I think we've all purchased particle board furniture at some time in our lives, so I don't think anyone today expects it to be great furniture but a shelving unit made out of "particle" cardboard covered in contact paper is beyond belief! The shelving unit is so inferior that I simply don't know what to do with it other than send it back which I can't because while putting it together, three wooden dowels used to hold the vertical sections together "popped" through the contact paper side breaking the exterior "finish." So now it's my problem.
From the start, the unit arrived damaged but this wasn't due to shipping - the box was fine. The damage I'm speaking of happened at the factory or during packaging. The contact paper was missing in some important exterior areas (like the top!), and in other spots, was lifting away from the cardboard. Then incredibly enough, when I began taking off the stickers used to label each piece for assembling, they pulled away more contact paper!
Absolutely TERRIBLE quality for an absurd price. Be forewarned. Do not waste your money like I did.
The only redeemable thing about this unit is the canvas boxes, which are cute, but so what? For the money? Absolutely not worth it!