Bush Business Furniture Series C 36W Tall 5 Shelf Bookcase in Hansen Cherry, Large Storage and Display Bookshelf for Home or Professional Office

Very sturdy commercial grade bookcase

The book shelf was a pain to put together, but do not let that deter you from it. It was a pain to put together because of how sturdy it was designed. Make sure you put it together where you want it because its big enough it would be a pain to put somewhere else once built. The backing tacks down with several dozen finishing nails, so you can't easily take it apart for transportation. Its very heavy to move on it's own as well. I sure feel bad for the delivery guy that hauled it up to our front porch all by himself.Only dissatisfying part of it is that the backing is rather cheap like you find on most bookshelves, and it didn't appear to be cut straight, so we had to tack it on at a bit of an angle. I really wish companies would start making these so they could be disassembled during a move.

I purchased two bookcases. The bookcases are flimsy and cheap. I had a professional put them together and even he said they were junk. Each box did not come with enough pegs so I can not use all of the shelves. The back of one (they are like cheap cardboard) split so it is totally unusable. The drill holes were wrong which made it even more of a challenge. The shelves in one were mismatched so he had to figure out a way to make it work.The bookcase leans so bad that we have to prop it up. It is NOT sturdy. We will be buying wall anchors today.The Bush Furniture group is, in my opinion, a joke. No phone number, just email. VERY impersonal.DO NOT waste your money!! You will have a pile of fake wood that leans and comes incomplete.

I use this for my books. I have a lot of hard back books so I needed something sturdy

The bookcase itself is heavy and study but there are a couple of things I don’t like. The top shelf does not fit flush with the sides. There is a gap and it looks unfinished. I also do not like the cheap backing they use for the back. It unfolds and you nail it to the back on the bookcase. I have built other furniture that uses the same type of backing but this one just looks cheap. The grooves from where the backing was folded just take away from the looks.I will give Bush credit for their customer service. My bookcase came from Amazon damaged. I called the 800 number for Bush and gave them the model number and the part numbers of the damaged parts and they shipped me the replacement parts. Excellent service.Overall it is an OK bookcase but if I had to do it over I would not buy again.

This bookcase is great quality - the shelves are very strong and the unit is sturdy. It is a little flimsy on the backboard with a ton of tiny nails, but that was the "hardest" part of the assembly and unless the sun is shining on it just right, you can't tell that it was folded in three sections. The packaging, however, is a different story. The first unit I received had damage on every piece of the assembly except for one. Bush was fantastic when I called them to find out what I needed to do. They ended up replacing the entire assembly. The second unit had 2 pieces of the assembly that were damaged, albeit not as bad as the first go around. By this time, I was tired of waiting to put together my new bookcase, so I just colored in the one or two spots that were damaged with a Sharpie.

I got this item on sale with free shipping, so I only paid about $120. This bookshelf is great quality and looks good in my living room. It doesn't look cheap like some of the other bookshelves I've seen in this price range. The only flaw is that the directions have no writing, so if you're good with pictures and arrows you should be okay, but if you rely on written directions it can be a bit confusing to follow. Fortunately I got it right on the first try and it went together quickly and easily once I figured out what I was doing.

Assembly was a breeze. Very heavy bookcase, opened box and transported parts (sealed box way to heavy for a senior to manage alone). Took an hour to 1:5 to assemble. Placed felt pads on bottom and sliding over hardwood floors a breeze.