Merlot Entertainment Center Set product details page

PRO: It is a beautiful piece of furniture. It fits perfectly and looks nicer than the picture. Nothing was damaged in the packaging so I didn't have to contact the manufacturer. CON: The pre-cut holes for the drawers didn't line up correctly so the drawers were crooked. Luckily, for me though, I have someone who fixed them for me and now they are good. That was the ONLY issue I had though. The directions could use some work, HOWEVER, the pictures do the job. Just make sure you line up the piece with the picture so that the holes line up. Overall - I am so happy with this purchase. It took me the evening to set it up but that's only because you have to use an allen wrench so it takes longer than it needs too but overall pretty easy to assemble.

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I received this five days after ordering it and it was well packed and completely unharmed in transit. I was very happy with the speed and quality of the shipping.The audio piers were cake to put together...I didn't even need the directions. They aren't super steady, but I dont have any plans to rock them back and forth, so...not really a problem.The tv stand was a little bit more difficult to put together, and took about an hour. The instructions could have been a little more clear; after I go t the whole thing put together, I realized that the vertical piece between the drawers was in backwards. I went back and double checked the instructions and it didn't specify how to put it on...just make sure the little wheel parts go in the FRONT on the cabinet (and on the BACK on the drawers)Honestly, this was much better quality than I expected and I LOVE how it looks. I have a 32" flat panel tv and it looks great, but I think it could definitely accommodate a larger one. Im totally thrilled with my purchase and have now felt confident in ordering more wood furniture from target.com.

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I purchased this item in early December. The TV stand top is damaged. I called the manufacturer to get a replacement part. They asked for e-mail address to send the required information to process my request but I never received anything from them.

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Like other reviewers, my set came with the top of the entertainment center badly scratched. Everything else was perfect though and the color matched my coffee table so well that I just called Target and asked if only that one piece could be replaced. They gave me the number of the manufacturer and in a week I had a new table top.Sure it wasn't ideal but I understand things can get scratched and I was just thrilled with how the issue was resolved.The second thing I saw a lot of people whine abou t was how difficult this was to put together... really?My boyfriend and I had it together in less than an hour and we are not handy at all... we didn't have to drill any extra holes, everything fit perfectly and while there were a lot of pieces, it was not hard.Lastly, it's gorgeous! Looks so much nicer than the picture. What a transformation it made to my living room. I love it!

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The two side piers were Ok to assemble although I had to switch parts around to have them fit. The most difficult is the TV stand. If you are just a little bit handy this is not for you. You need strength and patience. My brother had to saw off some parts to have the pieces fit together. Then there are chips in several corner that are too obvious to ignore. Once put together it wobbles and had to be glued together.

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First off- now that it's put together it is nice looking. However, after having my boyfriend assemble this I had to promise him that I would only buy furniture that is already built...make sure you have a whole day to do this. It seemed more so that the factory had alot of difficulties- i.e. they missed pre-drilled holes that we had to do with the fear of splitting the wood, the tracks for the drawers were backwards and there was a large chip on the face of the drawer. Maybe we had a lemon but be careful- it wasnt easy!

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All three pieces arrived with VERY distinct flaws. The top of the TV stand had a bashed in corner, one of the shelves had a large "dent", and the other shelf had the finish pealing off. I was so pleased with a kitchen set I got in the Target store and excited when I found this set and the color matched well. My balloon has been deflated. No more online furniture purchases from Target.com for me.

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Once I got this assembled, I really liked it. I gave it 4 stars because assembly is difficult. The diagrams are poorly labeled and are very small. The shelves are actually very easy to assemble. The console is the tricky part. I'm semi-handy, and was able to figure it out.

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Really good..Looks very nice. Assembling is little confusing. User Manual is helpful 75%. Sometimes, if you miss something, you may have to dismantle the whole thing and assemble it again. There is a subtle difference in drawers. One of them don't sit properly. There is a slight difference between the two when you watch it closely. Otherwise, its a good stuff.

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This is truly a beautiful piece of furniture but it was a slight pain to put together and after it was assembled (~1 hour) I noticed 3 chips in the finish. Once i figure out how to fix them I think it will still be beautiful. Overall, a little pricy for the work involved in assembling and the packaging seemed to be the reason for the chips, but I cant say enough of how nice it looks with my 32" flat panel.

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