I purchased this as a toy chest for my 8 month old child. While I like the bench, after receiving it I feel the price point is extremely high given the quality of  ccraftsmanship. First, it’s dangerous. The latches are EXTREMELY sharp. If you were to catch them the wrong way you could end up with stitches kind of sharp. Also, the advertised picture has been altered. There are 4 seams to the aluminum’s. Two in the front, two in the back And they are not flush.  If you know anything about aluminum, it too can be sharp. I don’t understand why two pieces of aluminum, rather than two were used and the seams put on the ends of the bench.  bench benc