Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Let me start by saying that I just unpacked and set up my new bookcase less than 10-minutes ago. I am so deeply disappointed in this product that I immediately went to Amazon to warn others about the extremely low quality. I am hoping I can prevent you from making the same mistake I did in ordering this bookcase. I am a big fan of the 3 shelf folding & stackable design! We own two units already and I wanted to get a third. The Yu Shan brand was offered at a cheaper rate and I was silly enough to purchase it. (I can't even say, "You get what you pay for." because this unit isn't even worth the low price they sell it for on Amazon. This product's lesson is, "You get something much worse then what you paid for.") I was shocked at the ultra low quality of this bookcase. When I unpacked it from the box, multiple screws and pieces literally fell out. Upon closer examination, I found that most of the screws that held the hinges and other pieces in place were sticking out of the wood and some had come completely out. I attempted to screw them all back into place but they had been poorly drilled and simply spun in a hole that was too big for them. (So most remain sticking out or missing.) There are small metal studs that attach the back of the shelves to the sides. These fit flush into brackets on the back of each shelf and then go into drilled holes on the side. The top shelf of my bookcase kept falling down in the back. I discovered that the metal stud on that shelf had not been trimmed properly so it wouldn't rest flushed and simply fell out. I unscrewed the bracket that holds this piece and tried to put in back in place, the extra piece that had not been trimmed, wouldn't allow it to rest flushed and therefore the top shelf continues to fall down in the back. As I said, most of the screws are already pulling out of the wood and any attempt to tighten them back into place is futile, since they simply spin in holes. Perhaps the bookcase was thrown around in shipping and the force simply pulled the pieces of wood apart, making the cheap screws pull out and enlarge the holes. The screws and hinges are also extremely cheap and make it impossible to tighten up this shaky bookshelf. If it is so horrible, why not send it back? (You may ask yourself) Well allow me to discuss the shipping of the bookcase. The folded case is shipped in a tight flat box with minimal Styrofoam pieces strategically slipped in here and there. While the box and Styrofoam offer almost no protection for the unit, they do make it next to impossible to remove it from the box without tearing it up. There is an excellent chance that the only way you will be able to remove the bookshelf is to destroy the ultra tight box in the process. By the time you discover how cheaply made the bookcase is, you have already destroyed the very box you will need to return it. The bottom line is that this is a very popular design and quality units will bring you a great deal of pleasure and ease. But this cheap knock-off looks terrible and is poorly made. Better to shop for a different brand and spend a little bit more than to throw away your money on this one. Let the buyer beware.