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Alden Design 5-Shelf Boltless & Adjustable Steel Storage Shelf Unit, Silver, Light Gray
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3.8 out of 5 stars
stars1,276 ratings717 reviews
  1. 5 stars57% (727)
  2. 4 stars12% (151)
  3. 3 stars8% (99)
  4. 2 stars6% (72)
  5. 1 star18% (227)
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Pros
  • : Provides space for storing various items.
  • : Offers good value at this cost.
  • : Assembly process is straightforward.
  • : Shelves have a robust build.
Neutral
  • : Can be sturdy for moderate weights, but may struggle with heavier loads.
Cons
  • : Instructions are often incomplete and difficult to follow during assembly.
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Oct 29, 2025
MaryAnn
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Color: Silver
5 out of 5 stars review

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This actually surprised me. So easy to put together, easy to move to the place it needs to be and so much storage area. I use it for card making and scrapbooking. Better and more affordable than the one I already have., which is also in use in my crafting room. Will definitely buy another one.

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Jun 1, 2025
Patricia
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Color: Black
5 out of 5 stars review

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great unit

everything i needed was included, except the mallet. i like the "lightbulb" type slots for shelf adjustment and assembly. so much easir than double slots. it went together super fast, its holding a great deal of weight. so shifting or tilt issues. boards wipe clean.

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Dec 22, 2025
Eric
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Count: 1
Color: Black
5 out of 5 stars review

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Whole New Me (rock band LynchburgVa) loves them🤘

this stand/rack looks great, is really sturdy (so far), %26 was so super easy to put together. highly recommend (IF theyre in stock...i tried to buy more but sadly keeos being out of stock so i purchased a different brand %26 it sucked sideways, very difficult to put together %26 nowhere near as sturdy.....Alden Design please send me %26 my band more please 🙏🤘🏻🙂🔥🔥🔥💪🏼❤Whole New Me

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Jan 28, 2026
Martin
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Count: 1
Color: Black
5 out of 5 stars review

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Very nice

I give these a thumbs up. I used a rubber mallet to put them together and it was easy enough, but, do not hit the shelf holding braces to hard as they bend extremely easily. They look good are effective and efficient. Simply take your time putting them together.

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Jan 31, 2026
Kevin
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Count: 1
Color: Black
3 out of 5 stars review

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I purchased this under the impression that the shelves were going to be sturdy and the legs of the shelves we're going to be actually thick metal not thin aluminum. it's good for decoration but not for holding 3D printers or anything heavy if you want it to be sturdy It is not sturdy. It is very wobbly.

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Aug 27, 2025
timothy
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Count: 1
Color: Black
3 out of 5 stars review

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Looks nice, but not very sturdy

I purchased three of these shelving units. So far I have assembled one of the three and placed it in my garage to store various containers of liquids. The shelves look nice and were easy to assemble. While the framing in steel, it is thin steel. It would not be difficult to bend the frame. I didn't expect steel shelving to come in a box labelled "fragile". For the under $30 price I paid, the shelves are okay and will server the desired purpose. If you want sturdy, this is not the item to buy. One minor complaint about the fully assemble unit is that the upper half is not actually attached to the lower half. Eventually, I will use eight half inch bolts to secure the upper and lower halves together. I may return the two unopened boxes.

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Nov 15, 2025
susan
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Count: 2
Color: Blue
2 out of 5 stars review

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Pieces are to slide into each other, supposed to be less difficult, but still was. Instructions were just puctures, written ones in addition would hace been better. The shelf boards are pretty thin and I wasn't going to trust them. They were janky, in my opinion. They were cheap and it showed.

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Aug 15, 2025
Lopez
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Count: 1
Color: Silver
1 out of 5 stars review

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This is a complete joke. Trust the other reviews, it's very flimsy, the shelf is a hard cardboard that will not sustain use and will break easily and cannot hold the 330 pounds it claims. You can bend the metal with your bear hands. It's being returned right away.

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Sep 2, 2025
anonymous
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Count: 1
Color: Light Gray
1 out of 5 stars review

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Dangerous and flimsy

The columns don't fit into the slots right. The instructions say you need a mallet to put it together but they don't provide one. The metal is so flimsy that it wobbles around while you try to mallet it in, and the edges are SHARP so it's a danger trying to put it together. My partner sustained two injuries trying to assemble it, after the second one we decided to just throw it away rather than try and finish it.

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Jan 29, 2026
jill
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Count: 1
Color: Black
1 out of 5 stars review

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I was excited about this storage unit. It was a great price. I bought a mallet as stated in the instructions. I beat the heck out of the 1st shelf with the mallet and it would not connect. I asked a strong male friend to come try. It was impossible for him to connect. I had to pack it all back up and return it. I then bought a different design that connected completely differently.

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