I bought 2 of these to better organize my garage at my apartment. Good design, easy to set up, supports a good amount of weight. Shelves are adjustable to fit your needs. I expected the wheels to be really cheap and not work but the are a good size and move well. More reviews to come on Amazon orders as they really do help others.

For those curious bins are from home Depot, HDX 9 gallon and HDX 17 gallon

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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.

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I bought one for storing household goods. It was easy to assemble (10 min), durable, and professional in appearance. Has 4 adjustable feet so it’s always level.

I liked it so much because it worked so well that I bought another one. Great price for awesome product.

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I was looking for storage units to create a pantry but everything I found was not the right size or if it was, the shelves were not adjustable. I found this unit and I loved the amount of weight each shelf held but I wanted the shelves to be closer together and I needed 8-10 shelves total. I searched all over the web to see if I can get extra shelves for this unit but didn't find any, so I decided to get 2 units and use whatever shelves I needed for one unit. I figured that most likely I would've paid more than $50 for 3-5 extra shelves, so for $100 I ended up making one awesome pantry. I used just 8 shelves and stored away 2 shelves and remaining poles. (NOTE: each leg is made out of 2 poles that gets screwed on top of each other so you can actually create 2 shorter units out of one unit)
The unit is pretty sturdy but it's a pain in the but to put together by one person. The shelves are held up in place by some plastic pieces that you have to connect and snap together in each corner and then lower the shelf from above on these pieces. The plastic pieces are marked with an arrow and the word TOP. Each pole has markings/indentations 1 inch apart all the way down. You hold 2 plastic piece together and place them around a pole, arrows pointing up, holding them together ABOVE the line on the pole where you want the shelf to end up. Holding the 2 pieces together and by sliding them down they end up in the indention on the pole at the level you want them to be. When they end up on the indention you'll hear a click and that's how you'll know they are locked together in the right place. Count to see on which indention you are on that pole and place the other pieces at the same level on the other 3 poles. Now, 2 things you have to know about these plastic pieces:
1. They would not close together fully, meaning you might see a bit of a space between them.
2. They stay put but when you lower the shelf you will have to hold each one in place and guide each corner of shelf's hole over them because if you don't do that and you hit one of pieces with the shelf they would snap open and you'll have to remove the shelf and connect the piece that disconnected from the pole. It would've been better if the plastic pieces were open only in one side and closing fully when snapped together. What I ended up doing was placing a piece of tape on one side of the plastic pieces (making one side like a door hinge) which made it easier for me to put the shelves over them. If I was hitting one corner by mistake the pieces would not snap off and fall down completely but stay on the pole giving me a chance to close them pretty quickly without having to remove the shelf anymore. At first I put tape all the way around the pieces but the tape was adding thickness to the pieces and they wouldn't fit in the shelves' holes. So, I tried tape only on one side and that worked. After all shelf's corners are places over the pieces, you will have to push down on the shelf, at the same time on all 4 corners to lock the shelf in place evenly.
So, with all that said, the units are pretty nice. The plastic pieces need some design improvement. If they were designed better this unit would've been a breeze to put together.
One thing I have to mention. I had room for a 46" or 48" W unit but that size unit was too deep for my space (I needed 12"-14"D unit and the 48"W they sell on Amazon is 18"-20"D). So I ended up buy this 36" W unit even though I was not using 10-12 inches of my space where I was planning to place the pantry. I made plans how to arrange baskets on each shelf based on the listed measurements. A lot of planning went into this since I had to consider how many baskets I needed and how much that would cost, finding the right size baskets etc, etc. Only after I ensemble the entire unit I found out that the 3 baskets I initially wanted to place side by side on each shelf would not fit and I was baffled not knowing why that would be.... Well, the unit is 36" W, meaning the shelves are 36" W but because the ploles are designed to be part of the shelves they take up about 3" of the shelf. From one pole to the other you have 33" width and because of that I couldn't use the baskets I needed to use and had to rethink the entire pantry, cost, sizes of items etc. Because of this unforeseen issue I lost a bit of space in the spot where I placed the unit (keep in mind that I could've used a much wider shelving unit to begin with) and I'm bumped about not using the space to the max as initially intended. I wish I knew about these details about the measurements before I made my decision to purchase this unit. The measurements were a very important part of my decision to purchase these units and they were not an easy item to ensemble and dissemble to send back to Amazon. Although my pantry turn up nice, I had a lot of headaches rearrange everything just because of the unknown measurements.
After founding out that the shelves were not as wide as I expected them to be, I couldn't find baskets to fit so I ended up using Flat Rate shipping boxes from USPS (which are free, you can order them online or pick them up at a local USPS location) that I had to cut to size and covered in shelf/drawer lining. Not fun at all :(
I would recommend this unit for it's sturdiness and price but buyer beware: you will have to spend some time putting it together if you don't have a 2nd person to help you. And, I hope you read my review if you're planning to use the the unit in a specific way where the exact measurements are a must to know before hand.
I finished my pantry by covering the back and sides with a stiff plastic shower curtain, and with a fabric shower curtain for the front part.
Another thing I need to mention is that if you need to slide something on the shelf back and forth (like I wanted, a box to be pulled out and put back) the shelf's front is a bit higher and the item on the shelf will sit a bit lower and the edge will have a bit of a "lip" so you'll have to lift the item up a little at the edge to get the item over the "lip". I didn't like that, so in order to make the shelf smooth front to back, I came up with the idea to put cardboard on the shelf but a bit smaller than the shelf so the thickness of the cardboard when sitting on the shelf away from "lip" will come up at the same height with the lip, thus making the shelf same level from front to back. I needed 8 cardboard pieces long enough and very inexpensive. I bought 2 moving boxes 18"x18"x16" from Menards ( about $5 with tax for both) and cut them lengthwise in 8 pieces. They were the perfect fit. To make sure the cardboard didn't move when pulling my boxes out, I taped the cardboard in each corner from underneath. Problem solved and it came out nice. I hope all this info might help someone who wants to use this unit for a pantry.
Pictures:
1. How the unit looks with the cardboard on each shelf
2. Work in progress, how the flat rate boxes look after I cut them to the size I needed to be
3. How the unit looks from the back with the plastic shower curtain covering the back and sides
4. How everything looks and how the unit looks like with 8 shelves on it
5. I ended up finding some baskets that were perfect fit and blended well with the flat rate boxes. I didn't like the baskets' colors much but I had no choice, I made them work :)
6. How the flat rate boxes looked like after covering them in shelf/drawer lining I got at Dollar Tree store and label them too :) Also, on the shelf with the 2 green baskets, in the back of the shelf I used a lazy susan I had before to be able to easily access my tomato paste cans.
7. Final product. Front covered with fabric shower curtain that's easy to pull up to one side (see picture #4 to see how it seats on left upper corner). On top of the unit I places 3 foldable rectangular boxes (from Menards $6 ea) that I'll use for very light items (toilet paper, paper towels, napkins etc). To make sure all weight is distributed ok and unit stays in place first I made sure feet were leveled properly (the unit had screws at the bottom of each foot so you screw and unscrew each feet to level it properly to an uneven floor). Second, I secured the unit with velcro and plastic cable ties to the railing thats on the back of the unit (the unit comes with ties to secure it to walls but I used my own ties)
Third, I placed my heavy items on the lower shelves (cans, sugar, flour, oil etc). And lastly, I placed my light items (mixed in with some light weight ones) on the upper shelves and the top one.
8. I needed more light so I found this light that has a magnet on the bottom and a hook to hang anywhere. I can move it on any shelf, (standing up, sideways, etc) and have my hands free when I pull out a box/basket etc. It's awesome. I know, too much info, sorry :)

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I purchased two of these 16x16x54 inch racks. For my use, I built one as a 7 shelf unit, and another as a 3 shelf unit. The 7 shelf unit has canned goods and a few pots on it, the other has paper products.

I dislike the fact that the threaded coupling pieces were so loose, ended up applying JB Weld Kwik to one side of each connection so that the one side is fixed. These took a while to build, but for the price it is hard to complain, especially since they are quite rigid when assembled. No racking at all.

Use a level to adjust the feet once it's in it's resting spot setting the columns vertical. Some of the racks have a very slight bow to them. If you are OCD, this might bother you.

The tapered sleeves are a great way to hold the shelves in place. The more weight, the harder the sleeves are grabbing the pole. Similar to how a morse taper drill bit works. I have no concerns from a structural standpoint of holding the rated weight.

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Easy to put together and every part was perfect. It’s just the right size. I installed the top shelf a few inches down from the top so I could hang items on the corners, and made one a paper towel holder. The wheels roll easily, but the locks are ineffective, I anchored it so it doesn’t matter.

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