Comment: The bird feeder is very lovely to look at and the birds enjoy it. However, I have had trouble trying to get the lid to stay on when it is hanging -- it tilts to one side and I simply can't get it to stay on in an upright position, unless I don't hang it and just set it on a ledge, which is not what I want. I have tried using rubber bands to secure the lid. Sometimes this works; sometimes it doesn't. It takes away from the beauty of the bird feeder -- though the birds don't mind the rubber bands. I would recommend this only if one does not plan on hanging it.
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Summary: Worse feeder on the market 2010-08-09
Comment: How much engineering genius does it take to screw up a simple bird feeder? Its flimsy and rattles. The glass panels do not fit tight into the sides and they are very loose. The lid attaches to the top by having a cable contraption pass through it, and you slide the top down tight. But when you hang it by that same cable, the lid flops around no matter how tight you adjust the cable. Worthless and cheap!
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Summary: Broken in less than two weeks! 2010-07-25
Comment: I loved the way this feeder looked, and bought it on line. I found the way the top fit to be annoying, but managed to get used to that. But within a week, the entire structure of the feeder was crooked, some of the panels had detached from the bottom, and within two weeks it was totally broken. My last feeder lasted for 4 years, so I know that this isn't about the usage, but instead about this very flimsily built feeder. I definitely WOULD NOT recommend this for anyone.
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Summary: birds of a feather 2010-07-16
Comment: This feeder has become the bird's favorite on our property, emptying this feeder @ almost a 2/1 rate.
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Summary: It's nice at first but finish doesn't last 2010-07-13
Comment: I've had this for awhile now. The nice finish quickly wears off in a few months (perhaps because mine got a lot of sun), and it broke when I pulled the metal string too hard. As another review mentioned, it can get clogged at the bottom when it rains - thus requiring some intervention to unclog it.
It's a decent feeder though, and it holds a lot of seed, just don't expect it to look brand new for very long.