At first I was a bit reluctant to spend £80 on a bin but I'd been looking everywhere for a good quality, durable, smart-looking, good sized and functional bin for a while. The problem I had with my existing bin was that the pedal function didn't operate properly because the lid was too heavy and the pedal mechanism wasn't strong enough (it was like this from the beginning and not from wear and tear!) and I was getting frustrated having to lift the lid up with my hand every time... which kind of defeated the purpose of having the pedal there! Also the problem with most pedal bins is that the lid opens up from front to back and we have a brand new tiled wall ...  Read the complete review

When I moved house I realised that I had to leave my bin behind. It was one of those that was clipped onto the back of a cupboard door and whilst it was not my choice it was what we inherited with the house and so when we moved I was glad to be rid and get a free standing bin. In my mind I always thought that I would end up with a Brabantia bin, that was until I saw the price of them and with everything else we were spending money on I had to reconsider. I soon took to Amazon as I had a gift voucher for the online store and had a browse, I did not want something cheap as I wanted this bi to look good and last but I didn't want to pay the prices of the Brabantia bins ...  Read the complete review