Does this desk have a strong or unpleasant odor? In the past I have smelled such an odor in the furniture's finish; especially furniture from China.
797528
No odor at all. All components are heavy though. Corners are especially susceptible to shipping damage. Requesting a small amount of shipping insurance (like $500) would be a good move. The desk is quite handsome and worth a little extra expense.
797529
No, except for the new out-of-the-box odor (which lasted only a short wile), there are no residual odors whatsoever, but I have the desk in a well ventilated home office.
797530
No odor. Very nice furniture in great finish. We are very pleased with the purchase.
797531
Not at all! We are very happy with the desk. The piece is very heavy and looks expensive! I almost bought another that was 3x the price but was solid wood, glad to have saved the money! All of our friends are commenting on how beautiful the pieces are.
797532
We've this desk and matching hutch/desk-combo for about 5 months. We've not experienced any odor from this furniture.
797533
I do not smell anything in mine! But this company is very irresponsible. It was damaged in shipment and they made a claim with UPS and never replaced mine or compensated me for it.
299432
At first, yes, the odor is strong. As I have it inflated and it is out, the odor becomes less and less noticeable. Maybe, I just get used to it but that's how it has not been disagreeable for me. Hope this helps.
847469
I really did not notice a smell. My husband put it together around 11:00 AM, I got home from a meeting around 3:00 PM and there was no smell at all. My husband said it had a slight rubber smell when he opened it up and got it set up, but nothing terribly offensive.
17329
It's fine. I have no problems the desk is very sturdy and well put together. Hope this helps
1909782
I haven't noticed that it has an exceptionally strong odor but of course smell is kind of subjective. It's always been an excellent product in my experience.
1228444
Hi, Paul, I bought this desk and although it looks nice in the picture, it's a piece of CRAP! Don't waste your money.
1617420
I have kept mine in my case for two years. I recall there being a odor during installation and when I would first start the computer up. It has long since faded in odor and the padding is still fixed to the interior. No smell.
853593
I believe the desk is Asian hardwood because I looked into what that was before I bought mine. I don't remember specifically what kind of woodcut is but I was satisfied and bought the desk which I like very much. I just had to send it back three times to get one that wasn't damaged...
2052022
No we had no strong oder or smell... After assembly we sanitized it with bleach wipes...CJ & Jan
750667
I didn't notice any strong odors from ours. We put it in the car within a day of removing from the box. I wouldn't be concerned.
270655
Hello Fredric, I believe the odor is due to the fact that this is genuine leather. I have had mine for about a month and it has not gone away yet.
868122
It had a *strong* chemical smell when I unpacked it and as I was assembling it, but 24 hours later it seems to be odorless. If you have a strong reaction to that sort of thing, I'd have a friend unpack it outside or in the garage and then I'd let it air out for a few hours or a day before assembling it.
1214161
I've owned this table for about 3 months now. It was a pain to put together, still doesn't exactly stand correctly and if it fell apart all at once, I wouldnt be shocked. However, i've never noticed any weird smell coming from it.
559928
Mine was pretty smelly too...and then it completely fell apart after a week so I tried to get a refund. Amazon only gave me 20% since I couldn't return the item (as you know, it's big and heavy and once it's assembled it's kind of tough to put it back in the box). So...if yours still isn't assembled I'd advise returning it before you're stuck with a bad product.
694281
Nope it does not have an odor. Maybe you can get a refund and send it back?
720617
That is a hard question because new leather is appealing to most and it has that smell more so than chemical however, if I were you I'D find a furniture store that carries it or something similar and let the nose be your guide. I will say that the odor was rather mild.
344092
No odor. There was a little dent in it though....not real noticeable and wouldn't affect the purpose of the table.