Customer Reviews for DuraCabinet 5-piece Storage System
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DuraCabinet 5-piece Storage System
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18 of 27(67%)customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for DuraCabinet 5-piece Storage System
Review 1 for DuraCabinet 5-piece Storage System
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shopguy54
Location:Morristown, NJ
Date:June 19, 2012
Excellent buy
Pros: easy but time consuming assembly.
"For the money, this is an excellent system. Sure, it's particle board made in China, but it is packed very good. One carton was torn, but no internal damage. Understanding the material, I used a screwdriver (not a power driver) to install the connection dowels so as not to strip holes. If you're in a hurry and want to blow this out with power tools, expect crumbling particle board if not done with care. It took about 12 hours to assemble. Very easy directions, all parts numbered. A ll mounting holes line up and everything is pre-drilled. No directions came with the shelf unit, but the picture on the carton saved the day. I would have preferred cardboard back panels in the cabinets, but for the price, I can't complain. A very nice touch is the wall cabinet mounting cleat has a built in level bubble and is pre-drilled for stud spacing. Many leftover screws. This is an economical system I'll leave with the house when we sell. It looks great in a freshly painted garage."
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Review 2 for DuraCabinet 5-piece Storage System
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eefr
Location:Santa Maria, CA
Date:June 14, 2012
Great Product and Value
Pros: easy to assemble well engineered.
Cons: if you have an assistant make sure they understand, the directsions so one doesn't have, to redo the assembly. it'll save some time.
Model Number: GSS-V01
"I'm not sure why others found this difficult to assemble or cheaply made but we found it easy to assemble. All of the pieces and parts were there and everything fit perfectly. It is well engineered. There was some chipping around some of the anchor posts but those were covered up when assembled."
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Review 3 for DuraCabinet 5-piece Storage System
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Billster
Location:California
Date:June 14, 2012
Solid construction and looks good
Pros: looks and functions great
Cons: cheap nuts and bolts, very time consuming to assemble
Model Number: BS
"I have had this system now for 3 years. It still looks and functions as good as I first got it. The negatives I can give are that it was very time consuming to assemble, and that you have to take precautions in assembling the cabinets. Like other comments, the particle boards can break if you don't take care, or you screw in the parts to hard or deep. They need to provide better quality nuts and bolts too, which will break or snapped easily. They only provide you with exactly enough, so that when you break one of their cheap screws or bolts, you have to buy new ones at your hardware store. Overall, great price for what you get."
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Review 4 for DuraCabinet 5-piece Storage System
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Gerd
Location:Summerville,SC
Date:April 6, 2012
Pros: easy to assamble, good assamble booklets
Cons: heavy to carry
"This product is very easy to assemble. The quality is good regarding the price for this item. I recommend this item"
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Review 5 for DuraCabinet 5-piece Storage System
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SinCityGolfer
Location:Las Vegas, NV
Date:April 1, 2012
You get what you pay for
Pros: price
Cons: assembly, durability, quality
"The product shreds, splinters, and breaks very easily during assembly. Flimsy construction and the cabinets are very wobbly once assembled. Took the product back after assembling only the big cabinet. Grateful that Costco has a fantastic return policy"
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Review 6 for DuraCabinet 5-piece Storage System
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Anonymous
Location:North Las Vegas, NV
Date:January 19, 2012
Fast and easy
Pros: very easy to setup
Cons: no con that i could find
Model Number: DuraCabinet 5-piece Storage System
"This cabnet set arrived on a pallet of 5 boxes I opened each box one at a time and assembled it. Took about three and a half hours and the set was done and secured in place they look great and so easy . Would have been easier with a second set of hands, so get a friend to help and do it in half the time great buy ."
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Review 7 for DuraCabinet 5-piece Storage System
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AZGolfer
Location:Tucson, AZ
Date:May 5, 2011
Not worth the price
"This is a disappointing product - definitely not up to Costco standards. Flimsy, particle board, difficult to assemble. Laminate finish is very thin and cheap (more like paint) and easily damaged. Not durable for a garage.
Would have returned it for a refund if I hadn't invested two days in the assembly."
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Review 8 for DuraCabinet 5-piece Storage System
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costcolifetimeshppr
Location:Washington, DC
Date:April 13, 2011
Very heavy but.....not worth it
Pros: none
Cons: heavy but cheap particle board
"We were so excited about this. Arrived super fast and delivered by a great carrier but that is where the excitement ends! WIth the very first set of company provided screws drilled in place the cabinets split. My husband is an exceptional craftsman and I can guarantee you, it wasn't due to installer error! This is the ONLY thing I have ever ordered from Costco that wasn't exceptional."
7 of 7 people found this review helpful.
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Review 9 for DuraCabinet 5-piece Storage System
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pickybutfair27
Location:Costa Mesa, CA
Date:January 18, 2011
Awesome Cabinet System
Pros: nice design, modular to add components, affordable, good quality
Cons: no rear backing on cabinets, should be offered in more color choices
Model Number: Duracabinet set
"This is the second set of these cabinets that I've gotten for my garage. For the money, this is a really affordable and nice looking system. Ok, so it won't compare with the premium and steel cabinets out there but for the price - especially on promotion at Costco, it can't be beat. Looks great, works well, does the job I need it to do - that is provide organized storage for all my stuff in my otherwise cluttered garage."
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Review 10 for DuraCabinet 5-piece Storage System
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RonTC
Date:January 10, 2011
Not Very Sturdy
"Not only is this product not very sturdy but it is very difficult and time consuming to assemble.
I would return it if I did already have so much labor invested and no more time to waste."
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Review 11 for DuraCabinet 5-piece Storage System
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DJRun
Location:Philadelphia, PA
Date:December 2, 2010
Challenging but fairly decent value
Pros: quality mdf, color, scratch resistant
Cons: lots of assembly required, extremely heavy, no backs on cabinets, metal handles on doors
Model Number: 352861
"When I first received these I was taken aback by how heavy the units where. After unboxing the Drawer base cabinet and taking about 2 hours to put it together, like others I considered taking advantage of Costcos liberal return policy. But comparing the price to what I have from another vendor in our other garage, I decided to move forward and assemble the rest of the cabinets. These cabinets where delivered well packaged on a skid.
I am very happy with the cabinets once assembled and moved into place. They function as expected. The rollers on the drawers work well and the drawers are easily removable. The hanging doors are easily adjustable up/down and in/out. I would expect over time you would need this. The finish is above average, seems to be scratch resistant for the most part. They are nicely raised off the floor and easy adjustable to level out. The single wall cabinet is easy to hang and comes with a mounting bracket with a level built-in and pre-drilled 16-in on stud mounting holes.
Like many others its pretty frustrating having to put your own cabinets together and these where certainly a challenge. I would NOT use a drill on any of these as you will strip the bolts/screws required for assembly. I was disappointed to see no backs on the cabinets, not a show stopper, but I can certainly see one or two of these down the road not backing up to a flush wall. The MDF boards are pretty heavy but I was able to assemble all the cabinets by myself. The Hanging doors where a bit of challenge at first. I found once adjusted to my satisfaction I had to drill/tap the xtra screws in each hinge to firm it up. One change I would have requested would have been to change the metal handles to a hard plastic or spray plastic over metal solution - I find them hard to grip when opening or closing. In the larger cabinet I would have preffered and easier adjustable shelf(s).
Overall I think its a good value here, just a significant amount of time to assemble. But purchasing cabinets pre-assembled is a costly endeavor and these certainly have value and quality at this price point."
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 12 for DuraCabinet 5-piece Storage System
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BravoB
Date:October 27, 2010
DuraCabinet Garage Storage System
"Very good garage storage system! It provides ample storage space, cleans up the garage and looks nice. It does take time to put together, but directions were straight-forward (all done with pictures). I did not have any problems with missing parts or having to drill holes. I would definitely recommend DuraCabinet."
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Review 13 for DuraCabinet 5-piece Storage System
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MarkAM
Date:October 10, 2010
Very disappointed
Pros: packaging and shipping
Cons: materials, poor craftmanship
"I was very excited when this product arrived. That excitement turned to disappointment when I constructed the first piece. The directions were very poorly written but that tends to happen with such products. I was able to overlook that. However, what I wasn't able to overlook was the poor quality of the materials. Several screws broke from the use of normal pressure and the wood splintered and cracked on several occassions. I am not going to bother to open the other packages and I will be returning this product. How disappointing."
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Review 14 for DuraCabinet 5-piece Storage System
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doninwash
Location:Spokane, WA
Date:October 10, 2010
Not a good purchase
Cons: not worth purchase
Model Number: Item #35286
"I am surprised Costco sells this product. The instructions are pictures only, no word instructions. The pictures show assembly that when attempted as shown result in parts breaking apart. Obviously no engineer was involved in these instructions. The holes are pre-drilled too large so the screws do not tighten as they should. Time will tell whether they will hold. Parts do not fit as they should, i.e., drawers do not fit under the tops when assembled and doors are difficult to adjust. Overall, I am sorry I purchased this product."
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 15 for DuraCabinet 5-piece Storage System
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Anonymous
Location:Saint Louis, MO
Date:October 8, 2010
Excellent Product
"For 600 bucks plus free shipping this storage system cannot be beat. This thing is heavy; it must have cost at least $100 to ship. I don't know how in the world Costco makes any money off of this thing. Super easy directions, parts go together well, rugged, and looks great. I like it so much I'm buying another set."
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Review 16 for DuraCabinet 5-piece Storage System
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mikr
Location:FL
Date:October 7, 2010
Good Stuff
"very satisfied with value for money, easy to assemble, great look for a garage"
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Review 17 for DuraCabinet 5-piece Storage System
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RobbieG
Location:Orange, Va.
Date:October 4, 2010
Pretty good!
Pros: worth the money!
Cons: direction leave a lot to be desired.
"This was perfect for me. Those who like the top of the line products will not be happy with this. It took my wife and I a couple of hours on three afternoons to put it together but we enjoyed it."
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Review 18 for DuraCabinet 5-piece Storage System
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rcdmjo
Location:S.E. Arizona
Date:September 29, 2010
Have no idea......only received one piece so far.
Cons: shipping company lost most of it., ask us again if we ever receive the item.
"We have been tracking this all over the country, arrived at Tucson, was supposed to be delivered to Willcox on 9/21/10, but instead went to Okalahoma, OK, then Albuquerque, NM, then Phoenix,AZ, then Flagstaff, AZ, then one piece was delivered here, along with 7 uninterrupted power supplies,had to return them. We are still waiting for the rest of the shipment. Says it was delivered, but only one piece, the wall cabinet, the rest are who knows where. We have been in contact with the shipping company, they are trying to track it down. We are really wondering about ordering on line for big items in the future. Very frustrating at the moment as we don't know what else to do. Already got charged the $600+ for this and only one item."
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Review 19 for DuraCabinet 5-piece Storage System
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RealStan
Location:Seattle, WA
Date:September 29, 2010
Definitely worth the cost
Pros: cost, looks great
Cons: med-light duty
"Spent 3 days putting it together, but mostly everything was straightforward and besides 2 broken cam pins (they did have some spare ones) it worked fine and seams to be a great fit for my garage. I was surprised with all the parts fitting perfectly and packaging material prevented any damage (even though boxes were pundered during delivery)."
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Review 20 for DuraCabinet 5-piece Storage System
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Nickienickie
Date:August 17, 2010
DuraCabinet 5-piece Storage System
"Well constructed, plenty of storage and my family love it a lot, only downside is you need at least four hours to set it up."
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