Midas Six Shelf Bookcase - 84"H

Comments about Midas Six Shelf Bookcase - 84''H:

Notice that all the good reviews are dated 2012 or before. I ordered one in 2012
and was happy with its quality too, and made a mistake to order 2 more this month (Jan 2016).

The product has totally been redesigned, and re-manufactured. I suppose in an effort to
cut cost, it has gone cheap in design and poor in quality. Now it's a text book example
of a poor quality product.

Let me list out all the surprises -
1) Where there was a single board or shelf or panel, now they are multiple pieces
that you need to join together. I suppose they did this redesign so that the piece parts
can be packed more compactly to save shipping cost, but that translates to more work
to assemble.
2) The back panel, used to be one single wood board. Now it's made of 3 narrow panels.
What stunned me is not the fact that it is now 3 separate panels, but that the 3 panels
are taped together. Yes, they are held together into the backboard, by tapes!! Another
design change to pack the parts more compactly to save shipping cost I suppose, but a total disregard
for quality.
3) The boards, panels, etc are poorly manufactured, they often can not be lined up correctly.
I could not line up the 3-panel backboard to the back of one of the bookcases. No matter how I tried
one side or one corner of the backboard would stick out of the bookcase, because the 3-panel backboard was
not made a true rectangle in shape. So you really can not line it up to the back of the bookcase perfectly.
The workmanship is that bad!
4) The shelves, and the panels are stained to a cherry color finish. But the stain is easily wiped
off. After putting the bookcases together, I wiped all shelves and side panels with a wet towel.
The towel became cherry colored after that, and I had to throw it away.
5) Many surfaces and sides were so poorly manufactured, that they were full of splinters.
After I put together the 2 bookcases, I found 5 splinters in my hands, and my wife had
1 in her hand. We had to painfully remove them. We had thought about wearing work gloves,
but it was hard to handle small screws with work gloves on. So we ended up paying the price.

I don't plan to return these two bookcases, because it was quite a painful effort to put them
together. I hate to have to take them apart in order to return them. But here is what I have
to say:

1) To potential buyers: This was a good product in 2012 or before, but now a shamefully poor quality
product. So, look for other alternatives or buy at your own risk.
2) To officefurniture.com: Please stop carrying this product and let the seller/manufacturer know
that products that are designed to cut corner on quality to this degree, can not be accepted.
3) To the seller and manufacturer: Shame on you.

Comments about Midas Six Shelf Bookcase - 84''H:

This bookshelf looks good, seems to be strong enough to hold lots of heavy books. Simple, no nonsense, pure functionality.

Comments about Midas Six Shelf Bookcase - 84''H:

The look is far beyond the price, solid and expensive-looking.

Comments about Midas Six Shelf Bookcase - 84''H:

The shelves were easy to put together. They look exquisite. Real sturdy.

Comments about Midas Six Shelf Bookcase - 84''H:

I received this item quickly and efficiently. The bookcase was extremely easy to assemble. It looks elegant and is sturdy. I gave this item a 4 stars because of the gap at the top of the shelf. I purchased two double bookcases at the same time and the gaps exist on both items; also, four screws were missingf from this kit, but I was able to find screws in my toolbox to make it work. Overall, though, I'm pleased with the product.

Comments about Midas Six Shelf Bookcase - 84''H:

Nice, moderate price shelves. Not solid wood, but not bad for hardwood laminated MDF. Finish quality a bit uneven on the back panels, but it doesn't show when shelves are loaded. Might have rated higher, but one piece had to be modified Slightly to fit. No big deal, but anoying!

Comments about Midas Six Shelf Bookcase - 84''H:

Pros: This book case is sturdy and has an nice expensive look.
Cons: The material is not as good as I expected it. And the finish is little bit rough.

Overall: I'm happy with it.

Comments about Midas Six Shelf Bookcase - 84''H:

I purchased one 84"H six shelf bookcase and two 72"H five shelf bookcase and I was very impressed with this collection. I choose the Expresso color and it went PERFECT with the office suite I bought (item #OFG-EX0006 Office Port Dark Alder Complete Office Suite).

It took about 1 1/2 to put them all together. That time includes taking the time to wipe them down with pledge and placing them in the area we wanted them in.
The items are classic and top notch materials.

You will not be disappointed! :-)