Customer Reviews
Just like my old 1954 model 
2008-06-29
This wonderful Cosco stool seems just like the 1954 model that I had many years ago - maybe with some modern cost-cutting changes, but it looks the same, and will serve my purpose very nicely - and I was surprised how much chrome it has - and the price is phenomenal - I found them on the Internet for as much as $79.95, and more of them at $49.95, so this one for $39.95 was a real steal of a deal.
Thank you, Amazon, for listing such a marvelous
variety of things. My only complaint with you is your canned or packaged foods are very poorly packed, almost every time the boxes are partially crushed or broken and a couple of times the shipper service (UPS) had taped them up so the merchandise wouldn't fall out.
Wonderful 2008-06-18
I have been wanting one of these for years - it reminds me of my Grandma's from when I was a little girl. My children gave this to me for Mother's day so I would not have to keep lugging the larger step ladder out to get to my higher kitchen shelves. It was easy to assemble, great looking in my kitchen, wonderful memories both of the past and now of the present, and is very easy to use. Not to mention it gives me an extra seat for when people want to help me cook. I love it and would highly recommend it to others.
I've been ripped off!! 
2008-05-30
I bought this chair with considerable excitement. When I unpacked it, it was immediately obvious that it was but a fraction of the weight, sturdiness, and quality of the original. (We had one of these in my home as a kid in the 60's).
I assembled it hoping that though it was not as sturdy or durable that it would work well enough.
Assembly was easy enough, but...when I sat in it and then leaned back on the back rest the bottom struts ripped loose. So, I disassembled and reassembled the chair; tried it again, and...same thing. I absolutely assembled it correctly. The problem is an engineering and design problem.
Not only is this chair cheap and flimsy but it is DANGEROUS!!!
For the record: I only weigh 180 lbs. I'll not let anyone in my family sit on this stool. It goes back to Cosco or to the dump tomorrow.
In summary, this is the worse consumer product I've bought in years. This stool would be a rip off at $5.
Got one closer to home 
2008-05-18
Found one at Ace Hardware online and ordered it to be delivered to the store. Paid about the same as if I bought it here w/ shipping. Great stool though. We have one from the 50's that is a simple one step w/ padded seat for our 6 yr old's dinner table chair and needed another one for our 2 yr old. Doubles as a great stool when trying to reach high shelves!
Chair with stool 2008-04-02
I like the chair very much; it's like one my grandmother had when I was a child and I remembered how comfortable and useful it was. It's nice to have the chair with an attached step stool.
cosco chair 2008-03-29
COSCO 11 120 CBB1 STEPSTOOL BLK
Easy Assembly, Great Chair Stepstool 2008-03-28
I read some of the reviews of people complaining about the assembly so I warned my spouse, who absolutely abhores putting stuff together. Putting one of our kid's bikes together at Christmas time years ago turned him into a monster. When I came home, the stepstool chair was all put together and he was in a good mood. No extra parts. Everything fit where it was supposed to go. He said of all the things he "had" to put together in the past, the instructions that came with this chair were the easiest to understand. The stepstool chair is great too!
Retro Chair/Step Stool not quite what we expected. 
2008-02-15
Our first shock was the price of shipping! The next came when we discovered a box full of loose parts and two kinds of bolts or screws. Instructions weren't clear about which screw or bolt to use and we stripped the threads with the first couple holes we tried to fill. It took us about 2 hours to assemble, though now that we've done it once we could repeat the task in about 15 minutes. The last surprise came when we put the chair on the kitchen floor. It's feet slid on the linoleum like the floor was ice. We have to put a throw rug or something under the feet to prevent them from sliding or someone is going to break their neck! The chair itself isn't bad looking, but isn't as useful as we'd hoped.
Difficult assembly 2008-02-08
The chair itself is great, but assembling it is extremely difficult without a workbench, an item not found in many city apartments. The instructions are OK but need to be read very, very carefully. You're going to need Phillips-head screw drivers of varying lengths, wrist strength, and a fair amount of time. I would have preferred and been willing to pay for the option of the stool being shipped fully assembled.
This stool has wonderful memories 2008-02-03
I bought this stool because I remembered in my parents kitchen when I was a boy, 50 years ago. When I assembled it, and sat on it, and stood on it, it was like stepping back in time. Unlike a lot of things nowadays, it is EXACTLY like the old one, except this one doesn't have the familiar little tear in the vinyl in front. I'm sure it will, over time. I'm very happy with this stool.
