BELL’O CW343 Audio/Video Furniture
Product Description
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This review is from: BELL'O CW343 Audio/Video Furniture for 27 to 55 Inch TVs (Electronics)
Placed an order for the stand through Amazon on November 25. Delivery was slated for December 2, and thus I had planned to be home that entire day so that I could receive the shipment. However, the package came a day early and I wasn't home to receive it. But rather than redelivering the package, the shipper (OnTrac) just left it at the front of my house, leaving it open for anyone to walk away with it. Of course, with the stand being such a heavy item (80 lbs. according to Amazon), I realize it'd be difficult for anyone to actually take it, but still...I don't like the idea of my packages lying outside on the curb all day like that.
After pushing and lugging the package up my stairs, it was time to take out all the parts and assemble the stand. Just one problem......no instructions were included inside! So I went to Bello's website to find the instructions. To do this: (1) go to their website and in the "Product Number Search" box, type the product number, in this case being "CW343." (2) Click on the item and click on the tab labeled "Product Related Documents." There, you should find a PDF with the assembly instructions.
So now that I had the instructions in hand, I was ready to get started. All the parts (or package of parts) that make up the stand have unique numbers that are supposed to correspond to the instructions. This would ordinarily be very, very helpful towards completing the assembly of the stand.
Unfortunately for me, the part numbers in my package did not match up with the instructions from Bello. So I went through all the parts and tried to match them up by the pictures in the instructions, and after doing that, I realized the problem. It turns out that in the package I had, Bello consolidated two packages of screws [Part #DSYF3 and DSYF4, being (2x) 28mm screws and (2x) 32mm screws, respectively] into a single package (Part #DSYF3) of 4x of one of the aforementioned screws. As a result, almost every single one of my product numbers was off by one number compared to the part numbers in the instructions (e.g., DSYF4 in my box of parts was labeled DSYF5 in the instructions, 5 was labeled 6, 6 labeled 7...and you get the idea). It's possible that I may have received an old package, as the instructions listed on Bello's website were dated November 30, 2011. Still, having such a discrepancy was highly inconvenient.
Once I realized the problem with the parts labeling, I had to adjust every product number in the steps listed in the instructions in order to have them correspond properly to my product numbers. In light of this discrepancy, I felt I had to be even more cautious with assembly. I think I ended up spending three hours over the course of two days assembling the stand, though I felt like it would have taken about an hour if the aforementioned issues were not present.
The actual assembly of the item was relatively straightforward, though I admittedly messed up an early step (twice). However, fixing that error didn't take too long. The glass panes are the heaviest items of the package by far. While it would be helpful to have another person help with assembly, particularly the placement of the glass panes, it really doesn't have to be a two-person job. I handled the assembly by myself without damaging any of the parts, and in the end, the stand came out just fine.
As a completed product, the stand looks absolutely beautiful, and after all the troubles I went through, it was definitely nice to see the completed stand in all its wondrous glory.
In all, I'd give the purchase a 3- or 3.5-star rating. The product itself has been fine, at least for the two weeks that I've had it thus far. At the end of the day, I think it's a lovely stand. Most, if not all, of the other reviews by other Amazon purchasers have been very positive. The knockdown in my overall rating comes from all the issues that I've mentioned above.
Hope this review gives you at least some insight into the possible pre-assembly issues you could face.