Mainstay 71" 5-Shelf Standard Bookcase - Perfect for Storing Books, Magazines, and Other Items

mike kopec: I too, was taken in by thinking that I was getting 30 inch shelves. They measure 23.5 inches. This is deceptive advertising. I had purchased a Mainstay 5-shelf Bookcase about 10 years ago and it was identical as advertised and I was expecting the same product with this purchase. Wrong -- on my part. The original bookcase had full length sides and this bookcase has a two-piece sides configuration which weakens the sturdiness of the completed product. And again, this is not an actual piece of furniture because it is a press board or particle board product and not an actual wood product. One nice thing, was the price. I', keeping this product because I'm not going through the long and tedious process of returning it because of the false advertising. Keep trying. Maybe some day your product will be apprciated.

United States on Aug 19, 2022

kpdrumswritessings: Okay first off- this is a 6'x2'x1' (h-w-d) bookshelf DELIVERED for 44-60 bucks total. So you have to view it on this light, which for that alone these are amazing. Yes- it is a particle board and veneer paper unit. But you still can't buy the raw material for this price. Pros- the assembly was easy- and tbh the instruction sheet was pretty impressive for something in this day and age and this price point. Also each of the hardware parts were on their own sealed plastic baggie compartment. It's a fairly sturdy and roomie beast and you could likely add shelves- if you want toale itore stable and sturdyaune get se cheap corner brackets, angle or corner irons. Yes the back.is cardboard- you can change to cheap luan plywood for 7$ and se screws. This is worth the $. I do woodworking- I am.not going to compare a 50$ item to even 100$ set of shelves, so it would be unfair to give these less than 5 stars based on what you pay for them. You can't buy them in the store and drag them home for this price let alone have the heavy package delivered to you.
NOW- the only downside- I initially ordered through a seller here that had good reviews, but very few and all recent....

United States on Feb 08, 2021

Clayton MurphyClayton Murphy: My wife is an avid book collector and it seems like I'm constantly buying new shelves. We have a total of 12 bookshelves in the house, all completely filled with books.

I got tired of paying 120+ a shelf from other brands, especially since the nicer shelves are already in the living room where people will see them. So I bought 3 of these with pure storage in mind over ascetics.

I gotta say, these are 100% the best value dollar per dollar of any bookshelf I've ever bought. I am only going to be buying these going forward so I can keep buying her a shelf every 5 months without breaking the bank.

PRO's:
1. CHEAP! My god the price is unbeatable. $42 for a bookshelf? That's like flea-market prices.
2. Easy to put together. In the past I've spent 4 hours putting shelves together before. The first one of these took me around an hour and a half. The other two about an hour. Hands down the easiest to assemble shelf I've ever bought.
3. Sturdy. I haven't seen any bowling and I don't worry about it collapsing when the entire shelf is full.
4. They look pretty good! Especially when the books are on it.

CON's:
I really don't have...

United States on Mar 14, 2020