I didn’t want to buy an outlandish fancy tv stand, so when I was searching for stands, this one stood out because of its simplicity. It’s very reliable and eye pleasing without a ridiculous price tag. But I have reasons for not giving it 5 stars.
One: The assembly can be pretty frustrating. My roommate and I often questioned whether or not the planks of wood were facing the right direction. They had small stickers with letters explaining what parts needed to be connected together, but no indication on what side the plank should be facing up / down or front/ back. The instruction manual helped, but it would have saved time if it just put a simple “this side up” or “sticker side down” instruction. We did have to disassemble a few times because it didn’t look right when a part was facing the wrong way.
Two: the cubbies are opened back. Now to fair, it’s what is advertised plus this feature didn’t bother me in the slightest. In fact, I like open back because it makes it easier to identify cords and connect plugs to outlets. If you only have a tv and cable box on the stand, then it’s not a problem because it’s easy to hide the cables. However, if you have a lot of electronics on the stand, cables and cords are very noticeable. My room is small, and I don’t have many outlets, so I ended up putting a lot of my electronics on the stand. So I have tons of cables showing along the back. It actually stands out quite a lot. I’m surprised the stand didn’t come with the option of stick on cubby covers for the back. My old stand came with them. They were made of cardboard sure, but they did a great job at hiding the visual eye sore that is black cables being stretched to reach an outlet. I feel like this stand could easily have offered the cubby covers so the consumer could decide on an open back or not.
Three: the price is a bit high for such a simple stand. I actually went to a furniture store, a month after I set up the stand, for a new bed. I saw tv stands almost identical to this one and each was almost $30-$50 less than what I paid. With the stress of moving and rushing to get settled as quick as possible, I neglected to do my consumer research to compare my buying options.
Still, I am pleased with the stand. It does the job and it looks and feels incredibly sturdy and strong. It feels like it will last a long time.
Pretty good stand
I didn’t want to buy an outlandish fancy tv stand, so when I was searching for stands, this one stood out because of its simplicity. It’s very reliable and eye pleasing without a ridiculous price tag. But I have reasons for not giving it 5 stars. One: The assembly can be pretty frustrating. My roommate and I often questioned whether or not the planks of wood were facing the right direction. They had small stickers with letters explaining what parts needed to be connected together, but no indication on what side the plank should be facing up / down or front/ back. The instruction manual helped, but it would have saved time if it just put a simple “this side up” or “sticker side down” instruction. We did have to disassemble a few times because it didn’t look right when a part was facing the wrong way. Two: the cubbies are opened back. Now to fair, it’s what is advertised plus this feature didn’t bother me in the slightest. In fact, I like open back because it makes it easier to identify cords and connect plugs to outlets. If you only have a tv and cable box on the stand, then it’s not a problem because it’s easy to hide the cables. However, if you have a lot of electronics on the stand, cables and cords are very noticeable. My room is small, and I don’t have many outlets, so I ended up putting a lot of my electronics on the stand. So I have tons of cables showing along the back. It actually stands out quite a lot. I’m surprised the stand didn’t come with the option of stick on cubby covers for the back. My old stand came with them. They were made of cardboard sure, but they did a great job at hiding the visual eye sore that is black cables being stretched to reach an outlet. I feel like this stand could easily have offered the cubby covers so the consumer could decide on an open back or not. Three: the price is a bit high for such a simple stand. I actually went to a furniture store, a month after I set up the stand, for a new bed. I saw tv stands almost identical to this one and each was almost $30-$50 less than what I paid. With the stress of moving and rushing to get settled as quick as possible, I neglected to do my consumer research to compare my buying options. Still, I am pleased with the stand. It does the job and it looks and feels incredibly sturdy and strong. It feels like it will last a long time.