Clifford Keele writes:

Well, the cabinets arrived Friday. The finish was mediocre. But on
closer inspection, I noticed that the interior finish just seemed
plain strange. So I looked at it further. The interior, top, and
bottom of the cabinets were finished with a vinyl imitation wood.

Specifying "laminated", unfortunately, doesn't specify what it is laminated
*with*.

In your case, apparently it just meant paper-thin vinyl plastic. Maybe you
thought you would be getting Formica-style "laminate".

I sympathize with your plight, but the way to avoid it is to specify,
specify, specify. You can only demand what you specify, and any holes in
the specifications are almost always interpreted against the buyer's
interests.