After reading all the glowing reviews about it's stability and support, I purchased this foot stool for my mom so she could use it in the kitchen to reach the higher cabinet shelves. What I didn't expect was it to be so poorly constructed. The rubber is peeling off the stool, the metal that goes around the perimeter has a terrible seam and the smell of the rubber is quite overwhelming. The entire room was permeated, and I had to open the windows the air it out. While all of this does not effect the stability and overall function of the product, the quality isn't worth $25.