Customer Reviews

Fellowes 25004 12-Section Compartment Sorter, Melamine Laminated, Dove Gray

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I ordered this sorter and it arrived in a little flat box. What the website does not tell you is that it comes completely unassembled and they send you about a dozen wooden pegs and a little tube of glue and a bunch of teeny tiny nails to hammer on the VERY flimsy cardboard backing. I decided to ship it back. It wasn't worth my time and effort to go through this for such a piece of junk. I WILL say that the lady I spoke with at Amazon was VERY sweet and kind and treated me very nicely through the whole phone call, but Amazon needs to let folks know that this item needs a ton of assembly!

For the price of this item, I was disappointed to find that the shelves were made out of cardboard. Not what I was expecting for the price.

The size is good, but the construction is, quite frankly, flimsy. The interior slats are made of cardboard, not wood. There's any number of ways this could be made using sturdier press-board for the interior slots, but Fellows went the cheap-route here.

Also, you would be well advised to purchase some woodworking glue to put this together. The kit includes a tiny vial of glue which, if you're frugal with it, might just barely get you through the installation. Get a small bottle of woodworking glue and save yourself the frustration of running out, halfway through the job.

Other than that, this works. It looks ok. It's fairly costly for what you're getting.

It would have been more cost effective to purchase the all cardboard one sold at Staples.

The mail organizer is functional but not the most sturdy. For the price though, it serves the purpose.

When this item arrived at our offices via USPS, the box was damaged. It appeared to have been shipped more than once. The damage inside the box was even worse. The vendor was accommodating and advised that we would be refunded upon return of the item and advised that the organizer was no longer available.
We ended up buying this item from Staples. It was received in good condition and works fine as a mail sorter for our administrative staff. In the future, if another one is needed, I'll order one from Staples.