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Would not buy again
First I had to wait almost 6 weeks to get the item as it was backordered. It is cheap press board construction with veneer. It only needs water (to wet the pre-glued dowels to activate the glue) and a hammer to put together. At first I thought this was great. I wet the dowels and put them in the sides and center divider, tapped gently until they stopped and then inserted into the top and bottom. I used a cloth over the top as I tapped it in to prevent hammer marks on the veneer. When I removed the cloth, I discovered that the dowels had dimpled (and in two spots cracked) the veneer. When I looked at the bottom, I discovered the same problem, and the unveneered bottom just left holes where the pressboard disintegrated into sawdust. I took it apart and tapped the dowels in further,but unfortunately, the damage was done — if you purchase this, make sure you get those dowels into the side pieces and center divider as far as they will go. To prevent it from scratching the surface I placed it on, I added some press-on felt feet to the bottom. I wish that the compartments were just a little wider. I’m using it to store printing supplies — paper, labels, business cards, photo paper etc. All must be removed from the boxes, envelopes, or wrapping to fit. Since it is better to store these items in their boxes or envelopes, this is a problem. The vertical spacing of the shelves is just right to hold one ream of paper, but the shelves are flimsy and bow under the weight if an entire ream is placed on them. Bottom line, you get what you pay for. The design is just what I wanted, but it is cheaply made. I’m going to keep it and store my labels in their boxes on top so as to hide the dimples and cracks in the veneer, and have plenty of uses for the compartments. Knowing what I know now, I would have saved my money and copied this design to have a better quality organizer custom made by a family member who does custom wood working, with the sections slightly larger.