"Hard to assemble, Cheap plastic just not worth the money."

Bewertet Freitag, 30. März 2018

"I bought my first barrel about 12 months ago. It was horrible to put together and really naff to look at, but as you can see, the strawberries grew well and I was still harvesting in October this year, so I bought 2 more. Yes probably mad! Still cheap and tatty product and hard to assemble, but this time in one pack the central white watering tube was missing and a plastic cup for the side, although there was one extra in the second pack! The really faded top piece was one of the new ones sent. So the product is serviceable so far as the compost maintains the shape for you, but if you want quality don't buy this!"

Bewertet Sonntag, 3. Dezember 2017

"I have never seen such cheap quality, nearly sent it back, very fiddley to put together, have yet to fill it with soil. Not happy, not worth the £20."

Bewertet Mittwoch, 5. Oktober 2016

"The product is not the quality expected. The central column is flimsy very hard to put into octagonal shape & fit between base & top. The strengthening wires are flimsy & hard to fit then bend if not fitted properly immediately. In the end I could only manage to put 2 in, the others are not really fitted, instead the soil has provided the strength within the barrel. I've placed in a sunny sheltered place but will be intrigued to see how well the plastic survives the winter. I wouldn't recommend buying the product I bought 2 so have the joy of putting another together. It's not helped that the instructions are only written no diagrams."

Bewertet Montag, 3. Oktober 2016

"Not as robust as it could be and extremely difficult to assemble. Tension wires do not fit as per instructions and required a minor personal modification in order to fit!"

Bewertet Dienstag, 19. Juli 2016

"I was disappointed to discover it's made from plasticised paper rather than a stronger plastic. It was very difficult to assemble as the supports didn't fit over the top rim. Also the compost that came with the barrel only filled half the barrel so was insufficient. The advert gave the impression that it was a complete growing kit which it clearly was not."

Bewertet Freitag, 3. Juni 2016

"Flimsy, no build instructions, difficult to put together."

Bewertet Donnerstag, 7. April 2016

"The tub was difficult to assemble and the instructions were very poor. There was no diagram and they were wrong. The internal tension wires need to be fitted the opposite way round (i.e S shape end downwards) from that described in the instructions. The plastic cups to fit in the holes appeared to be varying sizes and some of them were to small for the holes and fell out - very poor manufacturing standards. Very disappointed with the product. Unfortunately I bought two!"

Bewertet Mittwoch, 16. März 2016

"Very disappointed with the quality"

Bewertet Dienstag, 15. März 2016

"product not to bad when assembled , getting wires to stretch was difficult."

Bewertet Mittwoch, 23. Dezember 2015

"Doubt its going to last very long while the "cups" are a poor fit in the barrel side panels"

Bewertet Freitag, 19. Juni 2015

"Perhaps I choose a too cheap version - it is OK but very poor construction materials and not good quality. However it does what it is supposed to do and has been planted up. But walls made of corex, that is plastic corregated card.... not quite what I expected."

Bewertet Donnerstag, 2. Oktober 2014

"The plastic is quite weak. I expected a stronger barrel from the picture on the website."

Bewertet Dienstag, 13. Mai 2014

"I have rated this poor because there is nothing between poor and good. The barrel body is not particularly sturdy, I did expect its composition to be of perhaps plastic or similar, not the compressed stuff it is made of and, some of the cups have been squashed so that they are too small to fit into the holes, still trying to figure out how to overcome that problem."

Bewertet Montag, 31. März 2014

"Für den Vertrieb in Deutschland wäre eine Aufbauanleitung in deutsch hilfreich. Die Metallhaltestreben sind meiner Meinung nach zu lang, sie halten die Teile nicht zusammen - oder sollen sie anders montiert werden? Auch die Verwendung der 2 (warum nicht 3 oder 4) Plastrohre für die Netzhalterung ist mir nicht ganz klar. Sollen sie in die obere Erde gesteckt werden? Sollte ich es je zusammengebaut bekommen, ist es schon ein tolles Teil."

Bewertet Donnerstag, 12. September 2013

"Für diesen Preis hätte ich eine bessere Qualität erwartet oder zumindest ein stabileres Material."

Bewertet Dienstag, 6. August 2013

"difficult to construct, and very flimsy will be very surprised if it lasts even one season but we get what we pay for and should have known better :(("

Bewertet Montag, 22. Juli 2013

"cheap & not very cheerful"

Bewertet Donnerstag, 11. April 2013

"expected a more substantial barrel"

Bewertet Freitag, 22. März 2013

"Hard to put together and the shoulders for the plants are poor fitting."

Bewertet Freitag, 8. März 2013

"very poor ,will ony last one season"

Bewertet Dienstag, 19. Februar 2013

"Extremely difficult to assemble... poor instructions. Also, online catalog did not specify that some of this item is made from cardboard. Works OK, but I wouldn't buy it again."

Bewertet Donnerstag, 13. September 2012

"very flimsy"

Bewertet Freitag, 18. Mai 2012

"STRAWBERRY PLANTER It's a pity the description did not state the sides of the planter were made from 'corriflute'. This was slightly damaged on arrival. As the delivery was very late I didn't really notice and the driver needed to be on his way. Nevertheless the item is performing its function, and the sale price represents good value money."

Bewertet Donnerstag, 23. Juni 2011

"The barrel was bought for strawberries but the holes are not big enough for them. When making up the barrel the cups had to be warmed up and flexed open to stop them going straight through the holes. I have planted it up with flowers but I was disappointed with it. I still have to get something for my strawberries and I had to pay out for plants for the barrel. "

Bewertet Donnerstag, 9. Juni 2011

"it was very difficult making and holding the shape of the tub to fit into the base. the rods to some degree do hold the tension on the barrel, but a much better design would have been better. im very sorry to say, i was very disappointed with the barrel and therefore have decided to buy another model."

Bewertet Freitag, 27. Mai 2011

"Hi I was disappointed on how difficult it was to assemble the planters, especially the wire fixers and moulding the sides to get into the base of the unit. I think there should be a firmer and more stable way of of assembling these units. If they had not been reduced I would have sent them back. Kind regards Eleanor Caley "

Bewertet Samstag, 30. April 2011

"Thought it would have been more robust than what it is, but time will tell. Thank You "

Bewertet Samstag, 30. April 2011

"The item is not as durable or of the quality I had expected. Reasonable price when on sale but would have been disappointed if bought at full price."

Bewertet Dienstag, 26. April 2011

"The quality is poor. Construction less than perfect. We had to use gaffer tape to hold it together in spite of following instructions to the letter on how to put it together. at the moment it is holding up. Maybe in a year's time it will have fallen apart."

Bewertet Montag, 18. April 2011

"The containers for the strawberries were just not stable enough for the job."

Bewertet Dienstag, 12. Oktober 2010

"putting the barrel together is a nitemare!!! as with the potatoe one the same, getting the barrel in the grove at the bottom and keeping it there it took over an hour, and then the top dosent fit unless you squezze it with your knees hold onto it so it dosent slip out, a scene out monty python!!!! Not impressed at all, concept brill etc."

Bewertet Montag, 16. August 2010

"I found that the base and top rim was very sturdy but actual barrel was not made very well and putting the wires in was harder than i thought, the makers could of done better making this item also all the side bits didn't fit securely and were loose when fitting them in. p.c"

Bewertet Mittwoch, 28. Juli 2010