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108 of 109 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Stylish, handsome -- and no assembly required!, January 21, 2003
Battered and weary from having assembled way too much cheap particleboard furniture over the course of a lifetime, I searched the Net for affordable, well made, decent looking bookcases. I found these and took a chance.Even with standard shipping, I had my bookcases within 72 hours...and opened the boxes to find the bookcases simply wonderful, with no assembly required! You just stand them up against the wall at a 70-degree angle, prop the sides into place and let the shelves fall into place. I'm not sure which I like better, their no-assembly ease or their tasteful good looks. (Made in Thailand, they really do look like they came from Pottery Barn or Pier One.) Buyers with crawling kids or inquisitive toddlers should probably secure the bookcases to the wall for safety, but that's true of all free-standing bookcases. Nice furniture, fast and cheap -- with no assembly required...imagine that!
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56 of 59 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Real wood -- but slapped together, June 17, 2002
I had great hopes for this item though not especially high expectations. Nevertheless, straight out of the box, one of the hinges was pulled right out of the wood, several dowels used to assemble the pieces were clearly visible because the boards apparently are not long enough, several corners were chipped -- under the finish so it happened before assembly, two of the shelves were either terribly misaligned or warped so they did not seat correctly. Yes, it was an instant-assembly item. Yes, it is actually made out of real wood. Yes, the design is very nice. But, no, I'm not keeping it because the thing was slapped together without consideration for quality control and I'd be too wary of putting any weight on the shelves because half of them don't seat properly (or at all) on their support pegs.
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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Quality, December 10, 2001
We just received this item in the mail, popped it out of the box and opened it up, immediately ready for books. No assemply required! It folds up easily and conveniently, something a college student may want to consider for those trips back to school each Fall. It's made out of quality hard wood, and appears to be such. It appears very strong for my husband's medical books, but the true test will come when I reorganize his office. It has larger shelves on the bottom for larger books, and smaller shelves on top for those small text books that never seem to fit in a traditional book case; unless you buy a shelf specifically for smaller books. With this unit, you have it all-in-one, another convenient feature for the space saving college student. I ordered only one in the dark wood, now I wish I had ordered several more while the shipping was free. This is a heavy shippment which incurs significant shipping fees, I would not have ordered this if I had to pay the shipping fees. I also ordered the "mission-style of this unit--can't wait to see that one too!
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