I assemble a LOT of furniture and I was pretty happy with this toy chest until it came to putting the lid supports on. It cracked!! I did -not- over tighten the screws. Like I said, I assemble a lot of furniture, I know what I'm doing. It started cracking as soon as I started screwing it in. Too far along in assembly to disassemble and send back. Annoying.
The lid also does not close all the way. I don't know what that's about, but I hate it. I can push it closed but it won't stay closed, it pops right back up.

Aside, If you're having trouble aligning the holes for the lid, as a tip I recommend using two of the styrofoam packing pieces to lift the chest off the floor.

My daughter is only a year old so I guess we'll see how it holds up, but I'm pretty disappointed with the quality. I love Melissa and Doug products, and I'm usually so happy with them. But this chest just isn't worth the price. I would have expected to maybe pay $60 for this, not $150+.

Maybe I missed this note somewhere as well, but the lid cannot be used as a bench for an adult. I can press in the center with my hand and feel it give way a little bit, so I don't recommend trying it.

Best toy chest we have. Made of solid materials and great wood finish. Build instructions are great and easy to follow. Very sturdy chest and can act as a chair for toddler

Love this but we had a minor issue with the holes. We needed to swap a long screw with one of the smaller ones. This being because the bottom front hole was not drilled correctly. I do wish the bottom board was a more sturdy wood material. My fear is it breaking due to the weight of toys. The hinges were easy to put together. Follow the instructions and make sure to angle the lid upwards slighty to get the holes lined up. Other than the scew mishap it was simple to assemble and is 5 stars. It holds a lot of toys and can hide away the larger items. The lid doesnt slam down and if your child climbs into it they can get out. There is also a hole in the back of the chest just in case. Compared to other toy chests I do prefer this and will order another one at hopefully a sale price

This toy box is even better than I thought. Super cute, spacious and it was super easy to put together. It was well worth the money!!! 10/10

My kid loves opening and closing this toy chest. I was expecting the safety hinges to be slow closing, but they're actually locking hinges that hold the lid in position after moving it. This was a very pleasant surprise and makes it much easier for my 18 month old to be able to reach in and out at his leisure.

Only a couple gripes.

Attaching the safety hinges felt like it was way more difficult than it should be, having to hold the lid at a precise angle to align the holes and then awkwardly tighten them far enough so they don't rip out (one did for me) when trying to position it better to finish tightening more comfortably.

Also because of the very sturdy safety hinges, the lid doesn't sit against the base when you close it all the way. This created some rather annoying knocking sounds whenever you would touch the lid in the "closed" position. I solved this problem by adding some velcro strips to the contact points on either side of the hand safety gap and now there's no more knocking because of the added padding, and the lid stays shut when you close it (mostly).

Lastly, as others have noted, the floor of the chest is in pretty deep for a young child to reach and it feels fairly flimsy for the volume of toys (and potentially a mischievous child) it is expected to hold. We added some pillows at the bottom to effectively raise the floor and so far it hasn't had an actual problem with the floor, but we haven't been putting much heavy things in there as of yet, and probably never will because I just cant trust that floor.

All in all an excellent little toy chest.