Classic Wall Shelf - 24" (Espresso) product details page

How many ways are these shelves terrible? 1 The mounting hardware is cheap and flimsy. This means that when you try to screw the anchors into the wall, they are very likely to break. 2 The finish of the shelves is incredibly poor. The paint is chipped, under the protective wooden sleeves, and the matt finish gets dirty incredibly easy. 3 As everyone else says, the biggest issue is that the shelves hang absolutely terribly. They wobble, don't sit flush, and overall look dreadful on the wall. They apparently have a 12 pound rating, but I'm afraid to put more than a single picture on them. I wish I'd seen these reviews before I bought them. Stay well away.

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I agree with everyone else that these shelves do NOT sit flush or level, and they are impossible to get into the brackets. Of course you can't tell this until you have already drilled the holes and mounted the wall anchors - yes, you have to drill, even though the directions say you don't. Now my wall is a mess and I have to try to find something else to cover the damage with.

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I thought these would be so cute in my living room but the process was a bust and turned out to be so stressful. I live three hours from the nearest Target store.. so driving back to return isn't worth it.. but the shelves DO NOT HANG UP WHAT SO EVER. The metal bracket is sturdy to the wall but the design to attach the shelf to the wall mount is absolutely horrible. It is not sturdy at all and wobbles then falls off the wall constantly. You could maybe put a penny on it before it tilts forward and falls off. It doesn't work at all. VERY disappointing!!!

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[...]Like others, I was drawn to the cute style of this shelf. Unfortunately, I bought three. I normally don't write reviews, but want to warn others about this product. My husband, who is a carpenter, tried everything he could think of to get this shelf to sit flush with the wall. Nothing worked. Very poor design. My kids are afraid to put anything on it as it will probably fall off. One star is purely for cuteness, otherwise it deserves no stars.

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I had been looking for hanging shelves to put above my computer as additional storage for my books. I was really excited when I saw these at Target for only [$$] dollars. I bought two and the first one went up fine. However I put one book on it and it began to lean. The secoond one wouldn't even go up because the metal bracket on the back sticks out too far!! Good idea, horrible design. I would love to return but since I no longer I have the receipt I'm afraid I'm stuck with two worthless shelv es that did nothing but put 6 holes in the wall.

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We will be returning this as it is impossible to hang. It will "click" on one side, but not the other. We will be looking somewhere else for a shelf. It looks good and was a good price, but it's not usable.

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I bought 2 24" and 1 36" shelves thinking they would look great. Well, they do look great but putting them up with the track was challenging. Also the shelves do not sit flush against the wall. They were not cut square, and therefore do not sit on the track. I do not trust them to hold ANYTHING as they look "floppy" when hanging on the track.

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