Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

These shelves are not complete garbage, but they are no where near the quality they claim. First of all, the metal braces is clearly claimed to be "16-gauge", which should be around 0.065 inches thick. I measured these to be 0.020 inches, less than 1/3 of the claimed thickness. That's including the powder coat, so in reality we're probably looking at 0.015 inches or less of actual metal. The wood shelves measured in at 0.330 inches, just barely over 1/4" thick of low-density particle board. You could visually see the wood bending with only about 100lbs resting on the shelf. There is ZERO chance that the shelves will hold 800lbs. After some testing with known weights, I think storing more than 100lbs for any length of time would buckle the flimsy wood shelves. I'm requesting a refund, but in all honesty unless they are willing to pay the return shipping it's probably not worth sending back. Bottom line: If you want cheap shelves to put a few light or medium-weight boxes on, go for it. But know what you are buying, and understand that they are not even close to being "heavy-duty" shelves.