5 Tier Book Shelf

I put this together today. I expected a pretty cheaply made product, but not like this. The top side of the bookshelf is unfinished. None of the pieces line up flush with each other; they're not even designed to do so. Buy Sauder or something else if you're looking for something in this price range.

I mystified as to how mere particle board was made to feel so heavy, to create the illusion that this is decent material, I suppose. The fake wood "veneer" on top of the particle board flakes off immediately.

And as for the option of returning this for my money back, since Amazon makes ME pay for return shipping, and this thing weighs so much, I can guess that most of my refund would actually be spent on shipping--this has happened before with other items I have returned, half the refund cost or more ends up reimbursing me for my cost to pay to ship the item. And yes, getting a half refund is better than none, but in my case, I have no easy way of getting this to a post office/UPS store to return it, or, paying even MORE MONEY out of my pocket to pay UPS to come get it.

Also, when I purchased this item just one week ago, it cost twenty dollars more than they are now charging. Still, you would be better served using plastic tubs than this model bookcase.

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I could've gone to Kmart and gotten better quality!!!! As soon as we put this together, this bookcase was falling apart! I purchased two, and will be returning the other!!!! For the amount of money this bookcase costs, it should've been a little more wood, not solely pressed wood, in it!!! I won't ever buy another shelf from amazon again!!!!

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First off delivery. I ordered two, which were supposedly in stock. I received one over a week later than the other (I guess it wasn't in stock after all). Next, the packaging. This item is packaged in the cheap (referred to as Chinese) packaging, meaning the styrofoam is cheap and disintegrates during shipping. So, expect to be cleaning up a lot of styrofoam particles. Next the manufacture materials. This is the presswood furniture that has become so familiar in America. The materials this product is made of is a very low grade. The parts are very thin and the veneer is only on what they consider will be the visible sides (so, no veneer on the top, the back edges, the bottom, or even the bottom of the bottom shelf). The hardware is below par as well. The furniture fasteners do not function properly, so the fit is never tight. Also, they have reduced the number of fasteners to the bare minimum, so in places that would benefit from having the fasteners, an alignment peg is used instead. And now for some assembly tips. The instructions are really just diagrams. Follow them carefully. The male half of the fasteners should only be screwed in as far as the threads allow, do not put them in past the first stop. When you begin to straighten out the folds in the back, be careful to to exert too much pressure, or the finished side will split at the crease. Since the hardware is so cheap, be sure to square the unit before nailing on the back! After you've nailed it on, you don't want to find that it is out square because you'll have to pull all the little tack nails out and try again, so square it before applying the back. While nailing on the back, if you miss the exact center of the side you are nailing to, expect it to break the cheap veneer in the visible side. This is the result of the sides being manufactured so thin. In short, these units should go for half the price they are being sold for, and even if they say they are in stock, don't be surprised if there is an extended delay in receiving it.

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We love the color and quality of this bookshelf. It looks high-end. No complaints here. We have all of our movies and games on it and it is holding up wonderfully.

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