We are a family with lots of things that need to be charged. I had hoped to use this to corral all of the cords in one place and keep a small pad and pen for phone messages. This looks nice enough, but it is too tiny to hold very much. It says it can charge 5 things at once, but can really only charge 3 and then it's a pain to get into the power strip to change out the things you are charging. Also the drawer is so very narrow that it couldn't hold even the tiniest note pad for messages. With just three things charging it took up a lot of space for what it could do and I would have still had lots of cords all over the house. I decided to return it and get something that better fit my needs. If you are single and just have a couple of things to charge but want a place to put your keys, this could be ok. For a family or someone with lots of chargers this is no good.