Customer Reviews

Polder Bathroom Wall Shelf with 2 Towel Racks, Chrome

5 star:		(21)
4 star:		(10)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

First of all, completely disregard the review about the the unit "coming apart" with bad "soldering". There are absolutely NO WELDS or SOLDER points on this unit at all. If you tightly screw the shelves onto the back bracket, it is impossible for this unit to "collapse". If it falls off the wall (and it could ONLY do so in one big piece), it's because you didn't use the proper fasteners into whatever type wall you have (you may need different screw fasteners than what's included in the box, depending on thickness of wall board, etc.). If this fell off somebody's wall, then they probably have no clue of what a toggle bolt is.

This is NOT "flimsy". It is made to ONLY hold towels. The thin round bars on the large shelf are made to be loose and "roll" (kinda like pulling your towel off a conveyor belt).

And, because this unit is so inexpensive, you might order two complete units just to get an extra "big/deep" shelf. The shelf placements are interchangeable on the back wall brackets.

I bought two of these so that I could use a shelf from one to replace one of the towel bars of the other. That way I made a two-shelf, one towel bar rack (which is what I wanted) and had a 3-towel bar rack to give to my daughter. The installation (using the included anchors) was easy and the rack is extremely sturdy. I'd been looking for a shelf/rack like this for quite awhile and am amazed by the inexpensive price and superior quality.

Sorry for how sarcastic this review may come out, but having read the lower star reviews, it seems the people were expecting more than what they got for the money.
Let's call this what it is, and inexpensive towel rack. Notice I said inexpensive and not cheap. Cheap has connotations of not good, not a good product for the price. This is a good product for the price. It does what you expect it to do, hold your towels. If you want something that assembles itself and hangs itself on the wall, this is NOT for you. If you want one that will dry you off and rehang the towel itself, this is NOT for you. If you want a place to put your towels so they aren't on the floor, this IS the unit for you. I wouldn't want to do any competitive gymnastics on it, but it'll do me just fine for hanging a towel or two in the bathroom.

This nice chrome look bathroom shelf is made of a good quality metal, and looks sleek and new in your modern bathroom. A good deal at a low price.

The Polder wall shelf with 2-racks has a nice contemporary appearance. It was easy to put together, but it does take a little effort in order to mount it perfectly level (especially if you're alone). I used different wall anchors than the ones provided b/c I had better anchors available. Overall, the shelf/rack works very well, allowing enough room for extra towels if you have guests that need to shower. I am happy with the purchase and the price was very low compared to other similar units.

I have purchased this time before from a different manufacturer for almost twice the cost. While the other one was slightly better looking quality-wise, it wasn't twice as good so I'd say this was a great value.

Ours came apart after light residential use, approx. 24 months or so from date of installation...the bars are not particularly secure. We recommend a model with better soldering.

I love, love it, love it. It can hold 2 towels to dry while the extras sit neatly on the shelf. This was the best buy, most practical, functional and looks great, too!

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I have to say that I am sometimes a little stumped why people fail to compare apples to apples. What I mean with that is that folks will rate something 1 stars even though the item delivers COMPLETELY what it promises and is 15 to 20% of the price of the items they compare it to.
You'll see some of the low ratings on here with complaints about how the item looks... it looks EXACTLY as depicted, and yet it get criticized. Its chrome, like other chrome racks I have seen at BBaB stores yet it now gets listed as 'cheap' chrome.
And then they claim it is not sturdy because you cannot do pull up on the thing...
I just don't understand the purpose other than wanting to ding a budget item becuase you really wanted a handcrafted Kohler for the same price. Sorry had to get that off my chest.

About this item:
You get it as an assembly whereby the shelves are screwed to the wall mounts. All in all you need to HANDTIGHT crew in 6 screws. Then you use a level the hark it perfectly straight against your wall, and as other have pointed out, you then determine if you need concrete, drywall, wood or whatever fasteners to hang it to the wall.
Once that is done those 6 screws you put in have no way to come loose and you can start putting towels on there.

We sometimes have 4 or 5 wet towels hanging from it in the AM: not a problem. We stack 8 to 10 towels (fresh dry ones) on top: no problem! It does not stoop, droop , bend or sag. I.e. this item is a adequate simple-styled towel rack that looks just fine in any bathroom. See the pictures we sent in.

Also note that there are no welds, soldfer points or what have you so some of the other reviewers have it wrong... did they make that stuff up?!

I guess the only down side I can figure, but that is compensated for in the price (mare than) is that this is not a single piece, ready to wall mount but you have to assemble.

As far as the design and chrome job: looks absolutely fine up close and you cannot see the real difference with a standard hotel rack.
Do not expect a stainless steel futuristic looking Kohler type of rack. Expect to shell out well over 100 for that.

This is 25 dollars and just fine for my towel needs. Have a look at the pics if you do not believe me.

Item looks exactly like photo, easy to assemble and mount on the wall. As for the two critical reviews... I have *NO* earthly idea how and/or why anyone would have problems putting this thing together as anything but SOLID. How you can screw up something SO easy, I have no clue. I am very happy that I did not let those two poor reviews influence my purchase at all.
I put this up in TWO bathrooms and am thrilled with it! I am definitely considering a third one in my half bathroom.