# Flow Hive Arrival and Disappointment -- Quality Issues **URL:** \ **Category:** Flow Hive\ **Created:** [May 9, 2016, 2:39am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/flow-hive-arrival-and-disappointment-quality-issues/6845 "2016-05-09T02:39:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Semaphore](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/semaphore/32/14994_2.png) [@Semaphore](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Semaphore)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 8:40am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/flow-hive-arrival-and-disappointment-quality-issues/6845/21 "2016-09-07T08:40:20Z")
I purchased two complete flow hoop-pine hives a few months ago. I had absolutely zero issues with the wooden-ware and assembled both hives in around 1 hour with no difficulty and without needing to make a single adjustment. I didn’t need clamps either as the joints were so nicely cut and tight. I would happily recommend the flow hive to anyone. I am sorry you had issues- but I just think it should be noted that what happened to you is more of an exception than a rule- I think it’s possible the issues you had related to the very high volume of hives that flow had to produce and ship in the first few months. ---
**Author:** ![jroot1fh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3e96dc/32.png) [@jroot1fh](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/jroot1fh)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2016, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/flow-hive-arrival-and-disappointment-quality-issues/6845/22 "2016-09-08T17:17:23Z")
I’m glad you had a better experience and I do hope that mine is the exception and not the rule. However, it doesn’t change my experience with the product and therefore when people ask my opinion I let them know that while a lot of people did seem to have good luck with it, I did not and certainly would therefore not recommend it. I also don’t think that high sales are an excuse for poor quality. I understand that the volumes were initially much higher than they were expecting, but when a company is met with overwhelming support and success by the market, that shouldn’t somehow equate to or excuse a poor-quality product. But, again, I am always happy to hear that others had much better luck with the Flow product than I did, and I wish that were the case across the board. ---
**Author:** ![Faroe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/faroe/32/11835_2.png) [@Faroe](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Faroe)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2016, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/flow-hive-arrival-and-disappointment-quality-issues/6845/23 "2016-09-15T20:25:41Z")
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**Author:** ![jroot1fh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3e96dc/32.png) [@jroot1fh](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/jroot1fh)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2016, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/flow-hive-arrival-and-disappointment-quality-issues/6845/24 "2016-09-16T18:40:03Z")
Hi Faroe, is there a reason you just changed this thread to “unlisted”? I think it’s a little strange to remove it from public view on the forums… [Previous page](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/flow-hive-arrival-and-disappointment-quality-issues/6845.md?page=1)