I first saw this rain barrel at a friends house and immediatly fell in love with it. I needed to divert rain water off of my driveway and was thinking all sorts of ways to move the drain spouts to keep it away from the house. Eureka!!! A rain barrel has done the trick, and I can use the stored water to water all my potted plants on the deck. Easy and quick to install, but I agree that it needs drainage in the top planter. I drilled a hole and placed a small screen to keep debris from getting into the main container.  I LOVE IT ! Telling everyone about it.