I needed a very narrow, but capacious, kitchen trash can. Since it would be visible as well, I also needed one that would not show every stain from family members missing the toss into the can. This was narrow enough and attractive enough to fit my needs precisely, plus the auto-open sort of forces family members to get closer to the can for the "toss" and thereby cuts down on misses.
**2 Months Later: The auto-open lid has stopped working; changing the batteries didn't help. Tried wiping off the electric eye with damp paper towel, that didn't work either. It's too bad. The auto-open lid really kept the smell of the trash down, too. Changed my rating to 3 stars from 5.