Customer Reviews for Staples - 4' x 24" Heavy Duty Plastic Folding Table - White Granite
Customer Rating
4
Better than I expected
on August 10, 2014
Posted by: Paula K.
I purchased this table in a Staples retail store. I was torn between this one and the 6-foot model and the store had both available. The 6-foot was very tempting because it's substantially lighter and smaller when folded and I'm pretty sure it would easily fit in the trunk of my car without folding down the rear seats. I had also read a review here that suggested that the 8-foot model did not have a carrying handle which seemed like a serious omission. But I needed a lot of space to work on a project so I decided to go ahead and go for the 8-foot model. I had to fold the seats down in the car to get it home but it's not an unreasonable size. Certainly easier to manage than a full 6-foot or 8-foot table that doesn't fold in half! I'm happy to say that the table worked very well for my project. Unfolded the surface is quite flat even at the center hinge so it presented no problems for me in arranging the stuff I was working with. The extra 2 feet were very welcome. And to my relief it does have a handle! I wanted to comment on the other reviewer's message to tell them that the handle is attached to a soft strap and is clipped up under the table. You have to un-clip it to pull it out. But the comment mechanism on this site requires you to sign in with Facebook which I won't do. Anyway the table's construction seems a bit lighter duty than some other brands I've seen which may be a factor if you expect to use it extensively or in rough environments. For my purpose it's fine and that construction I'm sure contributes to keeping the weight down for portability. All in all I'm satisfied with the table and glad I bought it.
This table is sturdy and easy to set up. It fits nicely in the hatch of my car and is light to carry with the built in handle. I expect it to last a long time.
I needed something that can easily fold up and be put into the back of my Subaru along with all my telescope equipment. It seems sturdy enough for a laptop and a few books. Nice size--bigger than a TV tray smaller than most collapsible tables. The table top is not a very hard surface. I turned it over to unfold the table and get the legs into a different set of slots and when I set it up I could see a depression in the plastic where a small rock had been on the ground. I'll need to figure out how to set this up without tipping it upside down like that. Getting the legs into the slots without putting it upside down is not going to be easy--I usually have to use 2 hands and a foot to convince the legs to snap into the slots under the table. Size usefulness: good. Setting it up/ breaking down: O.K.