I know furniture isn't made to last these days but I would've hoped it could at least survive past assembly. The mechanism by which the base attaches to the top (where you're screwing into) is just hammered in and pops out of the socket pretty fast. Unfortunately there's no real way to secure it as this is an obvious design flaw. Picture from the instructions provided show the part that's just tamped in, not actually fastened. Avoid if you can.
Response from Plank+BeamBy Kasey Silveira, June 28, 2025
We're sorry to hear about the trouble you're having with the assembly. A customer care representative will be reaching out soon to help you with this issue!