Comfort Seats C3B5R260 Deluxe Soft Toilet Seat with Wood Cores, Round, Forest Green

This is a top quality product.My one complaint is that I can't determine the country of origin. I'm hoping we're hanging on to the ability to make toilet seats.I chose this seat after Wal-mart quit carrying the U.S. made Magnolia brand in favor of yet more inferior product from China.Several things make this superior to other padded seats I own or have owned;First this seat is made over a rounded wooden base. The Magnolia brand in contrast uses a flat wooden base and relies entirely on the padding which can result in some discomfort.Second this seat has a really well-made and durable hinge. I have one toilet that has been problematic with the common 2 separate hinges design. The single hinge design of the model I chose solves that entirely. The fit and finish on the hinge is also quite good. It's also easier to attach securely than any other I've installed.Third the vinyl is top quality as well. No bunching or failure of any kind so far. This is a real problem on most padded seats but the Comfort Seat is holding up perfectly.

High-quality soft toilet seats with wood core as compare with some of the more cheaper plastic core ones. Even these high-quality toilet seats only last us about eight months at most before the vinyl covering starts breaking down and cracking. For minor cracks, I usually end up patching it with a vinyl patch to prolong its life a little bit longer. The patch kit that I use is really meant for patching a vinyl swimming pool or waterbed mattresses.In order for this kind of toilet seat to be more durable, I wish they would use the same kind of vinyl material that is being used on waterbed mattresses. Another problem with this product is also that the vinyl material tends to stain permanently. Take for instance, if someone happens to be using a colored underwear that bled color onto their butts and then sits on this toilet seat the stain will get transfer to the vinyl surfaces. The stain will not be able to be washed off with bleach or cleanser.

This toilet seat is thickly padded, as is the lid. While that's comfy to the backside (especially for those who sit on the closed seat while drying off from a shower, for example) it poses a "danger" to men. The whole thing is so over-stuffed that the toilet seat/lid just won't stay up for those who stand to urinate. Unless you brace it with your knee while peeing, the whole thing will come slamming down on ...er... your tender bits in mid-urination. While men will object to that of course, it's the women doing the housekeeping who will object the most to splashes of urine around the toilet as the result of that collision of toilet seat/lid on the exposed man's body part.Other than that seemingly minor complaint (which isn't so minor), this product is very well made of high quality materials and an attention to details. The mounting hardware is especially attractive. It is a snap to install.As observed, women will love it, men will curse it except for when they need to sit. This product made me actively consider having a urinal installed... but that's too much a radical idea for most --especially women who might object to the "men's room device" in their home...

How the hell do you over complicate a toilet seat? Well, apparently these guys have found a way. First, the "instructions" (And I use that word loosely, as apparently, the manufacturer has also) are two picture panels on the side of the box. One shows tools needed as a pair of screwdrivers. Problem is there aren't ANY screws included. The second panel shows a threaded bolt with a screw top and a bolt. Simple enough. WRONG! The ACTUAL hardware included are two metal threaded end to end bolts, two plastic nuts, and two different sets of washers. The threaded bolts get hand tightened in the metal hardware mounted to the seats. Second problem, there is no way to tighten them in all the way. If you use a set of pliers you run the chance of smashing the threads. Now you need to figure out where the two sets of washers go and which way as they both have a flat side and a curved side. Oh, you know what would help for this? INSTRUCTIONS! Now, guessing which way the washers go you tighten the bolts on and run into the awesome way these guys designed this POS. As you tighten the nuts the threaded bolts back out of the toilet seat hardware. How friggin awesome is that?!?As for the padded seat and just how comfortable it is? Who knows? I never got far enough to sit on it without wondering if the hardware would pop off. Returned to Amazon.

My wife wanted a padded seat, so I obliged. She loved it--me, not so much. But after a few weeks I adapted to the "whoosh" and the unsettling/settling sensation that occurs when you sit on the thing. We thought we had made a satisfactory purchase, but after just five months, the hinge hardware simply snapped in two while cleaning it. No excessive force had been applied, just a slight rotational pressure to one side while lifting the seat. Clearly, the hardware is made from cheap "pot metal" (various metal scraps melted together) disguised by the shiny chrome plating. I'm pretty handy around the house, but there was no way to repair this thing; it simply wasn't strong enough for the intended usage. I had to run out and replace the dangerous seat (with a hard oak one) before guests arrived. It probably deserves just one star, but I gave it two since we got SOME satisfactory use from it. But a toilet seat should NOT fail completely within six months...Update 10/12/11: I was finally able to repair this item by simply replacing the broken hinge part with a similar one from: "Plumb Pak/Keeney Mfg. 453463 Do it Chrome Toilet Seat Hinge" I suspect that other similar hinges would work as well, provided that the long central hinge tube is the same outside diameter. Or you could replace the entire hinge--for less than half the cost of a replacement padded seat. My wife is happy, but how long will it last?