I waited months to find one of these shelves in stock in our local Sam’s. In the meantime, I bougt two, admittedly more expensive, units from Home Depot. While the HD shelves were solid and easily assembled, the one from Sam’s is a real pain. First, it is made from relatively thin steel, but more significantly, one of the uprights was very warped. After struggling to get the upper shelves to connect, I discovered that I needed to connect one corner to the twisted upright and then torque it into position with a nylon hold-down strap diagonally across the two uprights. The required torque convinced me that I needed to leave the strap attached in the final assembly. The unit is now level and stable, if rather strange looking. I suppose I could have returned the unit once I discovered the twisted upright, but these units are heavy and would be a bear to repack. The moral here may be the old adage “You get what you pay for.”

These shelves are amazing! They are the sturdiest shelves that I have ever seen. They are much like the shelving you find in Sam‘s Club when you are shopping. Each shelf can hold 2,500 pounds, for a total of 10,000 pounds. We bought two units, and my husband put them together end to end, three rows long and three rows high. We now have a unit that is 19.5 feet long with plenty of room to stack and store items upon it. Both end sections have three shelves, and the middle section has two, with a bare opening on the floor, as there are four shelves in each unit. Absolutely worth the price. You will not regret this purchase. Product is extremely heavy. You will need help to move it.

I bought one. My daughter and I put it together. Super easy to put together and strong and sturdy! As soon as I had it up, I knew I had to buy another. The second went up in less than 15 minutes - we didn't even have to read the instructions since we knew what we were doing. I have not anchored them to the garage wall, but I think I will eventually just for safety. I have them packed full and they are not going any where. Best price for this size and quality of shelving I found anywhere.

Exactly what i needed! Sturdy, easy to assemble and affordable. This replaced two snap together plastic 4 shelf rubber ones with lots of room to spare. Can use different heights on top 3 shelves (bottom one required to specific height for warranty) so easy to customize for storage needs.

Many storage shelves look strong but are constructed with super light gauge steel that easily bends. This one is better than average, not commercial grade, but feels up to the rating. I like how the end posts come pre-assembled with the cross bars attached, giving better inherent strength.

One of the welds was bad, I waited weeks for these shelves to be in stock. So when the poorly welded bracket of a shelf support broke. I repaired (Brazed) it myself. I did not want to deal with the headache of returning the shelf.and potentially waiting weeks longer for a replacement. I hope the other one that is still in the box is built better.

If I was rating this storage rack based on truth in advertising, it would be 3-stars at best. However, it's still a decent shelf system. This same shelf sells for $300 - $350 at other stores so it's a great deal at Sam's Club for $200. It seems sturdy enough to hold my gas cans and propane tanks so it'll work fine in my shop. Just understand that this shelf is industrial only in appearance.

This is an excellent, well built shelving unit. I bought one over a year ago and liked it so much I bought two more. I would have given it 5 stars but these last two I purchased were damaged in shipping and or handling by Sam's (picked it up myself in-store). It was still useable, which attests to it's solid construction, but was a bit of a pain to assemble since some of the components were bent.

The shelving unit was very easy to put together, with no tools required. The horizontal braces were made to go in either direction (left or right and facing up or down). This made it easier to put together than previous shelving units where you might have to undo some bracing if you weren't paying attention. Seems very sturdy and well made.

It was a good shelf though I was looking for what would work with Edsal legs to increase the height. The photos on the site were bad quality so I couldn't tell the slots were key hole style. That doesn't match Edsal legs and I seen the key hole styles are not the same on different brands besides I can't find higher legs. If the size is good your you it is a good buy though for me can't work.