The finish on the framing is much nicer than most similar shelves. If you choose to assemble this as one tall vertical unit, you’ll appreciate the way the uprights stack. Similar shelves require you to have a shelf at the halfway point in order to attach the uprights together. These shelves use an insert that joins the uprights together securely while maintaining access to all of the shelf positions. Shipping really beats up the outer box, but I didn’t notice any damage to the product itself.

The system is not sturdy. Sam's sells another silver metal shelving system that is much higher quality. I bought this one thinking it was a shorter version of the first one. Not the same metal or height. We bent 3 supports trying to get the shelves to 'sit' onto the shelf supports. I got what I paid for. Just wish I could take this back to the store with the bent supports.

Sturdy shelf for the most part, however the metal pieces that support the shelves tends to bow. My husband added a thin piece of wood as a middle support for the shelves, having to drill a hole in the front and back supports and secure with a screw. Also, they changed the metal shelf extenders to tiny plastic extenders (we had purchased the same shelf 2 years prior) which offer way less support than the metal.

I bought 2 to test out how sturdy and easy to put together they would be. Next trip I got 2 more, next trip I got 4 more after having tested the wieght capacity of not only the each shelf but structure tolerance in whole. Incredibly adjustable I was able to make a shelf for my heaviest items weighing over 90lbs on the bottom and it only made it more stable. Going back for 2 more-I think I'm addicted. Love Them

we bought 3 of these. one of the boxes arrived dented from underneath, couldn't see the damage till we removed the top and got down to the bottom 3 shelves. an appx 5in chunk of each particalboard was broken. 2 of the side bars were twisted beyond use. so that pack was only partially used. had to borrow 2 shelves from the 3rd pack. however when I opened the 3rd pack, the bottom three of that pack had multiple cracks in the boards. had to make a short shelf out of these and turn them opposite the crack, hope they don't break. so paid for 3, only really got 2 full shelves because the shelves are too weak for heavy things.

Each individual piece of metal: beams, bars, brakets are flimsy during assembly. The columns/pillars are solid and have no give during the set up. Once the whole thing is put together the flimsyness subsides and it seems to be very solid and hold weight. Upon taking the parts out of the box don't be saddened as I was that it felt cheap, I think the flimsy lightweight parts are smart design to keep weight down where weight isn't needed.

Great sturdy shelves that are easy to assemble by yourself. A rubber mallet is important to use to tap the corners onto the latches in order to 'snap' them into place. Sam's had the best price around! We have 4 so far. On a side note, it was easier for us to add the rubber footings BEFORE starting to put it together.

The new modifications (upgrades) moved this storage rack from a good item to an excellent storage unit. Specifically, the deeper depth of the shelves and the redesign of the connecting mechanism (of top & bottom halves) is so much better, more solid and quicker to assemble. I've already bought three and plan to buy two more for my climate control storage unit.

Bought three to go in my garage and only one wasn't broken. I took the two broken ones back and the pallet of shelves looked like it had been dropped. These seem to be very fragile and prone to shipping damage. If you purchase, go to the store and pick out the best looking boxes and stay away from ones that look beat up. The one shelf that was ok seems fine and sturdy but these are too heavy to bring all the way home to discover they are broken and need to bring them back.

I bought 3 of these Storage Racks about a month ago and I am so happy that I did, that I am going to buy 4 more this month. They hold 800 LBs per shelf and are great to look at. My son said that they were so easy, that he enjoyed putting them together for me.