Drawers dont open all the way and they have ridges.
Not bad for the price, I guess, but if I had known before purchase what I know now that I have it, I probably wouldnt have bought this thing.
The first thing I noticed is that drawers dont open far enough to allow access to files in the back. The last 5/1/2 of the drawers are difficult to access, especially if you have lots of files like I do. To get into folders at the back of the drawer, I have to remove a considerable number of files from the front. The second thing I noticed was that the drawer bottoms arent smooth. Instead, they have a series of ridges, not unlike what you see in corrugated cardboard. Its not that big a deal in the two file drawers since the folders hang, but they still interfere a bit with sliding the folders back and forth as a person must do to get to the files in the portion of the drawer that doesnt open all the way. In the top drawer, they are a bigger issue. The drawer is effectively 1/4 shallower than it could be, and if your stuff doesnt fit conveniently between the ridges, then it wont lay flat in the drawer.
On the plus side, it seems to be of decent quality. If youre thinking about spanning a couple of these with top of some kind to make a desk, I dont think I would cont on it for that, but for a stand/alone unit, I think itll do the job. A couple locking casters would have been nice, too.
I hope you can see the ridges in the pic. The photo didnt come out as nicely as I had hoped, but I think you get the idea. Also, the drawer is open all the way in the pic. The ruler is against the back of the drawer, and about 5/1/2 is still inside the cabinet.
Drawers dont open all the way and they have ridges.
Not bad for the price, I guess, but if I had known before purchase what I know now that I have it, I probably wouldnt have bought this thing. The first thing I noticed is that drawers dont open far enough to allow access to files in the back. The last 5/1/2 of the drawers are difficult to access, especially if you have lots of files like I do. To get into folders at the back of the drawer, I have to remove a considerable number of files from the front. The second thing I noticed was that the drawer bottoms arent smooth. Instead, they have a series of ridges, not unlike what you see in corrugated cardboard. Its not that big a deal in the two file drawers since the folders hang, but they still interfere a bit with sliding the folders back and forth as a person must do to get to the files in the portion of the drawer that doesnt open all the way. In the top drawer, they are a bigger issue. The drawer is effectively 1/4 shallower than it could be, and if your stuff doesnt fit conveniently between the ridges, then it wont lay flat in the drawer. On the plus side, it seems to be of decent quality. If youre thinking about spanning a couple of these with top of some kind to make a desk, I dont think I would cont on it for that, but for a stand/alone unit, I think itll do the job. A couple locking casters would have been nice, too. I hope you can see the ridges in the pic. The photo didnt come out as nicely as I had hoped, but I think you get the idea. Also, the drawer is open all the way in the pic. The ruler is against the back of the drawer, and about 5/1/2 is still inside the cabinet.