its sturdy and huge, plenty of space for me to procrastinate on my laundry, and then close the lid so no one can see how behind I am, and the room looks less cluttered.  I gave it 4 stars only because the smell of the thing is so gross when you first open it, my whole house smelled for a week straight - and made the clothes smell worse than they already did until they were washed.  But overall, great item!