You have to be realistic when you purchase something for a certain price. We had low expectations but are very happy with this platform bed. It is sturdy and looks good. It pretty much has the footprint of a king mattress and not much more which is what we were looking for. FYI, when you open the box and don’t see all the parts, they are smartly in the headboard for shipping. Undo the zipper on the back of the headboard and you will find the rest of the pieces. I gave it 4 stars for all the screws it takes to build the bed. It is not hard to put together, just lots of labor. To cut your tine in half, make sure you have your power screwdriver and cut the end of the Allen wrench that comes with the bed and put the cut end into your power screwdriver. It will save you loads of time and save your fingers!