I looked for a long time for a stainless trashcan with a lid - I was not planning to get the touchless version - but the size and price and materials made it a great buy compared to others with manual lids! It looks nice. My little adopted "scavenger"of a puppy no longer knocks over the trash for a daily snack while I am gone. AND it's fun to watch friends and family use the can for the first time and try to figure out how it works - HA - just a wave of your hand or item over the front of the lid and it pops right up! this is a high traffic kitchen and I expected to have a broken lid within a few months and it has held up great! no problems! :)