Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

WARNING- This is a in depth review. For a brief summary, see the section marked THE BOTTOM LINE ----------------------------------------- Our kitchen is so small it is often a nightmare to get around. We have a double sink, but the dishes that sit in there to dry, almost never get dry. I have a little story to tell you about this rack. I think that it will illustrate why this is extra special.. THE STORY When I got this delivered to my house, I thought to myself, "OMG What have you done, Girl?" I saw my tiny sink area and the huge box and I was overwhelmed. I asked my family member to put it in our storage shed until I could get around to building this and have a place to put it since I was SURE it would not work in our tiny kitchen area. Several months went by, and we had a horrible summer. Lots of rain, pelting hail, you name it, we had it. Finally before the first frost a short while ago, I asked another family member to rearrange our porch to prepare for winter. To my horror, I found a very beat up box on my porch. There was almost nothing left on the print of the box, as it had been weathered badly. The box was intact, just the photo was faded to almost nothing. The insides were AMAZING. I took out the pieces and what I found shocked me so much I just HAD to tell you all. There was not a spot of damage or rust on this rack- not one. It was brand spanking new. Do I recommend you do that? NO! But that is how sturdy and well powder coated this is. Now on to my review. WHAT IS THIS LIKE? This comes well packed and wrapped in a large box. You have to put it together, but it comes with all of the pieces in boxes clearly labeled as to what they are. There are screws and washers and even an alan key to use for assembly. You don't need your own tools. INSTRUCTIONS? There were no instructions in the box. Even though the box was severely weathered, there was nothing missing from the box, and no instructions. I simply found the picture on the listing and used that as my guide. WAS IT HARD TO ASSEMBLE? This was very easy. I did it by myself and with no help at all. IS IT STURDY? This is very sturdy if you put it together carefully. You can not put heavy pots and pans on it, but for basic dishes, it is perfect. DOES IT BLOCK MUCH OF THE SINK? That is the shocker. WOW. This not only is perfect in our spot, it is still perfect to work around. It does not block too much of our window. It does not block our faucet or sprayer either. It has a place for dish liquid and washing cloths or sponges, and even a plant that used to keep falling off our window sill. It is PERFECT. DOES IT TRULY HELP? I can not tell you how much everyone is raving about this unit. One of our kids is a metal worker and said it even was a pretty decent job of construction of the parts and that the powder coat was done exceptionally well. ANY PROBLEMS? I wish that the suction cups were a bit better, but when they wear, I am sure I can find some other rubber pads to put there. THE BOTTOM LINE This rack has been a LIFE CHANGER. Our dish washing has become LOTS easier. Things dry FAST, there is less of a domino effect as there was with glass and metal mixed in the drainer, and it is organized. We can leave our window sill CLEAN FINALLY MY RATING I am so thankful we were able to use this and after it had been misplaced, it still was in perfect shape. There are few things I test which are so life changing, but this is one of them. EVERYONE in the family loves it and again, that is rare. Someone ALWAYS has something bad to say about everything in our home. This was a winner with all of us. PHOTOS I hope to add photos to this review soon. Our kitchen is in a state of flux right now, so I wanted to wait until it was re-organized before posting photos. I can not believe how much I love this thing!