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(More customer reviews)I rarely write any reviews, because what I get is usually within the range of what I expected. But I really feel obliged to warn anyone who is considering this product.
First of all, it's of EXTREMELY poor quality. When I received the package, the 2 main long frames are already broken in half. I thought it's just an accident, so I pack the whole thing back to the box and return it to Amazon. (Thankfully Amazon offer free shipping and pick up, otherwise it would have been a lot of hassle as it's a heavy package.) After a week, when I receive the second package, the main frames (both of them) are having very obvious cracks in the middle, it's like it's going to break in half any minute. So it's really because of the poor quality of the wood (it's all of synthetic junk, not real wood) instead of mis-handling. But I am really tired of shipping it back and waiting another week, so I decided to accept it and handle it with care. During assembly, the iron screws broke in half just by me twisting it using normal strength (I am a girl), and more than 1 screws broke, so again, I know it's because the nails are too fragile.
After all the careful handling, I finally put the whole thing together. Then I realize, it doesn't stand up straight against the wall! I checked my assembly again and am sure I have done nothing wrong. From the product picture, I thought one side of the shelf should be straight, but in fact, both sides are tilting inward, so there is a huge gap between the wall and the shelf!
I can't express how frustrated I was with this piece of crap. I either need to disemble the whole thing and put it into the box and mail it back again, or accept the ugly thing as it is (plus the poor quality it has, I am sure it won't last for more than a year). I ended up getting lazy and too frustrated to touch it, and kept it. But I most certainly regret buying it in the first place.
No matter what you buy, don't buy this one!
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