Also, one scratch and the particleboard seems to turn into a sponge, absorbing water, linseed oil, or most any liquid...then bulging out at that point. Even if you can keep the veneer unscratched, its still weak crap. I got a solid wood end-table that weighs a ton, but I can stand on it, dance on it, jump up and down on it, and my 175lb of blubber don't phase it in the least. Got a fake two-drawer thingie made of veneered particleboard, so light I can push it around with one hand, but try to put even a laser printer on it, and one of the drawers starts coming off track. Fake furniture!
Also, one scratch and the particleboard seems to turn into a sponge, absorbing water, linseed oil, or most any liquid...then bulging out at that point. Even if you can keep the veneer unscratched, its still weak crap. I got a solid wood end-table that weighs a ton, but I can stand on it, dance on it, jump up and down on it, and my 175lb of blubber don't phase it in the least. Got a fake two-drawer thingie made of veneered particleboard, so light I can push it around with one hand, but try to put even a laser printer on it, and one of the drawers starts coming off track. Fake furniture!
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