This latch box is super useful and very spacious. It's lightweight and easy to maneuver, considering its large size. I like the clear sides all around so that I can remember what I put in there. The latches are easy to open and close and I'm overall very happy with this box!
The 70 quart tote really holds quite a lot. I like that it is see through so I can easily see what is inside, especially after it's been stored for a while you tend to forget where things are! The latch lid is so easy to open and close. I feel it secures the lid.A lot better and keeps your items inside dust free.
I need replacement lids. Please don't any longer take advantage of consumers by forcing them to buy a new container to get a lid. This is wasteful and wrong. We should be able to purchase replacement lids. I agree with others that I would give this 5 stars if the lids would hold up. Because the lids do not hold up like they do on your other styles of tubs, I believe you should offer replacements. Thank you.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from sterilite.comBy Marketing, September 29, 2025
Hi jdkoxoiejsljfjisz! We are sorry to hear the inconvenience of the lid breaking on your 70 Qt. Ultra™ Latch Box. Our product mix is very diverse to meet the many different storage needs of our Consumers. Many of our products last for a long time and the lids and colors change thus making it very difficult to maintain a stock that would fit all items for our Consumers. Retailers do not have space to sell and stock the lids separately either. We plan our production for items with the number of lids needed to fit the number of bottoms. Even if we were to pull a lid from production it is not designed to travel through the mail or UPS. Our products are nested and packaged to withstand the rigors of shipping as a full carton. All our products can be recycled; see the triangle on the bottom of our products for sorting. We continue to evaluate and explore ways that we can meet our consumer needs. Product quality and customer service are very important to us. Please reach out to us at Consumer-Team@sterilite.com for further assistance.
If these boxes had better lids, I’d give them 5 stars. I have about 25 of these and at least 5 have broken lids now. The boxes themselves and the latches have had zero issues. Doesn’t seem like it’s possible to buy just the lids either. Guess the company expects you to re-buy a set each time something breaks. Sad and definitely not something I plan on buying again for my future needs.
Response from sterilite.comBy Marketing, August 29, 2025
Hi Jason! We are sorry to hear the inconvenience of the lid breaking on your 70 Qt. Ultra™ Latch Box. Product quality and customer service are very important to us. Please reach out to us at Consumer-Team@sterilite.com for further assistance.
The prior lids were a thicker mailable plastic that bubbled up. This allowed for more volume but also stronger boxes. The new lids are flat and more brittle. I have had so many break where as my 15 year old lids are still going strong. I have so many broken new lids and I can’t even purchase new replacements. ( I can’t find them anywhere by themselves). But really the older lid design was much more functional, stronger, crack resistant and provided more volume capacity.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from sterilite.comBy Marketing, June 2, 2025
Hi MGC10! We are sorry to hear the inconvenience of the lids breaking on your 70 Qt. Ultra™ Latch Box. Product quality and customer service are very important to us. Please reach out to us at Consumer-Team@sterilite.com for further assistance.
I would give it 5 stars if sterlite would PLEASE SELL REPLACEMENT LIDS!!!!!
Response from sterilite.comBy Marketing, February 10, 2025
Hi there! Thank you for your feedback on the 70 Qt. Ultra™ Latch Box. Our product mix is very diverse to meet the many different storage needs of our Consumers. Many of our products last for a long time and the lids and colors change thus making it very difficult to maintain a stock that would fit all items for our Consumers. Retailers do not have space to sell and stock the lids separately either. We plan our production for items with the number of lids needed to fit the number of bottoms. Even if we were to pull a lid from production it is not designed to travel through the mail or UPS. Our products are nested and packaged to withstand the rigors of shipping as a full carton. Please contact us directly at Consumer-Team@sterilite.com for further assistance.
No, I'm not talking about me, I'm talking about the containers. These have been a longtime go-to (we probably have 15-20 of them), but I'm realizing what I thought was 1 damaged container is now multiples. Some of these have been stacked for years under medium loads, and as I've moved a few of them the latches have pulled away and pieces of the actual container have shattered. Brittle is how I'd describe it.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from sterilite.comBy Marketing, November 11, 2024
Hi JWood! We are sorry to hear the inconvenience of the latches breaking on your 70 Qt. Ultra™ Latch Box. Product quality and customer service are very important to us. Please reach out to us at Consumer-Team@sterilite.com for further assistance.
My lid and latch also cracked and broke into smaller pieces. I tried duck taping them, but they are kept deteriorating. I was also hoping to find a stronger lid but not sure how that works.The stores sell them together but I just need a stronger lid. Today, the latch also broke. Not good.