Side by Side Comparison of: Mainstays vs Sauder

Better than expected! Absolutely love it came so quick ! Arrived way before the promised date ! Quick put together with clear instructions. Fits my 50 inch Tv!

Better than I expected and it came way early. (: easy to set up too, no tools needed.

First off the seller is great. I received my first entertainment stand and unfortunately there was a broken piece. I contacted seller to see if I could just get a new piece but instead they sent me a new stand. No broken pieces and finally have something to set my t.v on. It is super easy to put together and a bit bigger than I thought It would be. The edges are pretty sharp so I recommend baby proofing if you have small children or are just clumsy. Very happy with my purchase.

Holy s*** this is perfect! Absolutely worth the money and fits perfectly anywhere. Took me 10 minutes to set it up. The quality is great. Holds my 40 Inch tv perfectly.

You just can't beat this for the price. I didn't expect much and almost talked myself out of purchasing this, but decided it was cheap enough for me to go ahead and give it a shot. I'm glad I did. It is very sturdy and looks great. I can't think of anything else I would have gotten that would be better than this for the cost. I'm posting a pic so you can see how it looks after I put it together. I'm not great at assembly and it took just about half an hour. If you want a nice look that doesn't look cheap and you don't have a lot of money, this is a great choice.

In love! Looks incredible and it is the perfect size for all of our stuff!

Fairly easy to put together. The directions are very clear and hard to mess up. Looks so good and it was exactly what i was looking for. Can't beat the orice either.

Exactly as described! Great price, nice wood stain color. Not hard but not necessarily easy to put up. Husband put it together in about 2.5 hours. Didn't need my assistance until the last few steps with the doors.

I had to purchase a new TV so I wanted a new stand. I ordered this one and was able to put it together fairly easily, with just one hitch. One of the pieces split, but when I contacted Sauder, they replaced the part at no charge. I was able to finish putting the stand together and it looks great! I highly recommend Sauder products.

fits great in the corner and just the right size for my 39" flat screen

Easy assembly, solid and sturdy design, plenty of room to hold our Xbox, Cable Box, DVD/VCR combo unit, game controllers, and a bunch of DVDs/Videogames. We have a 50" Flatscreen TV on it and while it's a bit wide for the unit, it holds up well and looks great because of its corner unit design.

It's beautiful. Took a little time to build but not hard at all. The back is flimsy almost cardboard but the everything is pretty sturdy. The two cabinets (I thought they were drawers but are not) are very spacious but have a sort of trapazoid shape so all my DVDs fit great but a little awkward. For the price though, this is great and really does look nice when assembled.

I like the item, however because my 40 inch TV does not have a middle base just legs on the sides my TV does not fit properly. So disappointed. I guess I need to buy a new TV. 😂😂

For the money it looks good and sets up rather easily. There are some people who will complain about the flimsy quality but they are expecting too much for such a little cost. It serves it's purpose and it's fast to put together. If you are looking for solid wood heavy construction quality materials and a long-lasting product that looks good in any home then keep shopping because you're obviously a cheapskate to think that this is going to be all of those for a low price.On the other hand, if you are looking for something to serve the purpose and do the job and not look bad in the process while saving you a buck or two, you will not be disappointed.

It's light weight, so easy to put together. Even though the pole pieces are the same kind of plastic as out door toys for children, you really can't tell. It looks great!

I was really excited when this came a week early! Alittle frustrating to put together though. Some one the pieces struggle to fit together and I ended up having to glue one of the plastic parts back together due to over tightening! But that's my fault, just be careful like it says! Looks good in my living room and I love having the extra shelves!

Looks exactly as the picture! I love this tv stand, it went together pretty easy but I recommend two hands on deck, it will go faster!

Looks great...just like the picture. Putting it together alone took longer then expected. Almost 3 hours. I'd suggest two people. Had issues getting the cabinet doors lined up evenly. Overall good purchase.

I bought this as TV console for my living room. I have purchased Sauder products before and know the general quality level of their products. If you are looking for a basic TV stand with a couple added bells and whistles this is for you. The package arrived, and came in rather heavy. This took about an hour and a half to build (I am of above-average ability when it comes to assembly.) While not difficult, the process is time consuming. You need a basic phillips head screwdriver and a hammer to build. Once assembled, the stand really looks nice. It holds my 55' tv perfectly, along with my cable box and streaming TV devices. I really like the two cabinets underneath, which hides any unsightly things you don't want out and about in the living room. Overall, a solid purchase as long as you're not expecting solid wood and high end hardware.

Looks beautiful. Took about 4 hours to put together. Best to have two people do the doors at once. Four review because missing one part that I made it work without and the nobs didn't work

My GF and I read the reviews and bought it. Came fast as it was Prime shipping. Took it out of the box. All you need is a screw driver and the understanding of how cheap furniture instructions are put together. They had some humor as the they show what a type 2 screw driver tip should look like by putting " real size" next to picture and then down below they show a picture of a hammer and say: Not Real Size.. it was a LOL moment.It took us about 2.5 hours of assembly time. We weren't hardcore to get it finished but we did do it without interruptions. All the pieces were nice, its fake wood but all the holes except the last piece were there. There is a section where you have to screw the back to the side pieces and those holes werent there. Putting in the cabinet doors took some genius but we figured out to put the "return spring" in the cabinet first then bolt it to the doors, opposite of instructionsThe furniture looks nice. Its not something you could move from one house to an other and expect it to last.Its well worth the money and i wouldnt put anything more than a 45" tv on it. we have a 42 and it matches the picture to a tee!

We really like the piece. It is the size we wanted and fits nicely in the room and holds our 32" set just fine. The piece is sturdy. I would suggest some changes to the order of construction. 1. Attach the door brackets before construction of the rest of the piece. My hands are average to large and had a heck of a time using the screwdriver inside of the cupboard. 2. The bottom trim attachment needs to be reconsidered and maybe placed on near last. The grooved lip sounded and looked awesome, but the groove broke on the trim. I had to do some MAJOR repairs to the trim attachment. Finally, by turning the trim piece upside down and building attachment points I was able to "finish" the cabinet. An hour to hour and a half turned into 2 days. 3. All edges should have been finished. The corners where it is supposed to tuck into the corners are unfinished. We are using it in the middle of the room. Fortunately, they are not overly noticeable. 4. I would read through ALL of the instructions before starting the project.

It's a good stand. I've had it for a few months now. But it's very flimsy, wobbly and even one of the leg pieces weren't aligned properly. If you really want the legs to stay, super glue them in place.It was annoying to move this thing from point A to point B without the legs coming out every 5 seconds. But once it's set in place it does it's job so. Meh.

It's ok, but the two side shelves sit crooked so my a speakers are slanted, it doesn't look very good. I've tried loosening the tubes to give it more height but it didn't work.

Works well enough for money.

It looks nice however the sections separates when you try to fix another part of move it. the top doesn't stay fixed unless there is something on it.

Easy to assemble. Shipping was fast. However, it did come with a crack on the larger board. Disappointed but can't complain from it's very affordable price.

Can't beat the price and it doesn't look half bad. Bought it for my college apartment.

We ordered this as a replacement for our previous tv stand which was not a corner stand. I was hoping for something with a triangle back that fit snugly into the corner, but this leaves a small space. We wanted something that our cats could not get behind but this space is very small and mostly filled with wires so it works. Took me about an hour to put it together using a drill. The top panel had a slight dent but it really didn't matter, we were looking for something cheap and functional. In a home with kids and pets, furniture doesn't last long! For the price the quality is not bad.

About what you would expect from laminated pressboard and yes, a lot of pieces to put together - but good overall. Had a couple of minor blemishes and I wouldn't exactly call it sturdy - but at least it looks the part and can hold up a flat TV and provide some storage. Can't imagine paying MSRP.

Assembly took longer than needed because instructions were more complicated than necessary. Also, the doors don't align and scrape against the bottom of the cabinet. Finally, cut-outs for component wires don't remove easily and leave "unclean" looking holes. Otherwise the unit looks decent for the money.

well packaged...very heavy. Assembly went mostly OK, but the doors are ABSOLUTE BEARS to get on/even. It took me more time to get the doors in than the entire rest of the assembly....and they are still not right!! Very frustrated. However, it does meet the need for a corner cabinet. So better that than nothing!!

This is a sturdy Tv stand. The handles look really nice and expensive, however the color on the finish is a bit more washed out than it appears in the photo. It was reasonably easy to put together, however the company didn't give me all the parts so we had to improvise. Overall for the money it is a good piece, but I had higher hopes based on other reviews.

This is a cheapo corner-style television stand. It was difficult to put together and has started to become loose after less than a year of use (it sits in one spot...). If you need a TV stand just because you need a TV stand and the wood color matches your other furniture, wonderful. This could be great for you. It works fine for me and holds my TV as well as anything. If you're looking for quality... I'd move on to something else.

Wont order from them again. EVERY board piece was numbered incorrectly

Once I put this thing together, one of the legs was broken but needed to be forced there for support, and one was bent just enough to hold. Aside from that it held up, it never fell apart or anything and it worked well, you could only notice the bent beam if you were looking since the thing is black. Definitely don't put a bunch of heavy stuff on it if you buy it and maybe your pieces won't be messed up but either way it works and it's cheap so

Expected it to hold my son's 30 in TV, but the bottom hung over the sides. Then we moved a couple months later and one of the legs broke on the wood part holding the leg. So not very durable, not worth the money it cost. I know it wasn't real expensive, but it was a bit disappointing and a waste.

It's big and cheap looking. Put it on the porch outback

cheap material plastic tubes broke right away

The dimensions are not accurate. There is no dimension for the top shelf (which is really important given that this is the shelf your TV will sit on), and the shelf in the picture looks bigger than what the actual shelf is. Therefore, I've requested to return this item. I will surely have to pay for shipping costs to return which sucks since I don't believe the description is accurate.

I was disappointed with his; it arrived chipped. The product did not look as described or like the images online. I had it returned

I suppose for $100 bucks you're not going to get top of the line furniture, but this is really cheesy.Not too difficult to assemble, but was missing some of the hardware...had to go out and buy the missing pieces.The worst part...there is a huge crack in the top.The piece was packed upside down so I didn't notice the crack until it was half assembled. Too late to return.VERY DISAPPOINTED.

We ordered two different pieces of Sauder furniture at the same time. They did both arrive quickly but the product quality for both is very poor. We knew were buying cheap furniture but this is much worse than expected based on previous purchases of the same type of furniture. i.e. particle board. The finish will scratch easily. It is poorly engineered. Assembly was straight-forward. I will avoid Sauder for future purchases.

It isn't nearly as nice looking, nor the same color as the picture

The parts arrive jumbled together in a plastic bag. I think it makes it difficult to QA; as a result, several cambolts and a couple of the long screws were missing. It was not worth it to me to try to find the specific pieces- so I put it together partially ( the top isn't fully secure and I left the doors and back off) and will use it for a couple years until I get my 'money's worth.' Then I will buy something made of wood.As a note, the particle board is really heavy! Good grief.

Not as nice as I thought. The top panel has a blunt indent, maybe the size of dime. I found it out after I removed everything from the shipping box, and the shipping box itself had the same puncture wound on the outside. Not the manufacturer's fault, but still unsatisfying as a consumer.Not very pleased with the quality and build. The wood is just compact material, and the 'color' and 'outside look' is more or less 'painted' over the compacted wood. It can chip and flake very easily.One of the worst products I've bought on Amazon. I want to ask for a refund, but the shipping/returning seems too much of a hassle to deal with after removing all parts and pieces.

Such bad material this tv stand broke upon installation. I didnt even use a lot of pressure putting this together and it broke completely. Worst purchase ever i warn you do not buy unless ylu plan to throw money away.

Flimsy

Wasn't at all what I thought!!! Too short and not sturdy at all. Very wobbly!!

Brought item & it dosent fit a 40" tv. Measurements is off. How do you get a refund or exchange ?

Was not very easy to put together all of the pieces did not end up fitting all together so the stand looks uneven! Very disappointed but luckily it was cheap. I also thought it would be a little taller than what it was, it was just not what I expected ...

Was Broken Never heard from Seller Very Disappointed

This item is an absolute piece of garbage, any positive review on this stand is beyond lying. Many of the pieces came damaged and putting it together is quite impossible, without destroying it .

Very poor quality particle board. Parts actually crumbled during a long and painful assembly. Don't fall for the "big discount means it's a good deal" trick. It's not worth the discounted price.

It's probably my own fault for buying a TV stand under $100, but I could not believe how cheap this looks. I would have sent it back anyway after pulling a few pieces out, but lucky for me some of the pieces already had chunks of particle board out of them so I was able to send it back for free. My 2 and 6 year old would have this destroyed in about 10 minutes. Spend a little extra money and get a better quality piece.

Difficult to put together. Day 4 falling apart

This piece is worthless. I do a decent job of building, however when what you're working with screws that won't place right & pieces that will not align, plus screws that chew up this CHEAPLY PRODUCED PIECE OF JUNK... It's real hard to manage.All said and done, I eat the $$ paid, threw the doors n the trash and will buy quality next time.A warning, this is a piece of junk!

The stand was very heavy and somewhat time consuming to assemble. After having put most of it together, one of the pieces split so I wasn't able to get the doors on. Also, the backing was incredibly difficult to line up to where it was suppose to be. All in all not happy with this product and had to disassemble the whole bulky thing and go through the process of repacking and sending back.