I READ ALL THE REVIEWS OF THIS PRODUCT BEFORE ORDERING AND I CAN TELL YOU THEY ALMOST MADE ME NOT BUY THE ITEM. I READ REVIEWS OF PEOPLE SAYING STUFF ARRIVED BROKEN, AND OTHERS WHO LOVED IT LEFT ONLY 4 STARS INSTEAD 5, SO THESE REVIEWS REALLY MADE ME HESITATE. AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A REAL SHAME FOR ME HAD I NOT ORDERED THIS BED FOR MY SON.
FIRST OFF, WHEN YOUR ITEMS ARRIVE, YOU SHOULD ALWAYS GO THROUGH THE PARTS LIST AND CHECK OUT EACH PART AND POSITION THEM NEATLY TO PREPARE BEFORE PUTTING IT TOGETHER. YOU WOULD NOTICE IF A PART WAS BROKEN BEFORE STARTING, AND IF YOU DON'T THEN PERHAPS ORDERING ON LINE AND PUTTING IT TOGETHER YOURSELF ISN'T THE THING FOR YOU.
GETTING A BROKEN PART REPLACED IS ABSOLUTELY NO PROBLEM, ALL YOU DO IS CALL SOUTHSHORE AT THEIR TOLLFREE NUMBER 800-290-0465 AND THEY WILL SEND OUT REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR ANYTHING YOU RECEIVE BROKEN, FREE OF CHARGE. THEY ARE GREAT.
THE PRODUCT INFORMATION SAYS IT TAKES 2 PEOPLE TO PUT THIS TOGETHER. NOT TRUE! I AM A 46 YEAR OLD LADY AND NOT IN THE BEST OF SHAPE, AND I PUT THIS TOGETHER ALL BY MYSELF WITH NO PROBLEMS. WHEN THE HEAVY PACKAGE ARRIVED ON MY FRONT PORCH, I SIMPLY TOOK A BOX CUTTER, SLICED THE BOX OPEN CAREFULLY, AND CARRIED THE PARTS INTO THE BEDROOM A FEW AT A TIME.
ANOTHER REVIEW COMPLAINED ABOUT THE DRAWERS, SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF THEM NOT HOLDING ANYTHING HEAVY. WELL, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO PUT IN THEM, HEAVY BOOKS? OUR DRAWERS SLIDE OPEN FINE AND MY SON IS USING THE DRAWERS FOR SOCKS, UNDERGARMENTS, AND THE 3RD FOR LIGHT TOYS HE HAS. NO PROBLEMS.
THE ONLY BAD THING I CAN SAY IS THAT IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE FOR ME TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH WEIGHT THE BED IS DESIGNED TO HOLD. MY SON WEIGHS 120 LBS AND WILL GET BIGGER.
I SAT ON IT AND IT DIDNT FLINTCH. I JUST TOLD HIM NOT TO JUMP UP AND DOWN ON IT, I MEAN, HOW HARDY DOES A PIECE A FURNITURE HAVE TO BE? IT'S JUST COMMON SENSE, TAKE CARE OF YOUR PURCHASE AND THIS WILL BE A GREAT BED FOR YOUR KID OR TEEN.
THE THING I LIKED BEST ABOUT IT WAS THE PRICE AND THE LOOKS. I PLAN ON ADDING THE MATCHING HEADBOARD AND END TABLES IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
IT IS ALSO REALLY GREAT, IF YOU HAVE PETS SUCH AS CATS THAT GO UNDER YOUR BED AND PLAY AND MAKE NOISE, BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GO UNDER THIS BED!
I WILL UPLOAD PICS OF MY ITEM FOR CUSTOMERS TO VIEW.
I love the asian pagoda inspired table top, looks fantastic in my apartment. It really looks like a show piece.
Good things about the wine rack:
*Very attractive, nice design with nice hard hard wood of a dark cherry color.
*Stemware storage: Room for 18 wine glasses to hang (so no dust develops on the inside).
*Pretty large wine storage capacity (max 27)
*Sturdy, stylish and large table top to display or store things.
Bad things about the wine rack:
*First row of wine storage to top needs to be a few inches taller. I cannot store my 9.5" tall red wine glasses (not burgundy glasses) without taking up room for wine on the first row. The stemware in the picture seem to be very short or else my glasses are very tall, I don't think stemware like Riedel would fit in addition to wine bottles on the first level. For me it cuts down wine storage by 5 bottles.
*The shipping was expensive but I don't regret buying this at all.
This TV stand is a good size and holds the weight of my 55" TV, which is hard to find for something in this price range. It was a little bit difficult to put together, but not too bad. The directions are not the easiest thing to follow or maybe it was because there were a lot of parts, but anyway, it only took me about 2 hours to put it together. I wanted something with compartments for storage, but also with an open space for the cable box. This was perfect!
