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Cosco Home and Office Products 11302WBL Big Step Two-Step Steel Step Stool, White Big Step, 2 Step Folding Step Stool With Tall Handle, White Tubular Steel Frame With Powder Coat Finish, Black Molded Big Steps At 10″ & 20″ Heights, Lift Handle To Fold, Folds To Just 3″ Wide.
Customer Review: The best two-step stool out there!
I’ve had this big step two-stool for over 10 years. Recently, I gave it to my elderly father because it is very lightweight and wouldn’t strain him carrying it up and down stairs and around the house. I thought I could easily replace it with any ‘ol stool. Boy was I wrong. I never knew how good I had it with this stool until I had to replace it.

Mostly every step stool I’ve looked at has all of the following problems:

1. Too heavy. Most stools I’ve seen are heavyduty–”heavy” being the operative word. While these stools are a bit sturdier and steadier, you pay the price with their added weight. I live in a one-floor apartment and didn’t think the extra weight would be a big deal. It soon became an issue as I discovered I was no longer able to put it up and retrieve it from the narrow nook where I stored it without great effort. Thus, I ended up leaning it against a wall rather than putting it away.

2. Steps aren’t wide enough to safely transverse. The bottom step typically does not stick out far enough to easily step down onto it. Rather than naturally stepping down, I had to look down to find the step first. (Clearly, no one actually tests these steps before they approve the design.)

3. Top step isn’t high enough to effectively use the stool to reach high areas. A three-step stool is much more than I need. A one-step stool is too low. A two-step stool is just right, assuming the second step is high enough. I noticed other stools have the top step a couple of inches lower than this stool.

I bought a stool from Home Depot and lasted about a month before I returned it. I hated it. It had all of the above problems. Much to my joy, Cosco still makes the model I had. $28 is a bit pricey as compared to others, but if I cannot find it cheaper anywhere else, I’ll have to suck it up and pay it. No other stool will do.
Customer Review: Big Step Stool For Little Munchkins!

We own two of the Cosco step stools covered with the seat covered in deep blue. They are great for our youngest grandchildren who are just a tad too short to sit at the table in regular chairs. I also use them for reaching when I don’t need the height of our Werner 6-Foot Fiberglass Stepladder. ~ Mrs. B.

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