Sauder Clifford Place Executive Desk, in Grand Walnut finish

The first paragraphs are relative to the cost of solid wood vs. manufactured or particle board furniture:So, I recently paid close to $2600 for a SOLID wood, live edge desk and $1500 for a large 5 shelf SOLID wood & metal book shelf for our work/craft room. It was a sale, so regular price was even higher. Seems to be what 'solid' wood will set you back. Unfortunately, this is what solid wood costs.We live in Alaska, so we do not have many buying choices up here. Shopping online is a wonderful addition for us, but tedious because - even if you find something you love, chances are they won't even ship to Alaska. Some ship free within the contiguous US, but refuse to ship to Alaska, even if we pay up.But. I NEEDED a file cabinet. And I needed it now. I searched local first. Nothing suitable. I did see a few solid wood via special order. Mind you - special orders are not returnable even though the store did not have an example for you to examine prior to purchase. Ugh! And the cost for SOLID WOOD file cabinets in a style similar to this Sauder item was $1400 - $1700. Then, wait perhaps a year.Well, let me tell you - I'd already spent too much money already.So, I spent two days online. I was no longer fooling myself into requiring solid wood.I love Amazon, but I always check other resources before purchasing. I found this same Sauder file cabinet offered by a few overstock type & other department stores. Priced as little as $150 or as much as $300 more than the Amazon price. Shipping would have added an additional $200 (for us). So when I saw this on Amazon priced well below competitors, with an additional $33 shipping, (even though it was a PRIME item(?)) I breathed a sigh of relief.But I was a little nervous about how it would look in the same room with our other pieces.I already knew I would not return it because of the size & weight.I didn't want any surprises I could control, so I read every review - twice - before buying.* Many said this was hard to put together:- My husband put this together in about 3 hours. It is not difficult, but as others have stated, it IS important to read the instructions first & take your time going forward. There is a bit of simple layout and labeling prep steps required before you actually start assembling. Hubby is in construction, so this type of thing is quite easy for him, but I'm certain I could have assembled this as well. He used a cordless drill/screwdriver to gently start the major screws, then gave each one 3 gentle turns to tighten by hand. Worked like a charm (no stripping the holes as some had noted happened to them).* A few said this piece cost way too much for particle board especially because it was "not even solid wood":- I don't think those folks have looked at solid wood built furniture recently. I've already mentioned what I found the cost to be for a simple, solid wood file cabinet styled like this one. And, I do think that cost is astronomical - but that seems to be the way of things now. (We had even looked into buying thick live edge planks to build our own desk and shelves, but that would have cost even more. And we never even got as far as pricing out metal framing. Not to mention the back breaking process to build.)I've always been accused of being 'picky'. And, even I find this cabinet to be attractive and have more of a higher end look than I'd expected. The 'print' of the grain looks like wood (from a bit or distance of course)with a soft finish - not like some of those garish shiny finishes that I've seen in other particle board furniture. I have no complaints of how it looks with our desk & shelving. It fits right in. As with most other reviewers, I am very pleased at how nice this looks.* Some said it was "too heavy" & were afraid it would tip forward & hurt someone - "especially if they pulled out both drawers at one time" (??).- Yes, the cabinet IS very heavy.However, personally, I don't see this cabinet tipping - especially after it's loaded with files.I don't know why someone would pull both drawers out together. But you could always use a strap to secure it from tipping if that's a concern, rather than taking it apart, repacking & returning (if you otherwise liked it that is)?So, if you must move this (or other furniture) around, look into plastic 'gliders' made for this purpose. Placing them under the feet enables furniture to slide with TOTAL ease (if you have hardwood or laminate floors I'd recommend placing a cloth under the glider to guard against scratching your floor. Works like a charm on carpet though.). Find them at large hardware stores.* Some said this arrived damaged and they gave reduced stars because of that:- This arrived UPS to Alaska. Don't know where it started from but it was quite a trip. I heard a rather loud 'thud' on our porch & sure enough, the UPS delivery man had just 'dropped'(?!) it off onto our wooden porch.On the box was clearly written "HEAVY: 2 TEAM LIFT"There WERE two delivery men, but only one carried the box all the way up an icy/snowy driveway (strong guy!) from the truck, which was parked at the end. The other delivery man was on his phone with his back turned.As others have noted, this box weighs 100lbs. I cringe to think how the delivery man might have been injured had he had slipped on the ice carrying a 100lb box.So - he did kind of 'toss' it onto the small, overhang porch step. He was half way to the truck when I opened the door & there was this big box. He turned, offering to bring it in but I was already sliding it over the door threshold (can you spell hernia?) I had a devil of a time getting it inside because of the weight.I totally expected something to be chipped or cracked, but fortunately, everything was in tack.So, I would venture to say that if someone receives a damaged piece of furniture - especially if the box is broken up or compromised, it is a result of poor handling during shipment & not the fault of the seller. Although it can happen, very seldom are items packaged in such a way as to poorly support the product. Why would a manufacturer do that? And, why would a reviewer lower a seller's reputation by knocking off stars which are intended to review the quality/value of an item for something that occurred through the fault of shippers? If you get poor customer service when contacting them, that's a different issue. But I see this kind of reaction of lowering the review for the value or effectiveness of an item by reviewers all the time. Some even say customer service "fixed the problem" - "but I took off a star because of this".For us: This arrived in just a few days after ordering. There were no broken or damaged pieces and everything went into place easily, albeit, it was a bit time consuming. It is solid. It looks good (great, actually).This was a great purchase for me!

I’m always nervous buying diy furniture like this because it seems like it never fails that something is missing, damaged or that holes are misaligned, but I have to say that this desk came in fairly good condition although the box was beat up.Assembly was time consuming but not difficult. The quality for a fiberboard desk is really nice honestly. Whether or not it will survive a move will be a real test, as it’s a fairly heavy.It is the perfect smaller size executive desk.I do wish the drawer slides were a little nicer quality, they slide smooth, however a soft close option would make this a next level desk.I also find the hinges for the keyboard drawer to be bothersome while typing as they aren’t full recessed. Again, this is me being kind of nitpicky, but considering I was looking for a desk that met a very specific criteria and this desk checked more boxes than not.I did have a foot piece that got stripped during assembly and I was able to use Sauders website to order a replacement part free of charge.

Love this desk! It’s beautiful and pretty sturdy. It took me maybe 3 hours to put together but I also get distracted pretty easily. Instructions were very clear. There’s lots of storage and it looks more expensive than it was. Overall very happy with my purchase!

I bought this to replace an aging old brown file cabinet. It's pretty pricey for self-assembly furniture but it looks really good and matches my walnut desk perfectly so I'm happy overall. The color is nice, drawers slide easily, and it's solid. The build time was pretty long and took a couple of hours but whatev...you only do it once. It is also worth mentioning that, ANYONE CAN BUILD THIS. You only need a Philips screwdriver for the entire thing. They also label everything super clearly in the steps and all the screws and parts.The only drawback I can think of would be that the bottoms of the drawers are masonite and not particleboard like the rest of the unit. So if you're using this as a proper file cabinet then you are fine but, if you are using it like me with one drawer for filing and the other for...stuff, then you are limited in what can go in that drawer as the bottom won't support a lot of weight. I feel like at this price they should have just included one more piece for the bottoms. (I may just make my own wood bottom for one of the drawers from plywood and screws for the second drawer and use the provided masonite bottom as a cover.)I'm not sure how the one reviewer broke off all four legs. I can understand if it had items inside, they were on carpet, they pushed instead of pulled, etc. Just take a bit of care when sliding the unit into place and you should have no issues at all.