Customer Reviews for Whalen Asherton 60" W L-Shaped Computer Desk, Fawn Aged Oak (SPUS-ASHD)
374 reviews
Most helpful positive review
Posted Jul 21, 2021
Perfect.
It's true that this takes awhile to assemble - I am lucky that I have a friend who loves to assemble and loves a challenge. Even with her skill and my assist, it took between 4 and 5 hours of steady work. However, I love the desk and it is just what I needed and hoped for.
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Most helpful critical review
Posted Aug 20, 2019
Unsatisfied being returned
I loved the desk in the store. Got it home had my handyman come put it together. Omg. It took 5 hrs (he charges by the hour), and the drawers won’t open and close right. Now I have to figure out how to get it back to the store to return it.
eddie B.
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Posted Sep 5, 2024
poor quality
bought this desk, love the style and looks, but takes a long time to put together and very poor quality parts and easy to brake the parts and have to do some make do repairs to get together. dont buy. just nails some real boards together and paint and you will be much ahead. thanks heads up
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Posted Aug 28, 2024
SHIPPING DELAYS
Constant shipping delays - but could never tell you where it was just - courier just showed delayed
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JONATHAN L.
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Posted Aug 24, 2024
Fairly Sturdy for the Price
Fits perfectly in the corner of the room. Has a fairly industrial yet warm look. However, assembly was awful. It took me roughly 8 hours to put together, largely because the provided allen wrench was one-sided, meaning I had to use the long side reaching into very tight corners. The short arm of the wrench had an unusable flat head. Also, some of the screw holes were mi...
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ZACHARY G.
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Posted Aug 14, 2024
Order Canceled
I'm certain the person who has been waiting at the desk since last week would have greatly benefited from it. However, it was delayed twice and ultimately canceled in the system.
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Posted Aug 10, 2024
Not great
I saw this product in store and loved it. With a new business, we wanted something affordable and stylish. Putting this product together was a nightmare. Many parts without necessary holes. The holes that were there very rarely aligned where needed. I definitely would not buy again. Instructions suggested one person could build this desk in 1.5 hours, it took me cl...
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Posted Aug 2, 2024
Great desk but hard to assemble
The desk is great but the small bolts didn’t fit the Allen wrench very well so they were very difficult to screw in. If you are handy it’s a great desk.
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LINDA D.
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Posted Jun 14, 2024
Very difficult to assemble
. Plan on 5-7 hours.
. Plan on 5-7 hours.
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JOHN B.
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Posted Mar 17, 2024
The desk is great 👍
Delivery not so great. The first date of delivery they forgot to put it on truck. When it was delivered 3 days later they just put it on the porch and didn’t even ring the doorbell. I didn’t know it was there until I walked out.
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Tracey K.
Posted Jan 1, 2024
Great desk....long assembly
Wow! At least 5 hours + . I consider myself handy and this desk was a challenge. Starts off pretty easy, but once you have to connect tops and bottoms, their directions go crazy.
Desk is very sturdy.
Desk is very sturdy.
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MICHELE C.
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Posted Sep 22, 2023
It took to long to assemble and we had two plus three cabinets
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KATHY W.
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Posted Sep 19, 2023
Whalen Asherton 60” W L-Shaped Computer Desk
We love the sturdy and functional desk after we put it together. The directions for assembling were sometimes too vague. It was difficult to assemble.
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VICTOR E.
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Posted Aug 16, 2023
This Assembly Takes 3 Hours
This unassuming desk with clean lines and a very functional design is a torture to assemble. It has too many fasteners, it includes dowels and not enough wood glue. Once assembled this desk might survive the apocalypse. Nothing wrong with the desk, but they desk and drawers section should have come assembled and all a customer should assemble is the legs. I will...
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PHYLLIS A EDWARDS
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Posted Jul 15, 2023
Fabulous
I am so pleased with the desk.It adds to the decor of the house.
I positively am enjoying it.
I positively am enjoying it.
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Emilie C.
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Posted Jun 26, 2023
Love it!!
Sturdy, beautiful color, and created lots of useable desk space that tucks perfectly in the corner. Very happy with this purchase!
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Staples Customer
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Posted May 30, 2023
Missing pieces
Make sure you have someone help you. You have to do some backtracking. The instructions are clear but not clear enough. It’s sturdy and I enjoy it so far. Only a week in.
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Staples Customer
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Posted May 29, 2023
The lady at Staples that has been there like 26 years. She was like awesome and she helped us out.
She was awesome and she absolutely was the best sales person I’ve dealt with a long time
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Staples Customer
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Posted Mar 25, 2023
AWESOME desk, just very tough to assemble.
I love this desk and would buy it again but there are SOOOOO many screws and nuts and bolts and pieces. It took a person good at assembling stuff a long time to assemble. So be prepared -- or hire someone to do it!
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GLORIA K.
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Posted Feb 8, 2023
Whalen Asherton L-shaped desk
I really like the desk. I now have room for lots of thing since there are enough drawers. I like that ir's light-weight and fits perfectly in the corner i planned for.
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Staples Customer
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Posted Dec 24, 2022
PAY to have it built for you. Do NOT attempt!
Not a bad looking piece of furniture. Heavy and feels sort of well-made. Still inexpensive pieces from China. Do NOT attempt to build yourself unless you are a finished carpenter. It took two full days for me!
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Staples Customer
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Posted Dec 19, 2022
Looks Great
Well designed, compact, and looks sleek and modern. Yet, the metal used in the large cam locks is notably brittle, and any attempt to undo them sees the metal crack and collapse in on itself. The instructions were clear and the design is solid.
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