Review of Winsome Wood Oval Wine Rack, Espresso

I got these at a fabulous discounted price on Black Friday, so I ordered two, thinking they'd make really nice unobtrusive but interesting end tables on either side of a love seat.

The good part: These really are real wood (mahogany?), and heavy, and while they do require a little assembly, it's quickly and easily done (and you'll also learn how nice furniture is made).

The sad thing: These are made in Thailand, and the workmanship left much to be desired.

I received my wine racks in two separate shipments. I was so excited when the first one arrived that I immediately put it together to see how it would look. I'm kind of half-blind, and I didn't notice until after I'd screwed down all the screws with the included Allen wrench and tapped in the (real) wooden screw-head covers that the table top had a horrid flaw in it. There was a knot, and the worker had made an effort to sand it so it wasn't so obvious, then varnished over it. It looks so bad, I'll have to either refinish the whole table or paint it or put a (yuck!) doily over it.

Amazon has been so good to me that I'm very reluctant to return anything unless it's just completely unacceptable. I decided to wait until the second table arrived and compare the two, then return the first if there was a substantial difference. The second one was in much better shape, but it still had a flaw in the table top's surface.

I told myself "You get what you pay for" and decided to keep both the wine rack/tables and just sit stuff on top of the places that are so flawed. Besides, I have bad arthritis and just didn't have what it takes to unassemble them and repack them for return. And I always wonder, with products that are made overseas, what kind of conditions the workers have to work in and what's expected of them. A table is a thing, after all. So is money.

Anyway, I can live with tables I didn't pay all that much for that have a few flaws. I would have spent more at the thrift store for something that's not as nice as these are. The wood is sturdy. The tables are serviceable. They are classy-looking except for the flawed workmanship. They make a nice end/occasional table when you don't have a lot of room. But they are nowhere near perfect....



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Product Description:
This solid wood wine rack is perfect for use in any room.Espresso finish combine with solid wood to bring function and style together in this small wine rack.

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