I have ReelSmart's outdoor sink and hose reel and was so impressed with it that when I needed a hose reel for a different part of the garden I looked for ReelSmart first. On principle I did do some comparisons, however, but this ReelSmart hose reel still seemed best.When it arrived it turned out to be really excellent. It assembles very easily, and works perfectly! It's amazing to see the hose guide surely and neatly ride left and right within the housing to arrange your hose neatly and perfectly as it winds it! No more bending and fighting with a manual reel! What a well-engineered product! Cheers again, ReelSmart!This product's price is very reasonable... and when you consider there's no shipping and (for most people) no tax with Amazon.com, what a great deal! Plus you save the time of going to and from a store, and especially no waiting on line!!