Good value, quality construction with few issues.
We placed our order for the South Shore Spark Twin Mates Bed on 12/26 and received shipment confirmation from Great Offer Stock on 12/30. UPS delivered the shipment in two boxes on 01/07 with the headboard, weighing in at 37lbs and the bed frame itself at 129lbs. It's heavy and cumbersome enough that you should anticipate requiring two people to move the larger of the boxes.
Both the frame and the bookcase headboard are very, very well packaged by the manufacturer. The boards are shrink-wrapped and even have the ends buffered by Styrofoam to prevent any shipping damage. There is little chance that these boxes will come open during the shipping process; trust me, you'll invest a good amount of time trying to get them open once you receive them. The box flaps are sealed with an industrial strength glue so well that you may find yourself just cutting the boxes rather than even trying the flaps.
The instructions are straight forward and helpful in the assembly. It'll take you some time; two-three hours for the frame and an hour or so for the headboard/bookcase. The construction is good and the finished product is just as attractive as pictured. The bed is low to the ground; suitable for the youngster.
The drawers offer ample space and though I've read elsewhere that they can't hold any meaningful weight, they seem suitable enough for clothing or whatever else would typically be stored in a drawer. I'm not sure that I would jump on them or store bricks, but they seem as sturdy as any drawer that I've come across.
We did have a single issue and that's that one of our drawer pieces was missing a dowel hole as well as had a couple holes that were not drilled to their necessary depth. Thankfully, I had drill bits on hand that matched the dowel sizes and we were able to drill the hole we needed/deepen the ones that were a bit shallow. Now, I'm sure that this was an unusual circumstance and that had we contacted South Shore, they likely would have sent the proper replacement part. I simply opted to fix the problem myself as that was easier for me. I wouldn't let what was likely a one-off manufacturing defect dissuade you from purchasing as I'm sure South Shore would have corrected the issue (if not Overstock) had we contacted them.
All told, this is a very nice setup for what I consider to be a reasonable cost. It looks sharp, offers good drawer space, some nice book/storage space at the headboard and sits low enough for a kids room. I'd happily recommend purchasing this product from Great Offer Stock.
