Bench is NOT metal
"I purchased two of these for our dog park, I thought to myself "what a great deal!" The maintenance tech began assembling one while i was on lunch break, when i came back i saw that the bench was plastic and asked him to stop assembling. The plastic is not very sturdy, when he sat in the middle of the bench it bowed down. the bench is inside out of the sun at it is a cool day today. i can only imagine what would happen after its been outside in the direct sun on a 90+ degree day. waiting to hear back from their customer service department, hopefully we can exchange for something sturdier."