Oak Effect Side Table

My dog had just died and wanted a little table to put some pictures of him on etc.When it arrived I assembled it but then discovered the last leg was damaged - there were some other small faults but I was prepared to overlook them - but when I saw the leg I made contact. I submitted pictures and was offered 3 options;replacement, refund or they were prepared to give me what it would be in postage to return and re-send. I wasn't in a great frame of mind at the time and couldn't be bothered to take apart, repackage it and take it somewhere to drop it off. But I was disappointed in what they gave me in lieu of postage - less than half the price of the table, £6.90 if I remember correctly - rather stingy I thought

This is an IKEA Lack table, which you can pick up in an IKEA store for around £8. The box the fixings came in had the IKEA logo on it. The table is of good quality, as you'd expect for an IKEA product, and assembly is very easy. I paid roughly £15 for this, which I feel is reasonable given that it saved me a trip to my nearest IKEA, which is some 30 miles away. However, if you can get to an IKEA easily, save yourself some money and go and buy a Lack table from them - it's exactly the same table as this.

This company has a bit of a reputation for producing flimsy self-assembly stuff that has difficult to follow instructions and my first thought on its delivery confirmed my feeling. But I was wrong. My 8 year old Grandson could have put it together and when assembled, I gingerly put a bottle cooler fridge on it, putting cushions underneath just in case it groaned & collapsed! It didn't, doesn't wobble, looks good despite it's just veneer and generally performs exactly as I would expect tables twice the price to do.

I struggled at first with the double ended screw - self tapping threads are sharp and I didn’t want to damage them by using a pair of pliers, so I managed to get one end into the table then the other end into the leg and sat on the floor turning the leg. The threads then screwed into both the leg and the table. It’s solid and bigger than I thought it was going to be (despite me checking measurements) but it is what I wanted.

Brought these before so knew what to expect, there not solid wood but good enough for general use, will be using these two for a printer enclosure, very easy to assemble, arrived within stated time and packed well, cheaper from Ikea but no 50mile plus drive so paying extra for not having the hassle of navigating the worlds worst M5 junction or Ikea itself!!

IKEA,at it's best. The table was up in ten minutes flat. I was very surprised,as I thought I would be hard to assemble. Piece of cake if I could do it then anyone could

Fabulous little table and cheap as chips! Bought as an additional side table for Christmas but decided to keep it in the lounge between the sofa and an armchair so a handy table but on too much on show. . Very easy to put together and very sturdy. With the added bonus that you can put a hot mug of tea on it without leaving a mark - great wipe down surface.

how on earth do you get the screws in. I only managed one turn and have nearly ripped my fingers to shreds ! can't say it's easy to assemble so can't comment on sturdiness or value for money. Feel a bit cheated. have put one star as couldn't post otherwise