I have had this bookcase for at least 4 weeks and I think it was a good purchase (better that it was on sale). The material is decent at best but workable. I have it filled with books (various sizes and thickness) and CDs. From another review I put the heavier items on the bottoms shelves and it's been working very well so far. Assembly wasn't too hard but I wished the boards were labelled better. I got confused a couple of times as the lettered labels were small and in some awkward spots on the boards. Overall, even with the not so great material choices for the case, it was a decent purchase but only because the price was decent and it was the size I needed. I would advise any one thinking of purchasing this to read the reviews first, double and triple checking the measurement and properly reading the instructions. Will save a lot of time and possible frustration.