This storage container is not as cheap as I thought it was going to be. The plastic that makes up the container is pretty sturdy. The cardboard inserts on the other hand are very cheap, I wish that the inserts were the same material as the outside. Also, I wasn't really sure how to actually use the inserts... does the string of lights wrap around the inserts or are the inserts just separators for already bundled strings of lights? There wasn't any guidance on that aspect. I still really like this product because of the size (for me, wrapping the strings of lights around the cardboard inserts I can fit about 6 strings of ~100 bulb lights) and sturdiness.