The desk is great all the negative reviews that I see are people putting it together wrong or not reading the instructions. A screw popped out of the top of the dest in a review I read and saw he used the longer screw in the wrong spot. People are breaking the bolts cause there tightening down the bolts way to much when it say to secure them at 70% get it stood up and then tighten them a little more not hulk out on a leg bolt. And yes it's scratch resistant but don't put it together face down on a hard wood floor sliding the pieces back and forth to make them fit will cause some scratches that way. If you stop and take your time with it and do it right you will have no problems it's a great desk
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The desk is great all the negative reviews that I see are people putting it together wrong or not reading the instructions. A screw popped out of the top of the dest in a review I read and saw he used the longer screw in the wrong spot. People are breaking the bolts cause there tightening down the bolts way to much when it say to secure them at 70% get it stood up and then tighten them a little more not hulk out on a leg bolt. And yes it's scratch resistant but don't put it together face down on a hard wood floor sliding the pieces back and forth to make them fit will cause some scratches that way. If you stop and take your time with it and do it right you will have no problems it's a great desk