This file cabinet is not the best quality but for the price it is ok. The locking system works if one doesn't pull hard on the handles and if so it will open. I personally wouldn't recommend this cabinet unless it is for someone looking for a low price item.
Locking mechanism is out of alignment with cabinet and won't lock!
on January 27, 2018
Posted by: Paula K.
I replaced my old 2 drawer file cabinet with this model because it had a lock. However the placement of the lock and the slot in the cabinet is out of alignment so it won't lock! Where is the QC control at Hirsh Industries?! We have tried pliers cutters it is so far out of alignment the lock is useless. Now I am stuck with the same thing I had before - a 2 drawer cabinet that won't lock! The only thing I can say positive is my old cabinet did not have casters this one does.
I ordered 2 Drawer Vertical Filing Cabinet from Staples website. It arrived one day before stated delivery date. It was nice packed and easy to assemble it's wheels and handles. Filing cabinet is nice and good value for money.
This file cabinet's the bare minimum strong enough for a home office but be careful moving it. The metal bends easily. I always put a sheet under it any assembly and casterless moving across a room. I use this one and one I bought earlier for one subject each and they work well enough. But this is no Hon. The drawers don't glide as confidently the back of each drawer is practically inaccessible and the case may tip over if both drawers are open. Still the light weight pays off for a home office. I carried this one down stairs with no worry about hitting walls or banister or of dropping it (without the casters. It might be a little more difficult with them attached). I used it for a couple of months without the casters because I planned to move it eventually. Today I did. But after I took it downstairs and installed the front casters I discovered that the holes on the inner plates for the rear casters are on the wrong end. Think of the two plates as diamonds that overlap the case corner from the inside and the outside so they create a clamp when screwed together. That only works if the holes in each plate are on the opposite end of the diamond. On the inner plates that came with this cabinet the holes are wrong end of the diamond. So no clamp and no casters. I'm hoping the manufacturer can send two plates with holes in the right place.
The Hirsh Industries 2 Drawer Vertical File Pearl White Letter 14.25"W (19634) arrived two days after I put the order in. It was well packaged and came in excellent condition. I did not put the wheels at this time but I am keeping them so if one day I want to put them I can. The file cabinet is in my living room. and looks very nice. I am amazed at how much files I can put in there. I would recommend it to everyone who needs a small file cabinet and not only that it is inexpensive.