Sauder Beginnings TV Stand with Drawers

This TV Stand is very nice-looking on the picture which is why I ordered it. I ordered it on June 25 but did not receive it until the 28th even though I have Amazon Prime. That kind of ticked me off that I didn't receive it like I should have being a Prime member and all. I ordered other items at the same time I ordered this piece of furniture and they were delivered on time but not the furniture. Because I was so busy the week that I got it I held off putting it together until Sunday, July 2. Just to let those who are thinking about ordering this, it is VERY heavy to lift so watch your back and be very careful. Ladies, I would highly recommend that you get a very strong male to carry it inside for you. I weigh only 123 pounds but I do not have the muscles to be lifting such a heavy thing like that on my own so I had the delivery man bring it inside for me. It was packaged very securely and none of the pieces were broken. Also, it should be noted that if you are not the type to put furniture together it can take a couple of hours to get it all completed. If you can read and comprehend English very well putting this furniture together should be a breeze for you so long as you follow the steps. It was very easy for me but it took some time til I completed it. I read a review from someone who said it only took him just 45 minutes tops which amazed me but, seriously, in no way can you put this piece of furniture together in just 45 minutes so I suspect the person was exaggerating. Pros: Is a very nice-looking piece of furniture overall the the adjustable shelves and the drawers are are a huge plus for me. Cons: It's very heavy so be very careful and watch your back when bending to lift the heaviest pieces of wood. I wish it had come with stainless steel wheels for rolling it due to it being so heavy. The handles you attach to the drawers are made of plastic instead of stainless steel so be careful not to screw the screws in them too tight whereas you could cause it to break. I don't know why they didn't include stainless steel handles. Go figure. smh It took me a little over 2 hours to complete it and that was following it step-by-step and without taking any breaks. Upon completing it I noticed that both the left and right drawers overlapped onto the left and right outer A and B pieces of wood making it have a very awkward-looking appearance from the front view. When closed the center of the 2 drawers are suppose to be very very close to each other but that is not the case with my unit. Because the drawers are overlapping onto the A and B pieces of wood the middle is very wide whereas you can actually almost see the pieces that are suppose to be hidden. THAT really upset me. I believe that is a manufacture flaw and, sadly, I just happened to be the unfortunate one to receive that particular one. Hopefully that its not the case with most of their products like this one. It's very noticeable and looks rather tacky to me personally. Just be aware of that if you're thinking about getting it. Other than that it is a very nice piece of furniture. I gave it a 3-star solely because of the flaw with the drawers but if there were no flaws I would have given it 5-star because it really is nice-looking. If I could have one without that flaw I would definitely get it but the manufacturer would have to put it together and ship it to me because in no way am I going through with having to put that thing together again on my own. I wouldn't recommend getting this piece of furniture and that's solely because you might end up getting one with the manufacturing flaw like I unfortunately got. But you can take that chance if it really appeals to you. Just can't say you weren't warned in advance.