Sauder Beginnings 3-Shelf Bookcase - Perfect for Organizing Your Home Library

R: I bought this back in 2021 for literally $25. I was looking through my old orders and surprised myself with this price. It was such a good deal. It's probably more expensive now but this bookcase is pretty good. I don't have the largest book collection in the world (yet) but I still needed somewhere to keep my books in my room. I haven't had any major problems with it. A minor problem I encountered is that one of the little metal pegs came out. I noticed this when one of the shelves were sagging. It was an easy fix by just putting the peg back in. The top of the bookcase is perfect for showcasing things like plants and decorations

Canada on Nov 18, 2023

Battygirlrachel: I have tall book cases and needed some extra shelves but couldn't find the shelves on their own so got this. the shelves were the right size for what I needed and are as sturdy as the ones I already have. I've bought Sauder products before and this was on par with the quality of other products they sell.

United States on Oct 15, 2023

FRusso: Easy to put together and very sturdy. Needed extra space in our home office to get things off the floor. This looks really nice and the price was very good. Liked the depth over some other bookshelves which were 2 inches less in width. Very user friendly and highly recommend.

United States on Aug 23, 2023

BookAce: Easy to put together with just 8 screws and a multitude of tiny nails (for the back). Sturdy enough, although I DID add inner braces to all 4 corners just to reinforce it. Nice faux wood color. Before I add books, I will paint the unfinished sides flat black for increased longevity.

United States on Dec 23, 2022

Tabatha Huckle: Size, colour, and sturdiness of the shelf is worth the money. I bought it to be used as a bookshelf. I am happy with my purchase, and I would recommend it.

Canada on May 26, 2021

Michael R.: Easy to assemble but time consuming. wife is happy with it. Just the right size and height for our purpose.

Canada on May 17, 2021

steven: Great price fast shipping easy to assemble, Really can't complain about anything I bought it on sale for $27 lol for the price not bad.

Canada on Apr 18, 2021

A. GagnonA. Gagnon: Difficult to assemble and very fragile. Easy to break like I did in trying to assemble. I didn’t have success with these product because I didn’t assemble it correctly. One side is not ok. The instructions was only in English.
It is the first time it happens to me and I am deceived by that purchase. But the price is cheap...

Canada on Apr 01, 2021

Amazon Customer: I ordered two of these bookcases for my office. Side by side, they are the perfect fit for a small room. The top of the cases land about 3 inches above base of window.

Depending on size of the books, one case holds 35-50 books. I have (Lots.....LOTS) of study bibles, spanish/ english dictionaries, novels (hardcover & paperback), etc.... I only assembled one. VERY VERY sturdy!

Easy to assemble. But I will say, although the instructions indicate (Do not use a power drill)..... 😲 I say, use a power drill instead of phillips screwdriver. Use on low power though!!! One case takes about 15-20 minutes tops to assemble.

I want to give a HEARTY THANK YOU to the company for how the case is packaged in the box.
Secure. Neat. Thought put into it. Nothing missing in first box. Fingers crossed that the 2nd box is the same. The assembly and care manual is detailed yet simple to understand. I hate instruction manuals that are one sheet of paper with a diagram that looks like a kindergartner drew it with some vague instructions.

I'm so happy with this purchase. Two bookcases for roughly $80. You won't be disappointed.

United States on Feb 25, 2021

PghDrake: I took so long to actually buy this product (and to be honest I actually ordered it from another site first, then the price went down here so I bought 2 more from Amazon!) because of mixed reviews here and on other sites. I've had other products from Sauder in the past and I've never been disappointed, but some products have been a little better than others. This is one of the best, and for the price ($30 at the time when I bought 2 of these), it simply can't be beat.

Pros:
1) Nice, dark wood color. I'm sure the other colors are good too, but I ordered the Cinnamon Cherry). It looks great!
2) Easy to put together - alone, it took me about 10 minutes total from unboxing to starting to put items onto it.
3) To go along with #2 above, this piece uses regular screws and NOT hex screws where you have to break your fingers trying to turn that little crappy key everyone gives you. I love that.
4) It's solid - although not actual pieces of wood per se, it's built well and not cheaply. Built to last, heavy but not overly so.

Cons:
1) The top piece doesn't have the wood grain on both sides like the shelves do. The expectation is that it's a 3-shelf unit so they...

United States on Jan 15, 2013