VictrolaWooden Record Crate, Mahogany, Model: VA-20-MAH

Bought three of these Victrola record crates. I have had them a little over a month and they seem pretty sturdy. My records fit very snugly inside. The assembly process for me anyway was not as simple as others have described. You must follow the directions on the enclosed leaflet precisely making sure that each board is put on the correct side (the boards are labeled by letter so this would be the easy part). The most difficult part of the assembly and why I am taking off a star on the "Easy to assemble" question is fitting the bottom board in place. For some reason the groove is not quite the right size to accommodate the board the first time around - just keep trying.A reviewer asked if the crate can be lifted and carried while full. I personally would not take a chance doing that due to the construction (the boards may slip out of place and the whole unit falls apart) and the sheer weight of the unit full of records - if you drop it you may cause injury to yourself. Just keep the crate wherever it's convenient and just take out the records, put them back when done and enjoy. If you must move the crate empty it first The assembly problem aside this looks like a sturdy unit which hopefully will stand the test of time. How you use it will count a lot for its longevity.P.S. The vintage look makes it appear like one of those food crates found in supermarkets. not recommending you use it for food, just saying. The vintage look brings back memories of all sorts.

Keep my records safe and easy to carry , craftsmanship is awesome

This is honestly adorable. I love the color, how it holds a bunch of records and was easy to assemble. The only complaint is that it did come with a crack in the front. It is cosmetic but annoying enough and based on the other reviews, this seems to happen often. If you don't mind an imperfect look its fine but just don't expect a perfect crate. They are mainly there to look cute. If you want a higher quality look for a different brand.

I have several of these for my record collection and they look great

Didn't even get to use it because the many manufacturing issues, including:-one of the tabs came out of the box snapped in half lengthways (see picture). I proceeded with assembly anyways, figuring I could wood-glue it together as long as it basically fit.Instead, the slots for assembly were shoddily cut. Even when assembled, the entire thing was slightly crooked and the bottom piece (which is particle board and very flimsy) didn't fit into one of the slots at all because it wasn't cut straight. In other words, even if I could assemble it, I wouldn't be able to move it without the bottom breaking and all the contents falling out. Not ideal for storage.An entirely different piece was clearly assembled/constructed backwards -- the slots were cut into the finished (outward-facing) part of the wood. When assembled, 3 out of 4 sides looked shiny and new and the remaining one looked like the underside of an Ikea dresser.So it's:-completely insecure-comes with bad cuts and broken parts-can't stand up on its own even with the broken tab accounted for-even with no weight on or in it, immediately leaned into a drunken rhombus shape.Bonus: it's weirdly tiny, almost to the point of comedic. Despite what the measurements in the listing say (at least when I bought it, I hope it gets updated) my standard-size 12" LPs do not fit inside, possibly due to the inadequate construction of the pieces but even without that, it would still be iffy.Double bonus: the whole thing looks like it goes with a child-sized Fisher-Price record player. Which I'm not against in general principle, except, uh, the only reason I bought a record crate was to... store records and all I wanted it to be was sturdy and the right size and it managed to do neither of those things.Ugh. I try not to write negative reviews, because I would rather point people at things I like/appreciate/enjoy, but this is frankly a little embarrassing given that I replaced it with an inexpensive plastic crate that is cleanable, reusable, sturdy, and can be disassembled for storage -- all of the things this can't do.

Got it for my wife to keep her albums in next to her record player.Handy and convenient, she no longer has to hunt for her" Moody Blues".Had to work a little bit to put it together because one of the slots where the sides joined together were misaligned and to be adjusted to fit. And that may have been just on the one I got.If I need another one, I'd buy it again cause it looks good.

I was given one of these as a gift, so I bought another one to match. I really liked the one I already had. This one arrived broken in the box, so I had to re staple a piece on and wood glue it (pictured above looking down the length, you can see where it was torn off). Also a side piece was put on with misaligned grooves, so I could not physically assemble the crate without modifying it (pictured above after I made the necessary modification, but you can see how the piece was not attached flush with the top). For a not-inexpensive crate, I was disappointed that it arrived with two separate conditions both rendering it unusable.

Worked well for record storage. Easy to assemble if you read the instructions

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Absolutely overpriced. I paid £158.92 GBP for two of the record cases and feel completely ripped off for the quality I have received. You can see in the attached photos that one "Victrola" stamp is lighter than the other. Won't bother trying to return them as it will be more trouble than it's worth to send them back from the UK to the USA

I bought one of these previously and was happy with it so I ordered two more. One assembled fine but the other would not fit together as the grooves on part B1 were not straight so part C could not slip in. The lip on part C also detached. Out with the chisel to make it flit and superglue to put the lip back on.

This $80 Victrola record storage crate is crap. The parts do not fit together properly, it’s flimsy and breaks easily. I don’t even think it is made of real wood. DO NOT BUY! If you want one, the one I bought will be at the curb on garbage day.

Do not buy this piece of crap. Amazon should be ashamed of themselves for selling this.