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Review on ๐Ÿ› Bemis 400TTA 400TTA000 Budget-Friendly Molded by Richard Alemayehu

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The Story of the Unfortunate Toilet Seat

Gather the kids and listen to my story of the unfortunate toilet seat. So here I am, just a few weeks ago, in need of a new toilet seat. My previous toilet seat, also from Bemis, has lasted and served well for many years. But it's definitely time to replace it. I checked out the Revain and found one that looked good, made out of wood with a white finish, and it was only about $15! And then, oh innocent ones, I bought this toilet seat. It arrived and everything seemed fine. This toilet seat looks good. It's nice. It came quickly. Shipping was free with Revain Prime. In short, I had the impression that it was good. The toilet seat is easy to assemble. I tried to open the sample cap. Instead of leaning against the back of the toilet, the lid stood upright. "Ha, that's weird," I said to myself. But it doesn't seem like a big deal, and it only costs a few dollars. I could live with an upright toilet seat. Right? The first signs of trouble came when I was sitting on the toilet one night after everyone had gone to bed. The upright lid rattles loudly against the back of the toilet when you lean it against it. Not good! Still, this seat costs about $15, so all I have to do is lean against it very gently and slowly guide it toward the back of the toilet, rather than just sit willy-nilly. It was my fault, I thought stupidly to myself. Then I noticed that the seat was shifting to the left since the upholstery material is cheap plastic that won't stick to porcelain. I tried to push the seat harder against the toilet's porcelain, confident in my naivety that this would solve the problem. Of course, that didn't solve the problem. Even the very inferior plastic hinges, which were also responsible for the vertical position of the lid when it was raised, didn't have the necessary stiffness to prevent the seat from sagging either to the left or to the right. And it flexed, and at that point I discovered another problem with this toilet seat. LOWER SEAT HAS A SHARP EDGE! When I first noticed this during the first unboxing, I thought the sharp edge was just a stylistic device that you don't see anyway - it's on the bottom! Yes, I was stupid back then, just a few weeks ago. But now I've found that the sharp edge combined with the hinges not preventing the seat from sliding left or right across the china and the pads not snagging means the underside of the toilet seat will grab and presses . Leg between seat and porcelain. And it's sharp, so pinching hurts. It's a toilet seat that makes loud popping noises at night when you're trying to be quiet, that slides left and right due to the poor quality hinge material that doesn't stick well to porcelain. and then tucks his leg under him. That's not a toilet seat, that's a trap! Avoid this toilet seat. If the toilet seat is causing you pain, it is not doing its job.

Pros
  • RESISTANT TO SLACK AND SCRATCH: The durable enamelled wood seat provides a superb glossy finish
Cons
  • Fragile