Plant stand and side table

SR-2026-064 · Furniture · Plant stand · August 2026

Eight plant stands in a black metal frame — a powder-coat product, so coating thickness and weld dressing were the checks.

RecordSR-2026-064

MarketUnited States

BeltFoshan (Shunde / Lecong)

CategoryPlant stand

Quantity8 pcs

Cartons8

ClientUS garden and home retailer

Dispatched2026-08-31

Specification as orderedBlack metal frame with a slatted top; 950 × 400 × 80 mm packed

Receiving photographs

Plant stand and side table as received at the consolidation warehouse — **As received.** The lot on the dock before anything is opened — counted against the packing list and checked for carton damage first, because a claim on transit damage has to be raised before the goods are moved.

Plant stand and side table — Opened on our floor — **Opened on our floor.** The first carton of the lot is opened in full. One unit is assembled or powered up as the client will use it, and compared against the approved sample rather than against the catalogue photograph.

Plant stand and side table — Fittings and hardware — **Fittings and hardware.** Hardware, fixings and loose components are checked against the parts list before the carton is resealed — a missing bag of fittings is a return on arrival, not a spare part.

Plant stand and side table — Documentation and loose components — **Documentation and loose components.** Everything that travels loose inside the carton is checked here, including the assembly documentation: a sheet the end customer cannot read is a support ticket for the client.

Photographs taken at our consolidation warehouse as the lot was received and checked. Container numbers, shipping labels, supplier marks and brand markings are masked; the lot is shown as it arrived, not restyled.

How this order was run

Booked production against the client's delivery date and worked backwards from the sailing, not forwards from the order.
Gave the lead time that was realistic for this category rather than the lead time that wins the order.
Released the lot only after the receiving set had been opened, counted and photographed, and sent the photo set out with the packing list.

What was checked at receiving

This is the plant stand check sheet — the same list every order in this category goes through before the container is released.

Leg splay and twist checked with the unit standing on a flat reference — a table that rocks at the factory will rock on the client's floor
Load applied to the top and to the apron joints, at the point where the leg meets the frame
Finish checked on the top under raking light, and on the underside and inner faces where factories economise
Glass and stone tops inspected for chips at the edge and measured for thickness before packing
Height and footprint verified against the approved drawing, not against the catalogue photograph

How it was packed

Top wrapped in foam and corner-boarded, boxed separately from the base where the design allows
Legs and stretchers bagged with the hardware and taped inside the main carton
Glass or stone packed in its own crate with a foam gasket on all four edges
One carton per lot dropped and stack-tested before the container closes

The note

Tables fail on the top surface and on the leg joint. Both are visible on arrival and both are the client's most expensive complaint — a replacement top usually means a second shipment, not a second part.

It is why a table order is inspected standing up, on a flat floor, with the top loaded — the three things a factory photograph never shows.

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