Alera ALE Stackable Posts For Wire Shelving, 36" High, Silver (Pack of 4)

Poles are exactly like ones from other racks I bought, sturdy and easy to assemble

Love this type of metal shelf system: so easy to assemble and so versatile. I ordered these poles to set up a new set of shelves and they arrived quickly, had all the additional pieces (adjustable feet, tops to cover the open upper end, etc) one could want. I was particularly pleased because I had ordered the same thing at a higher price from another company... who never shipped, so I ended up cancelling that order.Despite the lower price, these are quality components, I will order from this company again.Please note that shelf lock clips are not included in the package (I had plenty already and did not need them).

Better and cheaper option. Work well with the missing piece of the storage rack that I had

Cost could be lower.

They fit the Trinity shelves from Costco.

Perfect for the table I wanted to make next to my bed.

I had hoped to combine these poles with an Aldi Workzone wire shelving unit. Unfortunately the outer diameter of the screw threads (male end) on the Aldi poles is *slightly* larger than these, so the poles can't fit together. But the Aldi shelves fit fine on these poles... you could combine these poles, with shelves from the Aldi Workzone line, and they should work fine.

I purchased this item because, as it is described, at any time further posts can be purchased and added to the ones you have. When I received the item, I put the plastic caps into one end and the foot levelers into the other, only to find that the posts were not vertically symmetrical: in other words, at one end, the first groove for the shelf clips started about a 1/2" from the end, and at the other, the first groove started about 1" from the end. So one of the poles, as it turned out, I had inserted the cap and leveling foot on the opposite ends as I had the other three, so the grooves for the shelf clips didn't line up. No problem, I thought; I just take them out and switch them. I tried prying the plastic cap off with a screwdriver. The cap wouldn't budge; instead, eventually the plastic lip of the cap came off altogether, leaving the rest of the cap still firmly in place. Then I had the happy thought of putting a dowel inside the post, and bouncing the post on the dowel to push the cap out. The dowel eventually punched out the center of the cap, leaving at this point no plastic lip and no center, but the plastic ring of the cap still firmly stuck in the post. Since I can't use any of the posts (nor the shelves I bought to put on them) without addressing this problem, I still attempted to pull out the remains of the plastic cap, with the result that I pulled so hard on it with alternately pliers and screwdriver that one time I pulled without getting a good hold on the remaining plastic, and gashed my own face with the screwdriver, after which I called Amazon customer service in hysterics. I realize my clumsiness or accidents are not the fault of the manufacturer or vendor; but clearly no part of an item which claims to be configurable in different ways should have a part that is this difficult to remove. Amazon customer service was very nice: the vendor refunded my money in total, because it was not possible for them to provide me only with replacement caps, as I requested; if I wanted replacement caps I could simply repurchase the entire item. I thanked Amazon customer service without saying what I was thinking: given my experience with this item, why on earth would I repurchase this item, any more than I would pay someone to kick me repeatedly in the arse? Finally, after getting the remains of the plastic cap out, I instead ordered replacement caps for the posts from another vendor who sells these caps separately and with whom I have had good experiences, Omega Products Corp. They very quickly sent me the replacement caps, which were, as one might reasonably expect, made of moderately soft rubber and can be inserted and removed without any difficulty. These posts should not be sold with the caps that they come with, unless the product description clearly warns that once you put them in, they are never coming out, and you will never be able to use them for anything else.

The product received was good but it took 2 weeks to receive it. From Toronto it should be max 3 days. No wondering why it’s expensive, waiting at the last minute to ship them next day mode.That is expensive not the goods.