Bulbs & Fittings Ideas

I bought this rack to hold my clothes during a move from one state to another. Included in this purchase was the advertised canvas cover.
The rack is made of sturdy materials and survived the trip in a UHaul truck without incident. It rolls fine when loaded to the gills and the bottom rack was useful for shoes.
With the cover on, the top rack is pretty much useless for storage because the cover slides down and rest on that rack. Any items you want to store on top would be resting on the cover itself.
One thing to be aware of: The rack is held together only by friction and gravity. The two racks slip over the four poles and are held in place only by their weight; no screws or bolts secure them.
This means that the unit cannot be lifted by the racks, otherwise, the entire thing falls apart. They can be safely lifted by the poles and this will keep everything together. While this design sounds flimsy, it really is pretty strong once assembled correctly.
The only reason I did not give this item 5 stars was because of the poorly written instructions. As usual, these were written by blind individuals who speak no known language. Consequently, you are left to figure out how the parts assemble correctly. Even a simple thing such as which way the racks fit; with their edges up or down? The picture certainly doesn’t make that clear. This is crucial because the corner tubes of the rack are tapered slightly (not obvious at first glance) which locks the unit together.
REMEMBER THIS: the plastic inserts that fit into the four corners of the racks are also tapered tubes; their sides are NOT parallel. It is this taper that allows the racks to compress against the four poles and lock the pieces in place. This important fact was overlooked in my set of instructions, but is perhaps the most important point to understand.

The cover, also well made but with one major cost-cutting flaw. It uses buttons to secure the front opening instead of a zipper. Consequently, it’s not dust proof since it hangs open between the widely spaced buttons.

This garment rack costs a little more than most. However, it is worth it. The full rectangular shape adds extra sturdiness.

A few notes that may save others’ time:
1. It definitely takes two people to put this rack together.
2. Instructions are somewhat lacking with respect to the plastic fasteners: they fail to point out that on each fastener there is a “top”. Once you realize that the top is slightly wider than the bottom two pieces, the work goes smoothly.

Because the instructions were not clear I had to call customer service which turned out to be a most helpful and painless experience!

Overall, I’m glad I purchased this, but after reading a lot of the reviews, I was a little underwhelmed with the sturdiness of this rack.

What I like: I love that it has the top and bottom rack, which adds a little more storage space (but impacts sturdiness–see below). I was able to put in all of my winter clothes on the rack and then put a bag of sweaters and a bag of shoes on the bottom rack, which really increased the overall space of the unit. (I also felt that this helped to anchor the rack a bit to the floor and not be so top heavy) I also ordered the cover—which is great because everything is protected. It fit well and keeps everything held in, but they missed a few things on the quality control (i.e. some of the button holes didn’t line up or some of the button holes didn’t even actually have holes!) It wasn’t enough to overcome the effort of sending it back, but it was pretty annoying considering the cost of the product.

Assembly wasn’t terribly difficult, but I was doing it alone so it was probably harder than it needed to be. Lining up the poles was a bit awkward, so I suggest getting a friend to help. The directions weren’t terribly clear, especially how the clips work to hold the top shelf on so make sure you know what

After I put it together, I felt that it seemed a bit rickety. A light breeze would have sent it crashing. I was able to store all of my winter clothes on the rack, but it seems a little unstable. In fact, when rolling it across the floor it tipped and almost came crashing to the floor. I leaned it up against the wall in my storage room and it seemed fine, but I put it in a place where it can’t be moved. Overall it works, but I would be nervous having it in an area where it could get jostled or where there might be small children around.