To say that this product was made in China would be an insult to China. I assemble all my furniture but this one was special. The boards did not align properly. Cheap material chipped during assembly. I think the product was chipped from factory because it has multiple spots painted randomly by hand in white, very different than the rest of the melamine. The trim must have been added manually because it was longer than some boards and bended at corners when boards were put together. All in all, terrible product. Looks identical to other bookcases, but the quality is just below acceptable. If i didn't assemble it for my kids i would definitely send it back. But at least the kids can trash it now without me feeling bad for it.