I was dismayed to recieve such a small box when the UPS lady dropped it at my door but it went together easily (well after I took it back apart and did it right because I wasn't paying attention to what I was doing and didn't read the directions right and was in too much of a hurry and put it together upside down!) and seems fairly sturdy.  Yes, it is not tall enough for my oversized towels but if I drape my one towel over two bars then it works well for me. My other towel is shorter and is fine on the remaining bar.  Since I am a single person, this works for me. It would be nice if it were taller. Perhaps the manufacturer should take into account that these days, more towels are oversized than not!. For the price, it will do what I need in the small place I have available. When I have towels on it, the shelf it useless but needs to be attached for stability.  I am thinking of removing some of the shelf wires which will then give my towels more room to hang.