03/27/2021
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Pro's & Con's of the 20qt
The Pro's and Con's of our recent purchased 20qt ARTIC as I see it. Pro: Well built, great sealing gasket, two drains, non-skid (also a Con), available accessories, convenient size (also a Con), multi color choices, free shipping, competitive pricing, excellent packing, moderate ice retention (we live in AZ), lifetime warranty (hope we don't have to explore that) and probably more as we continue to use it. Now the Con's for our use: First off would be the country of manufacture, China. We're USA all the way, but on some items must balance price with usage. We have two other larger coolers with a Bear name made in Iowa. But for this purchase ARTIC won out on price alone for our limited expected usage on this size cooler. Next would be weight. At almost 20# empty, fill it up and not many women or kids can handle it. Non slip feet will stay where you set it, but also very hard to move when full if you need to slide it around to fit somewhere. Handle pulled out on first usage even though was careful not to pull on just one end. As others in this size range seemed just a little to small, the 20qt is just a little to big for our usage, but size does matter and we went a bit larger. I'm sure a couple more things will show up as we use it more but the Pro's out weighed the Con's for us on this purchase. Overall: Purchase was March 2021, we're well pleased with the 20qt. Was purchased with the basket, divider and a bottle opener (all at extra cost), shipped together and arrived timely and in excellent condition. Wished there discount program extended to veteran's but supporting Active only is still appreciated. Would I buy again if needed another in this size - yes definitely.