Damage... from shipping?

South Shore was great about replacing damaged parts. But as this item is only available for shipping be aware that it will come in with damaged parts. Some of the damage was obviously from the way the items were packaged from rubbing together in the boxes; others like fully broken pieces were probably from them being dropped by mail carriers.

Pretty good

Pretty simple assembly but it took about 90 minutes with 2 people. But all parts, holes and screws aligned as they needed to make assembly easy. It would have helped to have written instructions with words rather than just photos of pieces that go together. We weren't sure until the very end that we did it correctly. One piece of trim came broken during shipping. Because this was a "direct ship" from South Shore (vc AFW), we had to contact South Shore for a replacement. They were very friendly, professional and ordering a replacement was straightforward and no cost to us. Very pleased with this interaction. The bed itself... I feel like all the screws or holes will be stripped if we ever have to move and need to take this bed apart. I guess that could happen with particle board. Overall, we are happy with the look of the bed.

Cheap piece of junk

This bed should cost $20, not $109. It is cheaply made. When it arrived at my house, it was extremely heavy and hard to carry. Required two people to get it to my room. One of the boards was broken in half. It would've been too difficult to return it because of the size, so we did a patch up job putting the board back together. There were some scratches in the paint and other chips in the wood. It was a hassle to put together and not at all easy. The product was just ridiculously cheap and not at all worth it. Would not recommend this product to anyone.

Best Price for a college student bed

I received this bed on time and all parts were there. Let get down to the nitty gritty. I literally have never built anything or put anything together before and this was fairly easy I didn't mess up some smalls parts but the bed still came together nicely. What you will need that is not provided is a screw driver, if you want to be fancy buy a drive the process might go faster. PLEASE BE ADVISED this package as a whole is extremely heavy. If you have to carry it upstair like I did take it out of the packaging and carry it up piece by piece. The slats are the heaviest. If you follow the directions you should be fine. I'm small tiny person and it took me about 30 mins to an hour to put together not including carrying this heavy thing upstair. I haven't put a bed on it yet but I did step on it and walk on it seems pretty sturdy but i'm only 106 pounds so.... I'll write a review after i receive my bed and had it for a while. Hope this helps. FYI not every screw uses a crew driver the first step you might want to use a flathead screw driver. DON'T FORGET THOSE BLACK PIECES LIKE I DID.

Great Buy!

So I'm writing this review because I really struggled with making the purchase after I read some other reviews. But I bought it and loved it and don't want anyone to have to debate as I did.

Regret buying

Bought this since September 2014. This frame is not only heavy as heck, I feel it is also dangerous. Literally weighs a ton. I am one too rearrange my furniture a lot. I've always had it easy moving lighter frames such with wheels. But it feels like a days work to move or lift this wooded frame. Requires two people.

Nice for the Price

I agree with others who have said ship it to your home. The packaging isn't huge, but it's very heavy. Although my daughter and I were able to put this together on our own, it would have been nice to have a video online to help us first. It would have saved us the aggravation of a couple of mistakes me made putting the top part together. It is not a bed your kids can jump on. It's all made of particle board, and should last, if you're careful. Another nice thing is you don't need a box spring, a mattress on top is fine. It does make the bed lower, so if you want the bed to be higher, you should probably have a thicker mattress to put on top. Underneath is a space to store things, but bear in mind, it's all enclosed, and you will have to either fold, or turn your mattress to get inside.

Poorly engineered, hard to believe positive reviws

I have a lot of experience with crummy flat pack furniture, and this is without doubt the crumminess one I have encountered..

Lasts maybe 2 months

I bought the item in July and it is now September, the bed is now broken and unfixable. I may as well go and build my own from Home Depot or Lowes. From the start the bed was an issue. It took 2-3 people to build WITH power tools (no we're not idiots its just that obnoxious). It is plywood (which I knew would be difficult since its so fragile but i was hoping for the best) so any mistake you make is unfixable. The way it broke was me sitting down onto my bed (I weigh 120/am a female) and I immediately heard the two middle boards, that support the flat laying panels from dipping in, crack and fall down, and turning the bed into a bowl essentially. When I took my mattress off to check it the boards had broke where the rods were that connect it to the outside pieces and hold it in place. I have tried corner braces and wood glue, only to realize that it was useless. I will be contacting them to either return it or replace it, hopefully return. I will be building my own, which will probably cost less.

Pretty but annoying to put together.

Honestly, i really really liked the way this frame turned out. It fit my mattress, and it looks very good in my new college apartment. Its sleek, you cannot see my mistakes and the light wood goes very well with my room. Its also very sturdy, and doesn't make much noise or slide around. Overall I am very satisfied with the product itself.