We just received this ottoman and it's exactly what we expected.  With a small child learning to walk, our old coffee table needed to go (for at least a little while!).  This is a perfect replacement with no sharp or hard edges, it looks good and has nice amount of storage inside.  It was super easy to attach the legs and nice that the top stays open on its own and closes slowly.  The surface is soft enough to rest your feet and hard enough to sit a drinking glass.  We will see how it stands up over time, but with the low cost, I won't be upset if we have to replace it in a year.