Excellent piece of furniture. Strong, heavy, easy to put together. Looks like I bought it from a furniture store. Love it.Not sure why others stated that it did not extend over the lap when opened? Maybe they had their sofa too far away from the table and/or it was not fully extended? Mine also arrived damaged. If I am compensated through amazon customer service (
[email protected]) you will see a five star rating! You would not have guessed that it would be damaged by seeing how it was packaged! It truly was packaged so well and not a single bruise was on either box inside or outside. Seems maybe it was damaged before placing in the boxes? I can not find an option to contact the seller. Maybe that is on purpose or my error? I had tried to cancel this order soon after placing it because I was thinking about all the negative reviews but it was too late. Arrived very quickly. The price tag and the function of this table is very attractive. It is a nice table. If you decide to take a chance and get it, all the best to you. Maybe you shall receive one blemish free. I didn't mention how easy it was too put together. You can do so without instructions as it didn't have any. I did hear a cracking noise when I tightened two screws. Part of the frame began to unravel. I hope it doesn't fall apart in that area.UPDATE: a couple days short of a week old - small screws began popping out that holds the metal lifting bracket to the wood. I noticed more of them could not be tightened and seemed loosely attached. I replaced most of them with longer ones, I would have replaced all of them if I had enough screws on hand. This is actually something that needs to also be addressed. I emailed customer service and they added a feature to my orders to call them through the Amazon App. I do not have this app downloaded on my phone so it did not work properly. I found the number in my missed calls history and called them back. That is when I received compensation. They offered a partial refund or another delivery. I was also told that they would make note of all these negative reviews and find out what is going on with the delivery of damaged goods. Maybe you should check with them to see if they have corrected this problem before you place your order.Aug. 16, 2021 UPDATE: last picture still loving it and swapped longer screws to table top still holding on. Found the baskets at Michael's. They fit perfect and have to be put in from top because the option I selected was too tall to slide out.It was a return item,chipped in places,cracked on the corners.Bought for when sons come home to visit and need a desk for college student and working son. Very attractive and functional table. Easy to assemble. Quick delivery. The store said they couldn’t get it for me for 6 months. Delivered by Amazon in a week for lower priceBeautiful addition to our living room.This table was received earlier than expected and was extremely easy to assemble. There was a minor imperfection in the wood underneath but it's not visible so no big deal. The wood seems to be great quality with a beautiful finish. Contemplating the matching porter end tables :)Its a very substantial table....beautiful finish. Easy to assemble. Just one thing. Make sure you pull the top up the right way. I didn't realize that the false drawer should be facing away from you and I pulled the top the wrong way and 6 of the screws that holds the mechanism to the table top popped out. I was SO upset. They are only 1/2" wood screws. So I had to do a repair....I include a photo. I used wood glue in each of the holes and then screwed the screws back in.....I will let it dry overnight and then reassemble the table. I just hope they hold, but I think they will. The screws could have been a little longer.ETA: The repair worked just fine. I do agree with another reviewer that the top doesn't lift out far enough to bring it down to lap level. But I love the table and the price so it not a major issue. But if you plan to use the top lifted a lot, you may want to consider other options.
