Absolutely love this stool! It is just as described. It’s sturdy and the fact that the bottom steps fold up out of the way is a plus. We have high cabinets and this stool definitely allows someone of my height (5’3”) to reach. I gave it 4 stars because the instructions aren’t the greatest. I finally abandoned them and just figured it out on my own, which was easier. Not a difficult task in and of itself, but the vague instructions caused me to start over twice because it said to line up a dowel and I took that as line up to the edge of the hole. So don’t do that! Other than that, it’s 5 stars.