot peppers.  There were pepper seeds in the bottom and in the mesh cover.  The smell of fermented peppers was pretty pungent.  Overall, the barrel was in excellent shape and I anticipate it will hold up well but the price for a used barrel is pretty high, in my opinion, and I hope the pepper smell subsides after spending time in the hot sun.