I was a little sceptical at first. All of the other hands free type trash cans I have tried in the past did not work well and were very flimsy. The Hefty Step-on brand, however,  has been a godsend. The hands free feature on this trash can actually works. When you step on the foot piece, the lid does not fly up, it rises gently. When you remove your foot the lid closes gently. I have been very impressed. I have it in brown and the color goes great with my kitchen. I use the tall kitchen trash bags in mine (12.1 gal) and they fit just right. All in all, I love everything about it.