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| Sterilite 01558501 5-Shelf Shelving Unit, Platinum |  | Brand: Sterilite
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $64.99
Buy New: $34.00
as of 9/6/2010 16:42 CDT details
You Save: $30.99 (48%)
New (5) from $34.00
Seller: Target.com/ITC
Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 161
Color: Platinum
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 29
Dimensions (in): 37.2 x 18.2 x 13.6
MPN: 01558501
Model: 01558501
UPC: 073149155856
EAN: 0073149155856
ASIN: B001BMIL66
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Heavy duty 5-shelf unit ideal for storing items typically found in garages, basements and other utility areas | | • | Made of plastic with rugged tubular construction; platinum color | | • | Ventilated shelves, with each shelf capable of holding up to 150 pounds | | • | Assembles in less than 10 minutes and requires no tools | | • | Measures 36 by 18 by 75-1/8 inches (LxWxH) |
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Product Description
Sterilite 01558501 5 Shelf Shelving Unit, Light PlatinumSterilite 01558501 5 Shelf Shelving Unit, Light Platinum Features:; Heavy duty shelving is easy to assemble and move to different areas; Great for use in your basement, garage, or patio; Platinum color ; 5 shelf design ; 36" x 18" x 75-1/8"
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 33
Very High Quality Consumer Product May 26, 2010
George - Liverpool, NY
22 out of 22 found this review helpful
This Sterilite 5-shelf utility storage unit is one of the finest consumer products I've seen in a long time. Being an industrial engineer, I'm not easily impressed. But I am impressed by the quality and low price (I paid $32 at Amazon with free shipping) of this unit.
Assembled, it has a nice look. The 150 pound limit per shelf is staggering considering it is made of plastic and marketed for non-industrial use. The color of the material is neutral and nice while the physical properties of the plastic are excellent. These combine hardness vs. softness for maximum static strength perfectly. (Some manufacturers make storage racks like this too brittle allowing for minimal deformation under load. However, this brittleness, inherent in the material, makes them easily broken.) Sterilite has balanced both to make a shelf hard enough to maintain form under load but soft enough to take dynamic stress without breaking.
Proper assembly takes about a half hour. There is one simple diagram on the rack banner that shows how it should be put together. No written description is given or needed as assembly is so simple, a child could do it. I do however have several suggestions for proper assembly listed below.
Starting with the bottom shelf on the floor, place four vertical posts into the four corner holes smaller side down as shown on the supplied diagram. You can try to push them in using your strength, but I used a hammer, a block of wood, and a sock placed between the wood and the top of the post to prevent damage to the post. Once placed into the top of the hole, just tap the post into place until it bottoms out. After all four posts are tapped down into position, measure the height of the posts from shelf-top to assure consistent insertion. If there are some that are higher than others, keep tapping the higher ones firmly until all have equal height.
Then place the next shelf onto the four posts. Position the corner holes over the posts and begin to push down on the shelf working around the four corners halfway at a time. When reasonably seated, put a cushion like a folded towel on top of the corner holes and strike them with your hand to finish seating them (if necessary).
Keep checking post height and floor to shelf-top height all the way up to the fifth shelf so you know the all posts and shelves are properly seated. After you are satisfied that assembly is complete, place the unit onto a level area of your floor. If the floor is not level, you can position leveling blocks under the four post corners where the unit contacts the floor. (Leveling the rack can be especially important if you are going to place relatively heavy loads on the shelves.) Before you know it, you're done and in possession of a very nice piece of engineered home-storage utility shelf unit.
Great quality, low price, easy assembly March 2, 2010
Robert S. Tobias (Arlington, VA USA)
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
For less than $30 (at least as I'm writing this review) these things can't be beat. Everything snaps together and once assembled you have a sturdy, not entirely unattractive set of shelves.
One suggestion that makes these shelves even more stable is to put a couple of shims (like Nelson Wood Shims CSH8/56/120/MGD 8'' Bulk Contractor Shims) under the front legs so the it will tend to lean back against the wall.
Sturdy March 10, 2010
CB "Mom of 2" (East TN)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I bought 2 sets of these shelves for storage in my basement. They are very sturdy holding cleaning supplies etc. I read some reviews that the shelves were broken on arrival. I can see how this can happen because they arrive in a cardboard box without any padding/packing material. I was worried the cold would make the plastic brittle and easily break but was relieved that they were in great shape. These are better quality than some I have bought at local B&M stores.
The Best Shelving Yet March 2, 2010
D. Rogers
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have purchased several lightweight shelving units, and this is the most superior. It is very sturdy, and easily assembled. In the future, as I need more shelving, this is the unit I will buy.
The best shelving solution available for the money (and made in America). March 3, 2010
S. Power (Detroit, Michigan, United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I don't know how anyone makes any money on these, at $29 each, but they are great. They pop together very quickly, are very sturdy once assembled, and can be disassembled as needed.
The only drawback to these shelves, and others like them are the dimensions. I would prefer if the usable space was larger when compared to the overall footprint. Almost any time of shelving has this same drawback, unless you weld your own out of steel, or build them from wood.
I recommend buying as many of these as you can. At 33 pounds per, the shipping for them would be more than $29, if it weren't for Amazon's free shipping. These are an awesome deal. Even Walmart doesn't come close, with its $38 + $.97 shipping.
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