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If you're on a budget, this is so worth the price!!! My expectations were sort of low after reading the reviews and because of the price, but I'm thrilled about it and was so happy to show all my friends and family.Basically you're paying for the assembly time (mainly all the hand screwing) and the fact that it's faux/engineered wood instead of real, solid wood—and the final product looks fantastic! I read a lot of reviews saying it wasn't sturdy and it was bad/cheap quality, but I honestly don't think so at all.It took me about 2 hours to assemble, but it could've been done in probably 1.5 hrs if I hadn't made a mistake in step 1. Just make sure to:1. Check all the pieces are there (I had everything + extras)2. Follow the instructions (look closely at the pictures to make sure you're putting the screws in the correct holes of the big wood pieces in step 1)The only difficult thing was screwing by hand. It just takes time and physical effort because they're pretty tight, but that's a good thing because the whole thing feels really secure. Also some of the silver screw fasteners (idk what they're called, but the round, silver things in the top right of the pile in my first picture) weren't tight when I screwed them in, but I think I just didn't do them right and then I couldn't take them out. After doing all of them though, everything still feels really secure.I was also worried about the color being darker than pictured and darker than what I was looking for for my apartment, but I'm pleased with the color and how it looks! Glad I purchased despite my hesitations.
Shopping for a new tv stand, this retro cabinet certainly was an excellent purchase! It was easy to assemble, really sturdy and the style is quite nice.Great price and really happy purchase!
You're most likely not looking to buy this looking to have the best you can. You know it's cheap, and well, it shows. I found it packaged pretty well, no parts had dings, or marks, but I have seen been better packaging that layered at least tissue paper between each piece. Everything was easy to assemble, but the first main indication that it was made really cheaply started to show as the faux wood laminate cracked off while putting in the pins. No big deal, but never before had I seen it chip off as it did. Everything aligned pretty well and I was worried with every turn of the screw that it was going to strip out. Nothing did, just don't crank anything down. The feet were the cheapest feeling part, and they looked cheap. A hollow light plastic. Once everything was assembled, I placed 100lbs of weights on top. It held overnight, but there was some bending, making the doors look out of alignment. A few adjustments and they looked better. Also, the doors don't have handles. Weird, but whatever. Another idea for the door that would be good would be some type of bumper. Otherwise, if you are looking for a cheap set up, this could be the one for you. I wouldn't buy this again, but it should serve its purpose. Maybe I'll keep looking around for one that really meets my expectations.