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131 of 133 found the following review helpful:
 Stylish, handsome -- and no assembly required! Jan 22, 2003
By Dorothy Rosa
"flyawayhome"
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!
68 of 72 found the following review helpful:
 Real wood -- but slapped together Jun 17, 2002
By L. Lestha
"urieldewolf"
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.
35 of 36 found the following review helpful:
 Quality Dec 10, 2001
By Darlene Szilagy
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!
26 of 27 found the following review helpful:
 Fell apart in the box Oct 09, 2005
By Ela
"hobbit fan"
This is a terrible product. It fell apart in the box before I received it, and came with no assembly instructions. When I finally managed to put it back together to some degree, the pieces didn't even sit at 90 degree angles from each other, so I returned it.
I have to say, amazon was great about the return, and paid for the return shipping as well as refunded me for my original shipping, since it was their mistake.
17 of 17 found the following review helpful:
good for the wanderer Jul 09, 2003
By lynz-h
"lynz-h"
the dark coffee coloured finish appeals to my gothic sensibilities. the folding design appeals to my transient nature. this bookcase could have been made for me! a couple of points I didn't see otherwise mentioned:
--the open top is nice for oversized books.
--it does fold up--but it's a bit heavy and awkward. I chipped mine trying to transport it by myself.
--if you jam yours full, the open sides will encourage your smaller books to warp. also, it's easy to catch the book covers on the back support frame. however, this will happen if you're as careless with your books as I am. I wish they made the same model, only taller.
I wish they made a crown top for them, like some folding bookcases have. that would be cool. we've had ours for a couple of years. they're packed to the gills and holding up great. they look pretty nice (they'd look nicer if I didn't fill them so full.) a good purchase.
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