Hodedah Rolling Wood Kitchen Island Cart with Spice Rack, Towel Rack, Utensil Drawer plus Cabinet, White with Beech Top

I bought a Hodedah Kitchen Cart over 3 years ago. It was only about $100 so i didn’t expect it to last for years or be a great addition to my kitchen. But it is a very handy piece if furniture and i use it daily. One day i accidentally locked one of the casters so when i tried to push it out of the way the caster broke. I fixed a makeshift piece under that side figuring i would have to buy another cart. But i sent an email to the company an they responded. I only asked how i could order the part very willing to pay for it. But they sent back telling me to send certain information found in the instruction booklet along with a copy of the invoice. Luckily I ordered it from Amazon and found the invoice in my account online. Sent all that to Hodedah. They sent back saying the part would be sent to me. Nothing about cost or shipping an handling and I thought that was it. I figured I wouldn't hear from them again but in a week I got an email saying the part had been shipped. Still skeptical it took another week but they not only sent me one caster, they sent all 4. No charge. I tell you what. That is FANTASTIC service. Thank you Hodedah.

First, I'm stunned that there are some good reviews for this product. If you love being pi*;$#d off and frustrated, you need this now! I don't even know where to begin. I will start by saying I realized it was inexpensive when I ordered this, but it was still not worth what I paid. Let's just number all the problems with this.1) There is no rhyme or reason to the instructions. For the record, others have mentioned Ikea products. STOP! I've put a lot of Ikea furniture together with no problem. These instructions are confusing and have you working on one piece, then you got to another piece, and then back to the other piece, and then . . . . well, you get the picture. Most confusing instructions I've ever seen. Others complained that they got no instructions; they should be thankful.2) There were pre-drilled holes where they weren't supposed to be, and others missing where they should have been.3) A few of the parts were labeled (since the directions refer to them by the labeled part), but most had no label.4) Someone else mentioned the exploding styrofoam and I understand exactly what she meant. Three days later and I'm still trying to vacuum up tiny pieces of styrofoam. I've never seen styrofoam do this before; certainly not from Ikea! Yes, it might break apart, but not into a million tiny fragments! Even my dogs had styrofoam in their fur.5) Had to get some more tiny nails to put the backs on because there were not enough. At least according to the "instructions."6) The drawer is about 29 inches wide and the base is a cheap, flimsy piece of material, and there is no center support; there should be for a drawer that wide, especially with that flimsy bottom. Don't expect to put anything with any weight to it in this drawer.7) The drawer and door fronts are a different shade than the rest of it.8) Others mentioned the gap between the doors. We were able to get those adjusted so it wasn't quite as bad (no credit to the "instructions").9) Some parts were chipped and dented on the corners.10) While we did not have enough nails, they did provide us with some hardware in a bag labeled for a chest of drawers. If anyone ordered a chest from them and is missing the hardware, I probably have it.My son and I did get this together, but it may be a while before he speaks to me again. I expect this quality item will last me a good six months, if I'm gentle with it. My advice, either spend more money on a quality item or go get building materials and make one from scratch.Oh, and please don't insult Ikea by comparing the quality or assembly of this item to any of their products. This is the worst purchase I've made from Amazon over the last 20 years. Good luck!

This is really like 3 3/4 stars. Everything was predrilled well. So I was able to line things up very well. It looks very nice, and was the dimensions I needed for the storage I needed (made it into a coffee station for all my makers, mugs, coffees, teas, etc...). I did not assemble the towel bar or spice rack (took up too much space for where I needed it), but worked out great. A couple of the instructions could have been a little clearer (but I was still able to figure it out), and 2 pieces lost there label (otherwise everything else was well marked with stickers). I did not have any missing pieces. The cart top and inner shelf seem very sturdy. Once wheels are attached, the cart is countertop height (otherwise will be a little lower). The only thing that is not as sturdy is the drawer bottom (You have to build the drawer, fyi). The drawer bottom is a thick cardboard, so keep what you store in the drawer light (don't overstuff), and possibly use a liner (or buy something sturdier that would work for the bottom.... don't use anything thicker than the cardboard as it has to fit in a slot in the side pieces). The packaging was messy (Styrofoam everywhere), so prepare to vacuum after. You don't need power tools, but a powered screw driver would have been more handy (my hand was sore after, but using all hand tools was doable). Keep in mind this is made of pressed wood particles with laminent. My only real complaint, was that it arrived very scuffed (no dents or scratches, but the wood print in the laminent was rubbed off). Not happy about that, but fortunately most scuffs were on the inside where you can't see. The one big scuff that was on the drawer front was the worst, but I hid it with crayon, and now you can't tell. I didn't want the hassle of returning and repackaging (packaging was somewhat flimsy to repackage), so I dealt with it. If it didn't have the scuffs, I'd have given this a 4.5 star rating. This works great for the price, just wish the laminent was better. Also, handles are plastic (that's fine with me, and they look ok.... But I know some people did not care for plastic, may want to buy your own handles to swap out). Towel bar and spice rack bar was metal, fyi.P.S. I'm just a mom with small kids, I'm not a "handy" person, I did not swear and was able to build in front of my toddler (for safety depending on your kid, you might not want to..... LOTS of pieces!). It will take a couple hours to build, not the 70 minutes they suggest. An extra set of hands is also very helpful, but I was able to build it by myself (might also be why it took longer than recommended time, but I'd still allow for extra time. Don't put it together if in a rush). Take your time when building to get the pieces where they need to go and line up. Hope that helps. I'll add pictures if I can figure it out.