FURINNO JAYA Simply Home 5-Shelf Bookcase, 5-Tier, Black

Still waiting on replacement parts – update got em!
I can finally update this one. I’m increasing review to 5 stars with details to follow. They have very polite customer service members. They are slow. And apologized each time for the delay. I can’t put that all on them because honestly I just expected them to ignore the request and never respond. So pleasantly surprised.They actually responded to my follow up email. It was confusing and I thought they were sending me a label to return it. And then the next time I emailed back because they forgot or it slipped out before they sealed the package the little tiny dowels. So I had to wait another week for it. Both times the packing was superb. Guys. It blew my mind. They took care of it like they were sending it to grandma.This time I waited to get a 2nd pair of hands to help hold it steady for assembly. It’s solid. It’s sturdy. And I’m very pleased with the end result. Between the excellent service and the care taken in mailing the replacement items without making me even pay s&h? Full stars. I forgot to add pics after assembly so just showing on its planned home (another shelf). The backing piece unfolds and held together with tape tape when unfolded. I added extra tape along with the middle to help for long term. And I colored over the small gap with black permanent marker to avoid the light coming through being obvious. That is something I’ve learned over previous years of diy.It’s been just over 2 weeks since this was delivered. I started assembly the weekend it was delivered. As part of the instructions, you assemble the various items in a specific order. I’ve include a closeup of Step 1 & 2 where you have the middle part of this bookshelf (the “H”).The steps aren’t complicated, but they could use more details.The line in the “H”, requires 4 wooden dowels to be connected, and those in turn to be connected to the end pieces. I cannot stress how delicate they are until its all stable. Well, at least I assume it will be stable. I’m still waiting on the replacement parts. While connecting the 2 outer edges to the dowels, the wobble factor was under anticipated. I’m embarrassed to admit that the dowels broke instantly when the 2nd one was attached, and I’d let go of the other side. Picture the attempt – trying to save one side, and the other side also becomes precariously balanced, and end up both becoming unstable.I was able to remove 2 of the broken dowels, and I might have been able to salvage the part “G”, but the other side, the 2 holes are completely filled. I don’t have a drill, and even if I did, I’d need the 4 replacement dowels.I’d have paid extra to have it delivered fully assembled — why isn’t that even an option?Anyhow – if you end up like me just needing something on the smaller side to help corral some desktop clutter, the feel of the parts is well cheap, but I’d think they’d be stable enough for the weight specified. The all black will hide a variety of sins. I even bought screw covers after reading in the reviews that would have been a nice touch to make it look nicer.The cons:–Pet peeve, always the directions are really light on details. And why do you have so many items to do in each step, instead of separate steps?–Well, Amazon directed me to the website product support of the manufacturer. It wasn’t too difficult to fill out the lengthy questionnaire. Just be prepared, I recommend if you’re on your phone, switch over to pc or laptop.–Timeframe for responses – took a week for them to respond, asking for more photos. I responded today, so guessing it will be another week for them to respond, either with another question, or a request to pay for the shipping & addtl parts.–Length of time waiting – I’m this close to throwing it all out. Waiting so long for this to be resolved is annoying. Do I salvage my time, and wait, or do I throw it out now, and buy something else for the more instant gratification? $40.00 isn’t a deal breaker, but still, in this economy? You don’t want to just throw it away no matter the irritation.The Pros:–The price is fine. I’d have paid more for it fully assembled. Why isn’t this an option? that ANYone offers?–Items are lightweight, and as described. The material is pressed wood, so it does ‘feel’ cheaper when you look at it.–While I did complain about the instructions, these are better than many I’ve seen, in that the size of the photos could be easily viewed.–Each of the items were clearly labeled – this is something that is often missed, so kudos to the manufacturer – very neat and organized.SummaryWell, this is one of those that I have to wait & update. If there isn’t too much more of a delay, and the parts are replaced with only cheap fees, then I’ll likely be happy and upgrade the review.For now, I’m on the fence with rating. Part of this is on me (I didn’t fully understand the directions, and when it started to fall apart, overreacted when fumbling to save it, and items broke). Why can ‘t I go with half stars?

It’s ok has some flimsy parts
The bookshelf holds a lot and is nice for my crafts but when moving the shelf the back cardboard started falling apart which isn’t the biggest deal since my stuff hides it but the back pieces and pretty flimsy otherwise it’s a pretty good shelf for the price.

UPDATE: PIECE OF CRAP… DO NOT BUY FOR THIS PRICE… KEEP SEARCHING… LOW QUALITY
UPDATE: Had it for less than 2 months. Went to move it today, after having my books on it. Wanted to rearrange my space. It collapsed from the center. When I tried to put it back together, parts of the outer frame were leaning. Didn’t overpack it with books AT ALL. I still have books that are in storage bins so it wasn’t the books. This is a LOW QUALITY product especially for the PRICE. Literally a piece of crap. The material is CHEAP and for the price, you can go to T*arget or W*lmart and get this same shelf for the same quality for HALF THE PRICE. I thought I was going CHEAP buying this for $80+ but found the same cheap bookshelf in a a big-box store for HALF that. Don’t waste your money. If you have a large collection of books, invest in a more quality bookshelf. I would NOT trust this in a kids room or a closet, no matter what the other reviews say. Going to the TRASH. Not safe. NOT STURDY no matter what people put in the review. THEY NEED TO IMPROVE THIS PRODUCT. Backboard is flimsy so the books will literally push it back and out, leaving a gap and making it look cheap. The board that hold the books collapse. It’s not a sturdy product.=———————————————–For the price, I feel disappointed with the quality. It’s lightweight but it’s your typical somewhat flimsy book shelf, and it took me 2 hours to put together. The directions aren’t as straight-forward as others have said and the pieces come with all this dust/styrofoam litter on them. The box was heavy only to find that when you put the whole shelve together it’s flimsy and easily tips especially if you have carpet. I’ve seen lower-priced bookshelves like this as the usual big-box stores and was apprehensive about buying those, but now I’m regretting that I didn’t. The back board was the most frustrating. A piece of it split and it was awkward to line up in order to tack it good enough so the back won’t buckle if your books lean into it. Just a mess. I guess you get what you pay for. I was able to make it work, for now, as I have a lot of books and I was tired of them laying around my house or hiding away in a storage box, so it’ll serve its purpose but now I’m back to the frustrating search to find an AFFORDABLE but sturdy shelf for the rest of my book and to replace this one. I’m just not satisfied. To each their own. I will continue my search.

 

Easy to assemble. Not great quality but perfect for the price.