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This is the 5.5 foot bench manufactured (or sold by) All Things Cedar in Canada. First bench arrived broken with rusty screws (why rusty screws in a TEAK bench?) sticking out of it and I refused it and had UPS return it to the seller. The fault was clearly NOT with UPS as the bench was poorly packaged with nothing more than brown kraft paper inside the cardboard box protecting one entire side (remember this is a 75 pound shipment!) I immediately called them (left a message on their answering machine(!) and then e-mailed them. They did not respond to either request. I called again a week later and they said they would ship out a new bench and that my experience with the poor packing was not the norm (HA! see feedback for this company). Second bench arrived in better condition but still with some knicks and cuts due to insufficient protection. Bench also has KNOTS in it. A teak bench shouldn’t have knots! I bought this bench because I was looking for a comfortable 5 or 6 foot bench and thought this was similar in design to the 4 foot NEW RIVER glider I also bought which is the MOST COMFORTABLE wooden bench I’ve ever sat in. Unfortunately, New River doesn’t make anything larger than 4 feet, so I searched for a similar design (contoured wave back and seat). This one is okay, comfort-wise, but not anywhere near as comfortable as the New River. My recommendation: If you need a 5 or 6 foot bench, look for another bench. If you can live with a 4 foot bench or glider (which is actually what I bought), go with the New River. You won’t be disappointed as I am in the All Things Cedar 5.5 Teak Wave bench pictured above.
Rating: 2 / 5