Review on ChooChoo Rolling Kitchen Island: Portable, Drawer & Glass Cabinet, Wine Shelf, Towel Rack, White by Cody Bowie

Let me break down this entire purchase for you, the potential buyer.The box it gets delivered in is ridiculously heavy which I kind of expected—but I mean it’s like REALLY heavy. I’m glad I went with my gut and had them deliver it directly to my apartment’s front door because it would have been impossible to move that box an inch out of the mail room without a dolly. I had to shimmy it through the front door! If you live anywhere other than a private residence, I highly recommend opting for the same in the delivery instructions.The product’s instructions make it pretty clear that the average assembly time is 2 hours, but keep in mind that that is for a 2-person assembly. I live alone and, given the pandemic, it wasn’t an option to invite over a friend so this project ended up taking about 5 hours from start to finish. Unlike many other furniture assembly instructions, there actually are some written tips inside and all of the pieces came with numbered and lettered stickers on them so they were easily identifiable. They don’t give you any tools to complete the assembly (or at least I didn’t get any) so make sure you have a screwdriver at the minimum, but ideally an electric one. I think it could have taken me an extra 2 hours without the power drill. Also not all of the pieces ended up fitting together perfectly which was frustrating, but that’s not super visible in the finished product.The assembly of this kitchen island with a one-woman show was probably the worst way I could have started 2021, filled with frustration and back pain, but I must admit that the finished product looks pretty darn good. Not only is it aesthetically pleasing, but it added so much storage to my (already tiny) kitchen! Also although it is rather bulky, it’s still pretty easy to move around thanks to the wheels which pivot in all directions.Overall, if you have other people in your household to help you assemble this product, it shouldn’t be too much of a hassle and you will finish in a couple hours and love the product. If you live alone and/or aren’t too savvy with furniture assembly, I would recommend going for something more simple. Either that, or dedicate a whole day to building it! The only other advice I have is to make sure you have all the pieces, count them before building, and lay them out in order. I’ve seen reviews of people missing some pieces in the packaging, and I personally received more than the manual stated I should have. Maybe they threw in some extra pieces as a precaution, but better safe than sorry! Happy building!