I’m not sure if we just happened to get a defective can, but ours makes the most annoying noise when the lid closes. It’s a creaking noise that drags on because of the extremely slow soft close. Also, the stopper that holds the lid open gets stuck anytime we open the lid. It keeps our lid open 95% of the time! This is probably more annoying than the creaking noise because our 1 year thinks it’s an open invitation to throw things away and/or take things out. I’m really disappointed with the quality so far.