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37 of 39 found the following review helpful:
 Warning, Incorrect Description for ACHLA CMP03 Dec 29, 2008
By D. Brownell
"eDave93"
I ordered this composter based on the Amazon product description but when it arrived it was nothing like the description. Only the photo is correct. Important... This composter DOES NOT HAVE "separate compartments for each day of the week with days labeled on each lidded opening for faster processing" which is what the Amazon description said. It is a solid plastic barrel with only one end cap. It can rotate on the base but in order to put material into it you need to tip the whole thing on its end and open the big endcap. This is not something that my wife would want to do every day after it is filled with 45 gallons of compost. The instructions inside the barrel even say that this is only to be used to take a lot of waste and convert it as a big batch into compost. This is nearly the opposite of what the description implies.
The Amazon description seems to be a mix of the description for the larger CMP05 which does have a metal shaft running through it, the CMP03 combined with somebodies imagination. The CMP03 only has a plastic base. A copywriter would be helpful... note that the weight of the product is listed as 93.5 lbs then 70 lbs and the shipping weight is listed as 33 lbs. The correct answer is 33 lbs.
For the record, if a manufacturer sold a product that fit the Amazon description it would have had all the features a homeowner wants from a daily composter, but this product does not have those features. I have received an RMA for this product and Amazon had said they would correct the errors in the description.
49 of 55 found the following review helpful:
 Great Bulk Compost Mixer Feb 19, 2008
By Michael Archuleta
"AlwaysA Project"
This spinning compost mixer is made of very think and durable plastis. It spins when you put your foot on the side of one of the "steps" that encircle the center of the mixer. The steps are marded witht he days of the week to help you remember when it was last turned. The base is a separate part that is included but not really necessary because the barrel part will balance on its own when on its side. There is lots of room inside as it is designed for bulk compost mixing. One end has a big "X" that acts as a handle to unscrew and open to the inside. What is neat is that the barrel looking composter can be just that, a barrel. I put mine on a wheel dolly and roll it around the yard putting waste in it until it fills up. The only downside I can see is that this composter does not have a way to make compost tea. Otherwise the shipping was quick, the product is virtually indestructible and does what it is supposed to do.
12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
Product description & photo misleading Jan 02, 2009
By C. Ash
"naclh2o"
Description cites individual daily compartments into which each day's "add ins" can be included in order to segregate the new kitchen waste from the "already cooked" compost which would drop through into the middle. What was received looks EXACTLY like the photo. Excellent quality plastic, great base, easy to spin, however, the individual "doors" for the separate compartments labeled with each day of the week, are NOT doors. They are simply molded imprints onto the side of a big, empty black barrel. Does have drainage holes every 90degrees around the exterior to the barrel. NO center axis to turn or aerate despite the product describing one as a feature. What was received is just a great big empty barrel with a difficult to add/remove end cover. I am very disappointed. Perhaps there are 2 designs and the one shipped was a "big batch" composter, but that's not what the description stated. Individual doors for segregation are NOT part of this products features regardless of the description. Back it goes, but good Amazon return policy. If it was as described, this would be a keeper, sturdy as "all get out" and great potential, but as a batch barrel only, not adding a bit at a time. I expect the lid would come on and off more easily after a few uses.
**Just wanted to add that to add to this barrel, you must physically lift it upright from the horizontal position and unscrew the top.
I found what is pretty much this "exact" thing by the same company on a pipe stand (here at amazon) so that if you wanted to use this model but not have to lift it upright each time, you can just spin it easily end for end til the opening is on top and then add; but that one is still a big batch composter.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Composter does not match Product Description Jan 08, 2009
By R. Maisano
I bought this composter for my wife and she is very dissatisifed. The product does not match the Product Description given on Amazon. It does match the picture which should have clued me in. The product description talks about separate compartments for each day with lidded openings that make for faster processing. There are no openings where the days are labeled. The only opening is on the side and the lid is not easily opened. According to the instruction sheet delivered with it, you tip it over on one end each time you want to load it and then tip in back onto the stand. According to the product description online there are separate compartments for each day and one day's waste is fully processed and dropped into the main body by the end of seven days. There are no separate compartments, the inside looks like an empty barrel. The product description says the bin is easy to operate, spin it on the axel that runs through the center. There is no axel. It sits on a plastic base. Spinning the composter is like spinning a barrel in a curved saddle. That is not easy at all.
I would rate this a minus 5 if that option was available. I am not sure if the Product Description given for this product really belongs to a different product or if we were just robbed.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 Achla Composter Jan 06, 2009
By David Boddy
We've just had the composter for 2 weeks, and have not yet used it. However we initially found it very difficult to open. The slot for the tab on the lid needed to be filed to permit opening properly. We question how easy it will be to use when it gets heavy with compost. It appears that it must be removed from the stand and tipped upright to fill.
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