KidKraft Austin Toy Box

by KidKraft

Product Features

• Dimensions: 30.55in L x 18.27in W x 19.6in H / Weight: 34.2 lbs.
• Safety Hinge on Lid Prevents Little Fingers from Getting Pinched
• Doubles as a Bench for Additional Seating
• Helps Keep Bedrooms Tidy and Organized
• Sturdy MDF Wood Construction

Product Description

KidKraft Austin Toy Box. Put a "lid" on the mess! Kid's room look like a tornado hit it? The Austin Toy Box is here to straighten up that disaster area! Available in an array of colors to seamlessly adapt to any decor, this 30 x 18 x 19" h. Toy Box features a safety hinge on the lid to protect little fingers from getting pinched and slammed. And aside from the awesome job it does keeping things organized and neat, the Austin Toy Box works double-duty as a bench, too! Smart, sturdy wood construction. Ages 3+. Assembly required. State Color. Teach your tot the importance of organization! Order Today! KidKraft Austin Toy Box

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 39 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B002UYRXRC
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

117 of 118 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Beware of substandard quality and potential safety hazard., December 27, 2010

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Angelbud (Columbia City, IN United States) - See all my reviews

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: KidKraft Austin Toy Box Cherry (Toy)

Please let me preface this review by admitting I rarely share my opinion even though I am an avid Amazon shopper. Working full time in Social Services with a long commute and two small children, I simply have to prioritize my time and writing reviews has not been one of those priorities. Today, I have taken the time to write because I wanted to warn other potential buyers of the substandard quality associated with this particular toy box.

We purchased this KidKraft toy box and intended to use it as a gift from Santa for our one-year-old daughter. We had planned to fill it with a variety of toys for her to open on Christmas morning. We have previously purchased two toy boxes manufactured by KidKraft and purchased both of them on Amazon for our three-year-old son. There were never issues with quality. (However, we had not purchased this particular style/finish in the past.)

I read all of the reviews for this product. (Yes. I consistently read reviews but don't contribute like I should.) The general consensus was that this was a quality product with a reasonable price. I only read one review that indicated there were quality issues. I should have paid more attention to that particular review because I could have avoided this nightmare. He wasn't fooling!

Late on Christmas Eve 2010, we opened the packaging and began assembling the toy box. Immediately, I noticed the "cherry finish" was shoddy and looked like it had been sprayed on inconsistently. It was also more of a brown color than a cherry finish. But, since Christmas morning was just hours away, I decided I could accept the finish discrepancy. I then noticed the toy box was manufactured with poor quality particle board...not what I had expected from an "all-wood" product. I was getting a bit perturbed but thought I might be able to live with particle board as long as the toy box served its purpose of safely containing toys. We then started to assemble the toy box. What a nightmare! The screws went straight through the particular board and into what would become the inside of the toy box. (Her father is a seasoned professional contractor and had assembled the other two KidKraft toy boxes.)

The sharp screw tips protruded into the interior of the toy box and were an unquestionable safety hazard to anyone using toy box. The particle board disintegrated around the screws and actually began to splinter off. The joints were also substandard. In my opinion, the toy box would not withstand regular usage or the weight of a child. At this point, I demanded we stop the assembly process and start wrapping all of the intended contents. I could not give my child a gift that would unquestionably cause her harm. I immediately accessed Amazon and requested to return the item due to is being defective and thus, a safety hazard.

Please take heed before purchasing this item. There are other KidKraft toy boxes out there that are of much better quality and in the same price range. This particular model is of substandard quality and is a potential safety hazard. It needs to be recalled. Beware.

33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Kid Kraft Austin Toy Box, February 16, 2010

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Tygerus (Kaneohe, Hawaii) - See all my reviews

= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: KidKraft Austin Toy Box White (Toy)

This was terrible and cheaply built! I hate it! It said it was made of wood but its actually particle board. When I was screwing down the screws. It ended up pulling the end nut through the particle board and damaging the paint and board. And I hadn't even finished making the screw flush with the board nor was I using any force!! The hole is so much bigger than the end nut that the nut swims around in it and makes it a pain to center to get the screw into it. I did not assemble it because the particle board made it so flimsy that I am afraid to even put it together to let my child use it. I was so excited that I threw out the box and I am pretty sure I can't return it now. I have never been so disappointed in something! The fact that it even has a star not by choice. If there was a negative star, I would have done it. DON'T BUY IT!!!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Espresso is more of a Cherry color!, November 30, 2010

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Atlanta parent - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: KidKraft Austin Toy Box Espresso (Toy)

I bought this toy box because it the perfect size and it had a variety of colors. Since my daughter's furniture is espresso, I ordered the espresso. When the box arrived, my husband and I were very excited to put it together but the excitment quickly went away when we saw the color. It is NOT a dark, espresso color as shown in the pictures. It is a cherry wood color. We have Cherry wood furniture in our master bedroom and the toy box is an exact match.

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