I purchased this:
On overstock.com a week or so ago. I have been soo excited, waiting for it to get here so I can organize the piles of cds and dvds I have laying around ...well, everywhere. Finally, it comes today so I rush home from work to get it assembled. I get midway through the task, and am in the process of installing the bottom. I have the unit flipped over, and am trying to install the bottom unfinished side up, and the f'ing holes don't line up. If I flip it over so the unfinished side is down, they line up perfectly. Problem is, I don't want a particleboard BOTTOM showing at the bottom of my shiny new BLACK unit. Grrrr! Now I have a huge monstrosity of a half-assembled piece of furniture blocking my living room that can't really be moved since it's not assembled enough to be sturdy. Who KNOWS how long it will take to get a replacement piece - I just emailed the manufacturer but they don't open until 7 am. Here's hoping I don't have to trip over this damned thing for a week before I get the new piece.
I guess it could be worse. Last night I went to one of our customer's house (I work for an ISP) to help him set up a new, out of the box computer. He was SO excited (as he should be, his old computer is a POS - my god, I don't know how he's dealt with it for so long - it's like circa 486!) and kind of afraid to get it all set up himself. I agreed to go over on my personal time and help him out. Get the thing set up, turn it on, and no video. Check the connections, turn the flatscreen on and off, turn the computer on and off. Nothing. So, it's the onboard video, or the flatscreen, but which? Unhook flatscreen, hook up old crt monitor. Turn it on - nothing. Brand new, just out of the box computer and his onboard video is tits up. Poor guy - had to box the whole thing right back up again for a return to the store this morning.
It will be at least a week before he gets his new one.