We have ordered and returned three garbage cans before landing on this one! This is the real deal. It fits a standard 13-gallon garbage bag, it holds it in place perfectly, and it is not an eyesore- it looks really nice on our patio next to our white countertop and grey pavers. The color is a perfect black. It is not an easy task to find a true black, we returned the others mainly due to the color not arriving as a true black (typically a brown variation.) This was the best purchase I have made for our patio in a while :)