Three hundred benches judged, and the winner was the one he got to sit on forever.
Man who's rated over 300 benches finally gives a perfect 10—for the most heartwarming reason
Sam Wilmot, 29, has rated more than 300 benches on Instagram since 2019, scoring back support, materials, seat curvature, view and location. He had never awarded a perfect 10 — his highest, a 9, went to a bench outside a 13th-century church in Old Sodbury. He finally gave the 10 to the bench where he married his wife, installed in memory of her father.
Source: Man who's rated over 300 benches finally gives a perfect 10—for the most heartwarming reason — Upworthy
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