I certainly wasn't expecting the best quality at this price, but the reviews swayed me to go ahead and buy it. I can't understand how this product got 4 out of 5 stars after 21 reviews. I suspect that someone with something to gain from good reviews had a hand in some of these 5 star ratings.
First, let's start with the packaging. The table came with some of the bumpers torn because of poor packaging. During the transit on a slow boat from China, the table jostled around in its un-padded box, wearing the vinyl through to the foam rubber on the sides.
Then, after opening the table and locking the legs in place, it started to sag. I couldn't believe my eyes when I looked underneath and the metal bracing was bending! So soft was the metal that when I pressed on it with my 55 year old index finger, it bent back into place.
And if that wasn't weird enough, I ran my hand across some lumps in the felt only to realize that the manufacturer placed the felt over debris and imperfections in the table itself. The plastic in some of the cup-holders was cracked -- again probably from that slow boat and poor packaging.
Maybe it's possible that the captain and crew on this slow boat from China ran into a storm on the high seas -- but they valiantly fought their way through just so that I could give this table to my hubby for his birthday present. MMMmmm... maybe not.