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Review on Bamboo Bathroom Cabinet With Ample Storage - VIAGDO Freestanding Floor Cabinet With Doors And Side Shelves For Organized Living Spaces by Patrick Jarvis

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Overpriced and was a nightmare to assemble

So, first the good. It's attractive enough and the actual quality of the bamboo is decent. I finally got it together (more on that in a moment) and it looks nice in my bath where it is now holding towels and such. I gave it three stars because it is actually nice looking.Now, the not so great.This was horrific to put together. The instructions were decent and fairly straightforward. The issues were around the misalignment of pre-drilled holes. In one spot, on the front right, bottom corner, the bamboo actually split because the holes are so far off. One tip: don't tighten anything until you get that backboard on, and you may want to leave the smaller shelves unattached until the rest is together.On the one I received, the small square shelves block the track that the backboard rests in, so if you attach those, you are screwed. Attaching those AFTER I got the backboard on worked to some extent, but because pretty much all the screw holes were misaligned, the shelves are slightly bowed, and the back panel bows outward because I just had to brute force everything into place. To ice the cake, the magnetic door latch doesn't actually touch the plate on the door. So, if I want that to work, I would need to drill new pilot holes and move it forward so it would catch the door. It wasn't worth the effort for me to do that and risk splitting the frame. So I just threw in the towel on that.It wobbles slightly. Probably because it's all so poorly aligned. I have a piece of the styrofoam packing that came with it under the back feet to keep it from bobbling all over the bathroom every time it is touched. For almost $100 I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO SHIM SOMETHING WITH STYROFOAM.So, for $86 I have a wobbly unit with somewhat bowed shelves on one side, that is split in the front right bottom corner, and adored with styrofoam feet. It's not worth the price.It's a shame because the unit is otherwise attractive. But given the lack of general quality, it's not worth more than about $50, imho. And if you don't daydrink now, you will after you are done putting this together. (I'm quite handy and an engineer, btw.)My advice is to take a pass on this one. If it wouldn't have been going to be such a hassle to put back in the box and return it, I would have.

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Pros
  • Furniture
Cons
  • May require additional hardware for assembly