Amazon Basics 3-Shelf Adjustable Heavy Duty Steel Wire Shelving Rack with Chrome Finish, No-Tool Assembly, 250 lbs per Shelf, 23.2" L x 13.4" W x 30" H

I may have an addiction to these 'Amazon Basics' shelving units, I just bought my 6th one! I started with the butcher's block/microwave cart unit and was thrilled with it. Then I discovered the tall 5-shelf unit and bought one. I liked that so much I bought 2 more of the tall ones. Then I bought this short 3-shelf unit on Prime Day and got so excited about it that I went back and ordered a second before the sale was over. So let's get the assembly "controversy" out of the way. I won't attempt detailed directions here, but I hope you'll trust me when I say these really are incredibly easy to assemble. And they're perfectly stable and sturdy once assembled. Any review that says these are crazy difficult, or "won't stay together" or that they "wobble" etc have all assembled them incorrectly. Please consider that I have bought SIX of these now, I'm a pro. I can assemble these small ones in about 8-10 minutes leisurely, and the tall 5-shelf ones in about 15 minutes each - and that includes time for me to ponder ideal shelf placement! That's at a relaxed pace and there is zero frustration. Now, I will admit that I was initially perplexed on my very first unit for a few minutes as I fumbled around with the black connectors trying to make sense of them. I too thought "this thing is junk" until I realized I was not realizing how they work. Once I understood the simplicity of it, the rest all flew together with ease and are actually fun to assemble. I could quite literally assemble these with my eyes closed at this point. Watch the videos which should help. But generally: the connectors come in 2 halves that fit together around the pole. Be sure to look for the arrow pointing up so you have them upright. Also look INSIDE for the little ridge lines, this is super helpful. Those lines line up with the single lines on the chrome pole. I actually place them just above the chrome pole line and slide them down until I hear/feel them click into place. The two halves fit together but with a slight GAP. Meaning that they do not close together entirely. They stay in place but will look slightly separated - this is normal! Do not try to force them to fit together tightly, they aren't intended to. When you push the shelf (lightly, there's no need to force it) down over the black connectors, it wedges them closed a bit more. This is by design so that the shelves aren't loose and popping up; they stay in place nicely. Also keep in mind that the black coin-like caps in the box are packing scrap and can be tossed out or repurposed but are not parts for the unit. Lastly, the edging on the shelf goes DOWN. They are NOT lips to hold things on the shelf. You might be able to make it work that way, but it's not meant to be that way. Just know that if you're having a hard time with any part of putting these together, you're doing it wrong. I can assure you, I live alone and have no one around to give me a hand, so I would never buy SIX of these units unless they were super easy to assemble, because I am not a very patient person. These are stable, strong, hold a ton of weight and are extremely versatile, which is why I love them so much. They go with just about any decor style. I have two of the tall units as pantry shelving and a third tall unit in my art studio. I came up with a creative way to use these small 3-shelf ones by putting a 6 foot x 18" piece of plywood over two of them (one at each end with a space in the center) which serves as a sideboard/counter and/or deskpace area in my rustic kitchen where I can roll out bread dough or sit down to pull up recipes on my laptop, etc with baking supplies on the shelves underneath. The leveling feet are handy too. My ONLY complaint is that the prices on these fluctuates dramatically, so I tend to wait and snag one when I see them on sale. I'm considering getting one for the bathroom (towels etc) and maybe even one for off-season clothes storage. They look so classy and nice and the storage and organization they offer is fantastic. These units are some of the best things I've ever purchased on Amazon actually.

Very easy to put together. Sturdy. Good quality for the price. Great for small scale seed starting.

These are great for storing bulky items like toilet paper, paper towels, tissues, baby wipes, disinfecting wipes, boxes of zip lock bags, etc. They are strong and easy to access. I actually own three of these racks. One caveat - the instruction manual can be confusing because the parts are not drawn to scale. I thought a part was missing because I didn't see it in the hardware bag so I asked for a replacement. When the replacement arrived (the very next day! Bravo Amazon!) I realized that the "missing" parts were already attached to the bottom legs inside a different bag so I couldn't see them. When I opened the box I'd planned to return, I found the same situation. Easier to keep both and tell Amazon to bill me for the "extra" than to haul the box to UPS. Good price for a sturdy, easy to assemble (no tools needed) storage rack.

Easy to assemble, Sturdy. There are some rough edges on the ends of the wire shelves.

I bought this item for a singular, simple purpose - to hold a 12-outlet power conditioner above carpeted floor, while allowing air flow underneath the unit. And it does that just fine; I am very happy with the purchase. Overall: nice and simple, sturdy and strong, at a great price (20 USD at the time of this writing). Kudos to whoever engineered this thing. The assembly was easy, and I am not the most handy person (to put it mildly). I have made several furniture purchases recently, and compared to desks, closet shelves, and drawer cabinets, this this was a breeze. For the reviewers who were unable to get the two halves of the plastic sleeves to stay on the poles: I had this issue at first as well, but realized that you have to slide them up or down until they connect with one of the creases on the pole, then it works fine. Once the shelf is on, this is a non-concern. Once I put the shelf together, I realized that this unit is a lot more heavy-duty than I initially thought. First, according to the specifications in the assembly instructions, this thing can hold 750lbs / 340kg of weight if evenly distributed on and between the three shelves. I am not going through the effort to test this claim or how sustainable that load is. But I weigh nearly 200lbs / 90kg, and I was able to stand on the bottom and middle shelf (respectively, 3" and 13" / 7.6cm and 33cm from the ground, out of pole height of 30.5" / 77.5cm from the ground) with it only sagging slightly. This also speaks to the balancing properties: since I was standing on the side of the shelf, while balancing on the opposite side poles, that means it will not tip over if quite heavy things are distributed properly. The unit is easy to carry, it is still pretty compact when assembled, and holds together well. I was able to carry, including up and down stairs, the empty unit by the top shelf alone, and it showed no signs of separating. One thing I see as a possible downside, particularly for my application, is that you cannot flip the shelves upside down. There is a 1" / 2.5cm curtain on each shelf, which, if flipped, I was hoping could be use as a small barrier for things not to slide. In my case, I will put some cables and power supplies on the top shelf. Unfortunately, the corner pieces of the individual shelves are slightly conical (as opposed to fully cylindrical), and will not fit on the plastic sleeves if flipped upside down. This is most likely by design, to help with the integrity of the unit, so I am not complaining. Overall: nice and simple, sturdy and strong, at a great price (20 USD at the time of this writing). Kudos to whoever engineered this thing.

Amazon basics are so easy to put together and this particular shelf is super sturdy.

Great little shelf unit! Currently holds my printer and a few other office items. Measurements are accurate and it is a high quality product

Super easy to put together and holds so many items! My apartment doesn't have a lot of kitchen space so I got it for kitchen appliances/storage. Perfect size. Just make sure you watch the video on product for how to put together. Would buy another in future.

Cumple expectativas, las uniones de esquinas traen una flecha para ensamblarlas fácilmente. Excelente compra.

Joli et facile à monter Mais il annonce que ça peut supporter 340kg mais des qu'on dépose un poids de 20kg la planche se deforme

Excellent

Right. I'm here to save your sanity. I hope you're reading this early in your Assembly Journey, because if not, you are probably reading it from an A&E bed having blown your blood pressure through the roof. Five minutes in I was cross. Fifteen minutes in, pretty miffed (I am, after all, British). 45 and I was ready to smash it to smithereens. The first mistake is to start, as instructed, with two little black clippy things. You try to clip them round the leg, as instructed. They don't fit! They don't meet! Occasionally they make a seductive little "click!" and your heart leaps! Until you realise that was YOUR side clicking and the other side has now unclipped. Cue gnashing of teeth. You repeat this, hoping those two clips were a manufacturing anomaly, on all the legs, getting progressively more livid. They aren't. They're all crap. You need Another Way. Don't do any of this. Read on instead. First thing - look at one of the shelves. At each corner, there is a metal tube. This tube is your friend. Not only does it fit over the pole but (something you'll only discover after an hour of gnashing and wailing) it FITS OVER THE CRAPPY CLIPPY THINGS! HA! If you know this, you'll also realise that the 1mm - 2mm gap where the crappy clippy thing doesn't meet its partner DOESN'T MATTER. Got it? This is important. If you don't know this the whole thing will go in the bin before you've got a shelf on. Hang on to this. It'll keep you sane. Right. 2. Grab two clippy things. You'll be momentarily convinced there are two types. There aren't. You've got one upside down. Make sure they are both the correct way up (with "top" pointing up). Put one of the crappy clippy things on to the pole and (this is CRUCIAL) make sure the little ridge inside the clippy thing is sitting into a groove on the leg. This ensures the crappy clippy things will only NOT meet by 2mm rather than, say, at all. Now clip the other side of the crappy clippy thing into the first one. Have you made sure they're both pointing up? Both fitting into the leg groove? Good, then you're fine. They won't meet. This DOESN'T MATTER. Do this at the same height on the four legs. Grab a shelf and lay it on the floor with its surface-that-will-have-things-on-it is facing a wall. Pokey a leg through a corner tube, right through until your first clip gets to the tube. In it goes! Snug as a bug and (this was my eureka moment) holding the crappy clippy thing pair together so they can't boing apart. Ha! Repeat, poking the other three legs through and then stand it up. Feel marginally smug. Put four more clips on, wherever you want your second shelf. Again, make sure the ridge and the groove are together, and make sure both have "top" facing up. When you have all four on, grab another shelf and GENTLY lower it down over the four poles. You may want help here - you want to get each corner tube at least a few mm over each crappy clip so they can't ping off. Once all are slightly covered, go right ahead and bang that shelf down hard so all the clips are covered. Boom. Repeat for the third one. Have a nice glass of icy Sauvignon and admire your work. You did not have a stress-related coronary. You've won. As a side note: did anyone else get seduced by social media images of one of those over the sink drainer jobbies? I did. Then discovered they are between £50 and £80. Ha! Hahaha! No. I looked at all manner of wire shelves (Google "Elfa") but, with wall bars etc, couldn't get them cheap enough (I've done the leg work for you. Don't bother. Everything else is more expensive). Then I found this. Fits the useless end bit of my work surface perfectly. The shelves are wire, so the dish water drains through. AND (bonus smuggery buggery points here) my plates, saucers and the dog bowls all slot into the shelf wires like they were made for them. BUHAHA HAHA. I have reserved a chrome cutlery drainer at Dunelm Mill (£3. £7 on here) and intend to attach it with S hooks to the shelf edge. I'm also going to screw the whole lot to the wall because I made some teeny weeny errors in measurement and one light sneeze and this whole shooting match is going sideways onto the tiled floor. But that's not Amazon's fault, it's mine. So, I have a fabulous, three tier drainer for £25. My plates etc fit perfectly and it all drains onto a tea towel. No longer am I washing stuff up and trying to jam the clean stuff amongst the filthy stuff on the teeny weeny drainer. This thing is perfect. And cheap. And sturdy (once you get the hang of it). My blood pressure has returned to normal and I have icy wine to drink and smug staring to do. Good luck, brave assemblers. You can do this. I believe in you.

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