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Thursday, July 24, 2014

Expand A Shelf - Mega

Expand A Shelf - MegaI have limited space for spices. I bought this so that I could easily see what I had and get to it. It does make it EASIER but you won't be able to read the label. I have to tell by color of the top, and mental notes of where each spice should be (alphabetical by herb or sweet, etc on different rows) What annoys me is trying to get the spice jar out and knocking the bottles below out of the cabinet. Still better than nothing but if you have room, get a revolving rack or one that goes in the drawer.

I use the Expand-A-Shelf product in many of my clients' kitchens. This product is not about creating space, but rather about improved visibility in the same amount of space.

The staggered height of the stadium steps allow you to see your food pantry items in a kitchen cabinet, even the ones located in the back of the cabinet. The product improves visibility in deeper cabinets when you have many small to medium size pantry items of the same height. It is ideal for canned goods & small bottles (e.g., spice bottles, soup cans, etc.). Just love this product!

Ilene Drexler

The Organizing Wiz

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This "spice stadium seating" as a friend calls it is a great space saver. I can easily fit four rows of spices in a standard wall cabinet and see/access all easily. Each "step" is pretty deep and easily accommodates larger jars and bottles. This product was also a lot sturdier than I assumed; it's made of thick white pvc-like plastic.

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I bought one like this several years ago. My pantry has a deep cabinet and only two shelves, so buying several more has really improved the way my canned goods and other items are stored in it now. Can easily see what I've got!

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I saw a professional organizer use this product when organizing a kitchen. This expand a shelf is fantastic. With a large family I always stock up when there's a good sale. Expand a Shelf makes it a snap to organize and stock up at the same time.

All of us are thrilled with the before and after. I will be getting more of these for the other shelves.

A great product!

Thursday, May 29, 2014

Flow Wall FSS-VM2412-4W2GR-K 2-Foot White Shelf , Add-on Accessory for Flow Wall Systems, 4-Pack

Flow Wall FSS-VM2412-4W2GR-K 2-Foot White Shelf , Add-on Accessory for Flow Wall Systems,  4-PackThese shelves are for lite weight stuff. The plastic brackets are flimsy. I would not put more than 15 lbs on these. Get the shelves with the metal supports.

I ordered two of the packages for my retail store behind the counter and received the shelves quickly.

When i opened them there were not enough brackets for all the shelves.

The bracket packages were tapped to the outside of the shelves boxes and i can only assume they did not include enough of them.

Zach

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Thursday, April 24, 2014

Safco 60 Compartment Literature Organizer With Doors

Safco 60-Compartment Literature Organizer with Doors, 30.25 Inches Width x 54.75 Inches Height, MahoganyPros

* Shelves made from rigid hardboard (not cardboard), very acceptable, should hold plenty, even if double up. Speaking of which, no, they're not adjustable, but if you take the pins out, you can in fact have a double-space. Wouldn't suggest more than double though, as then you would definitely be overloading the shelf.

* Size of spaces very good. They split the difference between not too small and not too large and got it just right. Note, the space width is fairly tight, so if you're planning on putting something over-wide, such as an overstuffed manila folder, don't. I did check and a normal size folder does fit, and that's good, but it's quite snug.

* Quality overall, very good. Sure, the back is thin, semi-rigid paperboard (not hardboard), but all RTA furniture has that. Some concern about connectors, which unlike Sauder and others, this unit doesn't come with locking cams but instead wood pegs, though those are in fact coated with glue so "hoping" that holds out during moves.

* Doors love 'em! Looks very, very nice for plastic especially, looks like nice, frosted glass with vertical striping or etching, not just a solid sheet of frosting very nice.

Cons

* Instructions are visual only, no words. If you've put this kind of furniture together before, shouldn't be that big a problem, but see my tips below anyway, will help you avoid my mistakes.

* Packaging they did an amazing job of packing nicely such a heavy unit in one box, with styrofoam smartly on the ends, but could tell it barely made the trip because the ends of the box were nearly destroyed in transit from handling. Not the shipper's fault, if you know how many times and how those poor guys have to handle this stuff, just that if you might want to return it, you best not unpack it, or between the box being in bad shape and needing a degree in engineering to get it all back in there, you'd be better of shooting yourself, I'm sure of it.

Assembly Instruction Tips

* Pay very close attention to which one is 'B' and 'C' when attaching to 'E'. As noted, 'B' has holes on 2 sides, 'A' only on 1, real easy to miss that.

* Square the unit! They don't tell you to do this, but I've been there before so knew enough to. Use the backer board to do so, and yes, as they show you, do it before you install the doors. The backer is nearly full size, so little room for error there, watch that.

* Protect the unit Be sure to lay towels or blankets down unless working on carpet, you'll be working with the unit face down a little bit.

* Hinges The side that goes into the door has two plastic, toothy wall anchor type grabbers with screws in them. You're tempted to remove the screws thinking you'll tear up the door if not. It's okay, don't remove the screws or even adjust them, just hammer them in and you'll be fine, so long of course that you do each side evenly, not one side all at once. Common sense should do you fine.

* Pegs Yes, dip them in water, that's the glue! But, wear those plastic surgeon's gloves, at least on one hand, for that glue will stain your fingers and it's nearly impossible to get off. Have a dry rag handy to wipe any drips off the finished surface. Dip half the peg in and get ahead, look at directions and do all of them at once. Then, when you're ready to attach the one with pegs to the other one with holes, dip a rag into water and dab it around the peg to wet it freshly. Be careful, the glue will last thru two wettings but that's about it, it will indeed wash off so just be aware of that.

I am using this for my home office. It is in a guest bedroom so we were looking for something that matches the furniture that we have, and it does it very well. With the doors on it, it hides the literature well. When put together it is very sturdy. It is easy to put together. It uses dowel pins that have glue on them. He just need to wet them before you use them. There were no parts missing. Usually when I get something with this many parts, there are usually at least a half a dozen parts missing.

I would've gotten a taller unit if there was one available. I am considering another unit for more literature and forms that I use.

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I took my time to put this thing together and found that it was not square/plumb so the doors hung incorrectly. Then they want me to take it apart to ship it back. Well you cant due that because it is all glued together with wood dowels. So I had to ship it like it was and UPS charged me 57.00 to pack it. Very Sad about this purchase.

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Sunday, April 6, 2014

TechCraft Xii50W 50-Inch Wide Flat Panel TV Stand - Walnut Accents

TechCraft Xii50W 50-Inch Wide Flat Panel TV Stand - Walnut Accents
  • 50 Inches Wide Walnut veneer flat panel stand with Black glass and Black metal braces
  • Fits most 50 Inches and smaller flat panel TV's
  • Ample space for components
  • Sleek and modern design

I was very pleasantly surprised by the quality and ease of assembly of this stand. It is larger than I expected and my 42 inch looked wimpy sitting on the 60 inch, so I ordered a second one once I was certain that I loved it. This stand comes in three sizes, a 42, 50 and 60 inch stand. I have the 42 and the 60 inch. The 42 holds my 42 inch TV perfectly. The 60 is a little large for my 46 inch screen...but not bad and I expect to upgrade to a larger screen at some point. This stand is deep enough for a much thicker TV if necessary, but flat screens look great on it. The two lower shelves provide ample room for any electronics that you may use. We have video games, DVD, DVR, cable boxes, you name it. Plenty of room for lots of items. There are Velcro bands on the back of the stand to help organize and hide the messy cables and cords.

The ONLY problem I had putting it together was that I was unaware that the three pieces of glass are different sizes (duh, I know). Anyway, when you put this together, remember that the largest piece is the top glass, the smallest piece of glass goes in the middle rack and the medium piece of glass is the bottom shelf.

**update**. I just came back to purchase another one of these for a different room. The price is still great and the quality is still as good as the first two...which are hanging in there and still look like new a couple of years later. Friends often ask where I got the stands. It is a very high quality piece for so few pesos. I had forgotten how inexpensive it was!

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Just purchased a 55" LCD TV and needed a stand. I didn't want to spend a lot of money because we are moving soon and didn't want to be strapped with piece of furniture that might not match our new home. After looking at what seemed to be hundreds of different stands I kept coming back to this one because of the looks and the price. Another huge factor was all the positive reviews. After purchasing it and putting it together I must agree, WOW what a steal. The wood is actually REAL wood! not particle board and laminate. It matches our current furniture perfectly however its style would probably fit in just about anywhere. Its simple yet elegant. I really can't believe the price though. Looks and build quality is on par with stands we've seen in stores for $400 and up.

Delivery:

I was impressed with the packaging. They added 4 long strips of very thick cardboard that was longer then the box to each corner. It appeared by doing this that it prevented it from being placed on angles that would allow it to tip over. Very smart as this caused the delivery service (in my case UPS)to keep it flat at all times. Delivery was fast as usual with Amazon, I have Amazon Prime and needed it fast so I opted for next day for $3.99.

Assembly:

Construction was easy, did it myself in about 1/2 hour. The instructions are easy enough to follow, most parts are marked. Theres really not much to it, only a few screws and 6 major parts (excluding the glass). I recommend placing the piece first before putting the glass shelves on just because they add the weight. It holds my 75lb 55" TV as well as a 20lb center channel, a sony receiver, Directv receiver, Apple TV and Bluray player with room to spare.

Pros:

Looks great, Real Wood!, Easy assembly, PRICE PRICE PRICE!

Cons:

For this price and quality its hard to come up with a negative thing to say. It does what it claims, looks great doing it.

Bottom Line: If you like the looks of this stand GET IT! seriously, at $135 it's a super deal and you wont be disappointed.

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Ordered this as a gift for my father's birthday, and neither of us could be more impressed. The packaging it came in was adequate, nothing came damaged or scuffed in anyway. Putting it together took about 15-20 minutes, the only confusing part was that there were no clear markings to which order the glass shelves went in, I had to play around with them and figure it out myself based on their sizes, which only took about 5 minutes. Once all built and in place, the stand was very solid, no wobble at all, and holds my father's 47" Samsung and components perfectly. The stand looks terrific, and goes perfectly with all the black/dark colored flat panel TV's out there these days. If you're on the fence about purchasing this, go ahead and get it! You're not going to find a better deal at this price on a well-made TV stand such as this one.

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This stand looks great and is very well built. Very simplistic in design. You can't tell from the pictures, but the back plate is 3/4 inch thick heavy pressboard but has a very nice looking dark walnut type of wood grain veneer on both sides, similar in color as the front legs. The metal square tube frame that holds up the glass shelves has a high gloss black finish. An advantage I think over other stands is that this has no mid-walls at the shelves, so its 60 inches of wide open space to put whatever you want on them. For those wanting more dimensional information, these can be found at the TechCraft website. The upper shelf height is stated as 7 1/2" and the bottom shelf height is 8 1/4". However, this is the height for inserting your equipment via the front. Because the glass sits on top of horizontal front bars, you can squeeze about a half inch more in height by inserting items from the side. I installed bookshelf speakers that were exactly 8 inches tall (actually a width dimension but I turned them on their side) on the upper shelf by sliding them in from the side. I think 8 inches is a very common dimension for these type of speakers so I thought it was worth mentioning. I placed my stand in the corner of my room and the rounded back edges makes this look great. Because I tend to rewire and buy new components all the time, I added "magic sliders" to the bottom edge of the back plate and the bottoms of the two legs so that even with all of the weight on the stand it can be moved around so I can get to the wiring behind the unit. Since it's only supported by two front legs and the back plate, I thought that pulling and dragging it across carpet might put too much strain on the stand even though it is solidly built.

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This is excellent and the one I got is cherry, not walmut. They did a great job of packing this. It was more work getting it out of the box then putting it together. It took me about a half a hour to put it together and I wasn't racing. Its a one man job putting it together, but it would be easier having a second person help you get out of the box. You don't want to do the X-Acto knife trick on the box in case you have to send it back for some reason. Its very good looking, and very solid. I haven't seen anything for $130 that compares to this.

I got a 16" DVR, a 13.2" center speaker and a 16.9" DVD/VCR on the bottom shelf with not much room left. The bottom shelf is a smidge less then 46.75". Thats measuring from inside post to inside post.

Go to the TechCraft website and you will find a PDF file for assembly, and you will see a dimension drawing.

Sunday, December 29, 2013

Wall Mount Book Shelf in Natural UV Finish

Wall Mount Book Shelf in Natural UV FinishDespite having to put this together it is a very nice book shelf and I would recommend it to anyone looking to save space. Perfect addition to our toy room.

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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

White Kitchen Rolling Microwave Cart With Power Strip

White Kitchen Rolling Microwave Cart With Power StripI have really enjoyed having this shelf in my kitchen. The outlets make it very very nice. My only complaint is that the screws are constantly coming loose and having to be re-tightened. It wouldn't be a big deal except that I have 3 small children and having a rickety shelf that tilts from side to side is not great. It has never even almost fallen over, but it makes a mommy a little nervous. I haven't put anything on the screws to make them stay or anything like that and that would be easily done. Overall this is a wonderful, thoughtfully made, useful product that I would recommend.

Arrived a few hours ago. FedEx did fine job. End of good news. This may be a decent Cart when put together---I don't know. Still pondering whether I want to bother. Had been repacked. Internal box had water or liquid stains and white mold along bottom horizontal, including discoloration and thin white mold on the couple of pressed wood pieces I was able to remove. Only way to get other pieces out is to destroy both boxes. Internal box had been reinforced with a Roll of Packing Tape, and sized strips of cardboard taped to it for further support. This is irritating to write!

I've been ripped off by "The Furniture Cove", and it is not a good feeling! They want me to take pictures of the discolored damaged internal box, so they can file a claim against the Shipper [FedEx], but FedEx is not to blame---they did a fine job of delivery---because the outer box was in near perfect condition. Isn't that amazing? Also funny how now that I've complained, they've pulled the product as "Not Available". BUYER BEWARE! "The Furniture Cove" is also selling a Black and Maple version of the same manufacture. They've ripped me off of $122.00 including the Shipping; no Return Merchandise Agreement ( RMA ) shipping lable included, and they'll charge you 25% Restocking Fee if you don't like what you received... Seems they're very good at screwing people. A bunch of RIPOFF ARTISTS! ---GBJ

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This item looks great in the pictures on Amazon. I was very disappointed that the "power" strips are only good for two pronged appliances, most of mine are three pronged. It does hold a microwave nicely, but most other small appliances require being able to lift off or out of the base unit; as in a blender, crock pot, electric pressure cooker, etc. And, NO the pull-out shelf is not strong enough to hold these small appliances adequately when full of liquid or food items to do this, so I end up having to take the entire unit off of the cart to load and unload the appliance with food/liquid. It looks great, but is not the multi-purpose roller cart I had wanted for my kitchen!!!

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I am somewhat disabled, and two ladies came to help put the thing together. One puts computers together and the other used to put houses together, so you'd think the three of us could do it, but no. Finally, a neighbor passing by heard the wails of three weeping women, came in, looked at what we'd done, and finished up the project in no time: about an hour.

Furthermore, the power strip for this microwave cart is not suitable for an appliance requiring a ground wire.

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For what I paid to ship 2 of these units (over $80), one would think they would take care of the product during shipping. The delivery person dropped them onto a stair leading to my stoop causing damage to some of the shelves. However, poor treatment of the items is not just a problem with the way overpriced delivery service they use. The units were each double boxed and on one unit, the inner box was all ripped up in one area, so I know they were carelessly tossed around before final packaging for shipping. In addition to damage to several of the shelves, many of the little mounting screw hole tabs were bent and one even missing. The drawer assembly instructions are not detailed enough and the screws just pulled right out of the holes in the frame anyway. I would return them if it wasn't a giant pain. So for now I have these rickety carts in use. I do not recommend this product at all.