Nice rain barrel for the price.  Looks good and works as expected.  We have ours setup like the marketing picture with the gutter draining into it. The bottom spigot is good for attaching a hose during heavy rainstorms to prevent overflow near the building. The planter feature on top has three spots to drill/poke holes for drainage  I have no interest in putting a plant in there but small, smooth river stones would look cool.  Easy to setup and received quickly and undamaged.