This is a long one. I've been sitting on this rage for a bit so hold onto your butts. First I'll extend an olive branch: the desk fits well into anyone's budget. At the time (like, 2 weeks ago) I got it for $40. Not bad. It's a desk. It does desk things. That's about all the good I have to say here.
But speaking of the price, I bought it for $40 and as soon as I started assembling this god damn thing I knew I got gypped. The instructions were clear enough. Allegedly the desk should be assembled in roughly 30 minutes if you have someone helping you. My roommates were out so I tackled the project myself, figuring that at most it would take an hour. 4 hours later, I'm still working on it. Why? Because there were supposed to be holes for all the screws and pegs that were drilled into the wood already, according to the instructions, but I guess the guy who was supposed to do that got drunk on the job because there's no holes. I don't have tools either. I have one Gerber multi tool and I had to painstakingly "drill" my own holes with a broken knife, a now-worn down screwdriver head, and a series of other tool-heads that are now similarly worn. Before you say, "What's the problem, don't Gerbers have a lifetime warranty?" Yeah, it's only good for the one replacement. This was it. I paid $80 for the Gerber and $40 for the desk, but now that half the tools in my Gerber are useless, technically I'm out $120. If the manufacturer is reading this, I accept reimbursement through the Cash App.
Speaking of price, as I clicked on this product to file my initial complaint, I found more reasons to get pissed off. The price on this piece of excrement actually JUMPED by $15 in the literally 2 weeks since I bought this. How is the demand rising at all? I feel like it should be plummeting faster than our president's approval ratings. I wouldn't even buy this again if the price dropped $15. I wouldn't even take it for FREE if I knew what I was getting into.
Now the sturdiness. It's okay. Not great, not terrible, but I'm a little concerned at how much this thing wiggles just from me lightly typing away on my laptop. The directions say the desk is prorated to hold 15 pounds across the main part of it, but the directions also said the holes were supposed to be pre-drilled so I don't know about that. The good news is that if I'm unlucky enough to fart on this thing and it collapses, the manufacturer owes me a new computer.
That's right, this desk is so awful that I'm praying that it breaks for a payout. Maybe I'll tack on extra charges for emotional pain and suffering. I could be paying my bills right now. I could be writing that novel I promised I'd start on once I get a new desk. But instead I'm putting off my entire life to warn the people of Amazon to not buy this desk.
"But Nick! It's cheap, you knew what you were getting into!" Maybe, but it really says something about this economy that I can't even save money or else I just end up wasting it. What sick person would charge someone $40 (and then $55.11 before tax and shipping) and then blame them for not throwing down an extra $500 when it blows up in their face? That's not how you compete with other businesses. I'm an English major and I have no skills but I could make a better desk out of cardboard and pubic hairs.
Oh and one last thing: the pull out drawer or whatever it's called, the thing you put your keyboard on? Flimsier than a tightrope walker with Parkinson's. I look at it funny and it just falls off. There's nothing holding it together. I'm not sure if I should add more holes so I can screw it on, but god forbid I finish the manufacturer's job.
Anyway, my point is don't buy this desk. 2/10; I'm burning this when I find something better.
| Item Weight | 35 pounds |
|---|---|
| Product Dimensions | 15.75 x 39.4 x 34.1 inches |
| Item model number | 12095WH/BK |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
