Shelf issues

So I’m up at CostCo, minding my own business, and as I’m walking down the aisle I notice that the wire shelving I like for storage is marked down by about 30%. Well, that’s a pretty good deal, right? So I look at the shelving and the box is different than the one that normally comes with the shelving I’ve previously purchased. Hmmm. Let’s look at things a bit closer.

Take a good look at this unit of shelving:

Compare and contrast with this one:

Notice a difference? There’s no reinforcing rib running along the center underside of the shelf. This is a bad thing. For the amount of weight that you’re going to wind up putting on these things, you very much want that reinforcement. More importantly, if you just noticed the price change and thought “Wow! Discount!” and bought two or three units you’d have wound up with a buncha units that were not as good as the one you already had.

So…no more Costco shelves utill they bring back the good ones. In the meantime I’ll have to hit Lowes or Home Depot or Walmart and see if they carry the ‘good’ ones. So..caveat emptor, baby.

3 thoughts on “Shelf issues

  1. The local Home Depots have 6-shelf wire shelving units 18X48; they used to be $99, occasionally on sale for $79. Noticed recently the regular price is now $89. The box looks the same, the on-display unit is the same one it’s been for years; since Home Depot doesn’t give money away I was wondering what happened to make it $10 cheaper.

    Don’t know since I haven’t bought one, but maybe the same missing center rib thing? Could the same Chinese supplier be selling to Costco andHD?

    • I just bought two of the Sam’s units. Good shelving and worth the price. Mine are loaded down with canned goods.

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