Bambusi Bamboo Shower Stool Bench

I am a occupational therapist by trade and typically I assist my patient's in finding adaptive equipment for their bathrooms such as bath seats. I myself being well over 6 foot and 285 plus pounds I am a big guy so sitting while I shower is always enjoyable. I wanted to purchase a shower seat that looked and performed exceptionally well and not look industrial so I chose this bamboo shower bench. It worked excellent up until the 3rd wk i had it when I noticed the clear coat finish had worn almost completely off one of the legs was noticeably splitting and heavy mold growth began on the underside of the bench which is a major problem. I really liked this bench alot, build quality initially seemed superior. I am going to try and salvage this bench by gluing the leg split back together and clamping it and sanding the entire bench down and varnishing it with a marine grade finish. For the price it is definitely not worth it I may have to end up going with a plastic and aluminum Style Industrial type bench that I've been trying to avoid for fraction of the cost. Obviously if this product had been properly tested thoroughly these types of issues would have been detected in quality control. UPDATE: I purchased a quart of marine grade polyurethane the kind used on boats and applied 3 coats. I also purchased plastic skis pads that I nailed into each leg. Since the legs were formed gluing two pieces of wood together the endgrain tended to wick water which caused separation. I also noticed the screws on the corners holding the seat was no longer biting into the wood and would rotate without tightening, so I need to invest in some longer screws as well. The assembly as a whole upon initial inspection after just a few weeks of use required tightening at every bolt, I plan on purchasing some lock right which prevents bolt slippage. I will post another update after a few more weeks, all in all this is a nice bench but if the few extra steps had gone into the production phase to make this as good as to where I've gotten it now I would've been more than happy to pay the extra fee and given it 5 stars!