Ok, so we adore Amish made furniture. Who doesn't? We bought a $1XXX Amish desk that is nearly identical to the Aletha (I mean seriously, nearly identical). Same natural edge, same color top, same metal legs. About the only difference is the quality of the finish on the top. 

But here's the deal. We bought a $50 leather desk pad to protect the Amish desk. If we did the same for the Aletha, this same desk would last just as long, look just as fancy, and be just as amazing, for practically 1/10th the price. We loved this desk.  We're super happy with it. It arrived well packaged, assembled easily, and we frequently wonder why we bothered paying more for the other.