Isn't it amazing how many doodads, bits and bobs we manage to accumulate in such a short amount of time? Isn't it also amazing how cluttered all that stuff manages to get, and when you need that one thing that you just know you have...somewhere...and you can't seem to find it? This is the story of my life. No matter how organised I try to be/stay, it seems life has different plans. I wanted a cabinet that was deep enough to hold my zip ties (my friends call me the Zip Tie King, as I manage to find as many uses for them as most find for duct tape!), and this was the only multi-drawer organiser I could find on Amazon that fit the bill. Did I balk at the ~$100 price tag? Sure I did. Many of us would. Do I think this cabinet is WORTH $100? Not really. But, taking into account that it IS made of metal instead of all plastic, and considering it IS the depth I needed for my zip ties, I went ahead and purchased it, anyway. This cabinet comes with some rather flimsy drawer dividers and paperboard labels for the drawers, but neither are what I would call added value. The paperboard labels aren't even adhesive, so I am not sure how we're supposed to stick them to the drawers they're labeling...and, as I have already mentioned, the drawer dividers are very, very flimsy. Also, in many cases, you will need to pinch the sides of the drawer(s) together to get the dividers into their respective tracks (note: when inserting the dividers, the tapered end goes in first with the wider end being at the top). The drawers have several slots available for holding multiple items in the same drawer, which is nice - because believe me, as you will soon find out, you probably have more doodads than individual drawers to hold them - and most of your doodads won't take up an entire drawer, so might as well put that expensive real estate to use with the dividers! By the time I finished putting Round One of my doodads away, I quickly discovered what I kind of already suspected: I was going to use more drawers than I initially thought - I have only two empty drawers left at this time. Am I going to rush right back here and order another $100 organiser cabinet? No way. I'll find a cheaper alternative for the remaining bits and bobs I need to get sorted and stored. However, with that being said, this cabinet has definitely served its purpose, and I know it will last (or at least it had bloody well better!) for at least the next decade. Oh, before I forget, one feature of this cabinet I really like is that if it somehow gets tipped one way or another, it's designed so that parts from one drawer/bin won't spill over into an adjoining one or out the front of it. I really like that, as I have a tendency to want to move things around, and if I jostle this thing a little too hard, I wouldn't want to have to go back to each drawer and sort things back out again - as I'm sure you won't, either! So thanks, whoever designed this, for thinking about that little but important detail! Would I buy this again? Probably not. I'd probably scrounge the internet more instead of just focusing on Amazon for a quick fix to a drastically-needed solution to my ever-growing pile of "stuff." But, I am always determined to get the most bang for my Amazon Prime buck! Do I regret buying this particular organiser? Not for a second.
