I really like this desk except for the following items. First, the packaging was very substandard. For example, the metal parts that are used for the shelving were in plastic bags, but none of the bags were taped shut allowing the metal parts to partially come out of the bags during shipping, which can and did cause minor damage to my desk. The wood parts had some covering, but again, not taped down and it partially came off of the shelves leaving it exposed. Second, the install instructions were pretty bad. No text instructions, just some very low-res drawings that had to be studied before assembly. There are two sets of shelves, one on each side of the desk. The instructions pictured the tall set of shelves on the left and the lower set of shelves on the right. I needed the tall shelves on the right side. I had to use those low-res drawings to figure out how to reverse that orientation. It would have been nice to have a clear and separate set of instructions for each orientation. I considered that a feature and there was no documentation describing how to reverse the shelves or even that they could be reversed. I would think that the manufacturer would have stressed that feature. It took extra time to figure out how to position the pieces to reverse the orientation. Over all, I like the desk. I just can’t figure out why a manufacturer would go through the process of making a nice desk and skimp on the packaging and the assembly instructions. I didn’t have any parts that didn’t line up properly as some have said, but I don’t screw the screws in all the way until I have assembled the desk completely. Then I went back and tightened all the screws. I would buy this desk again, but just understand that your desk may not arrive in as good a condition as mine did.
A nice desk but . . .
I really like this desk except for the following items. First, the packaging was very substandard. For example, the metal parts that are used for the shelving were in plastic bags, but none of the bags were taped shut allowing the metal parts to partially come out of the bags during shipping, which can and did cause minor damage to my desk. The wood parts had some covering, but again, not taped down and it partially came off of the shelves leaving it exposed. Second, the install instructions were pretty bad. No text instructions, just some very low-res drawings that had to be studied before assembly. There are two sets of shelves, one on each side of the desk. The instructions pictured the tall set of shelves on the left and the lower set of shelves on the right. I needed the tall shelves on the right side. I had to use those low-res drawings to figure out how to reverse that orientation. It would have been nice to have a clear and separate set of instructions for each orientation. I considered that a feature and there was no documentation describing how to reverse the shelves or even that they could be reversed. I would think that the manufacturer would have stressed that feature. It took extra time to figure out how to position the pieces to reverse the orientation. Over all, I like the desk. I just can’t figure out why a manufacturer would go through the process of making a nice desk and skimp on the packaging and the assembly instructions. I didn’t have any parts that didn’t line up properly as some have said, but I don’t screw the screws in all the way until I have assembled the desk completely. Then I went back and tightened all the screws. I would buy this desk again, but just understand that your desk may not arrive in as good a condition as mine did.