It was easy to put together and definitely serves the purpose of getting my shoes off the floor. It looked like this was a metal stand in the picture, but it's not, it's all plastic. Takes a bit of work to seat the rods in the holes securely enough so the whole thing doesn't fall apart when you move it. Not sure how sturdy it would be with a bunch of heavy work boots on it for example, but for my small feet and tennis shoes and sandals it should be fine.

This product came to me and seems like it was a return item. Pieces were all over the packing box not at all like a new product would or should be. This is flimsy and cheap looking. It kept falling apart every time I set a pair of shoes on it, so much so that the only thing we could do was to use Gorilla Glue to keep it together. Gaps are too big between horizontal rows(I wear an 8 1/2)and any shoes with a heel fall through. I would not recommend this product to anyone.

This took about five minutes to assemble, and it's working just as advertised. I bought a three-shelf variety and they included a fourth shelf -- and not by mistake! The shelves are nice and sturdy, and shoes are very happy to stay put. The rack it replaced had a similar design, except that the shelves were at a 30-degree angle, which invited the shoes to slip right off. So pulling out a pair of shoes inevitably meant re-racking a couple other pairs! So I'm particularly grateful that this one keeps things nice and steady.

I wish I would have purchased this shoe rack first. I bought another popular product because of the black sides (made of rubber) to match the bedroom. I was happy til it broke during the night. Didn't last more than 2 hours. I have 3 racks stacks on top of one another against a wall with NO straps securing it to the wall in a 2 cat household. It hasn't fell and does not appear to be unstable. It absolutely full of size 13 shoes and sneakers of different wieght placed wherever. I probably should strap it to the wall (I'll put it on the to-do list).

Pros:
-The widest shoe rack for the price.
It is truly stackable. Istacked mine and it is holding strong. I'm a boundary pusher (with a lot of shoes) and it is triple stacked against the wall
At size 13, this rack fits 4.5 pairs of shoes per row. 5, if every other pair is heel first, toe first, etc.
Definitely can handle heavy shoes.
Easy to assemble; used a mallet to ensure to rods were secure.

Cons:
The grey/cream combo makes for a closet rack vs. a rack to display footwear.
Stacking the racks is awkward due to the very top height being half of the between the racks. So after your first rack you essentially lose a useable row for regular shoes. If you where flip-flops, shower shoes or slides, that would be the place to put them on the shoe rack.

If they charged $5 more for black/black combo, I'd paid it happily. All in all, great product!

If you are undecided or was like me, apprehensive because of getting burned by a crappie although nice looking product this is what u need to buy.

++**This is not a discount for a review**++
I do this review in thanks for all those who have saved me money steering me clear from bad products and those who have allowed me to make purchases of quality products based on their reviews.

This rack holds SO MANY SHOES!! I LOVE it!! I bought another one for my roommate too after seeing how much i love it! it holds roughly 24-28 shoes total

Super easy to install, but here are some tips:
- assemble each layer first separately
- set down the layers on a flat surface or floor to make sure each layer is leveled
- then combine them together
- push gentle but firmly until you feel a tick-type of closure (hard to explain...but you'll know if you insert one correctly)

It doesn't feel sturdy when you don't have shoes on, but holds the shoes up very nicely and so far have no issues with it at all. MOSDEF recommend