Do the baskets collapse flat when not hung up or are they in a permanent "bowl" shape?
1610307
No, they don't collapse. I mean, I suppose they would if you jumped up and down on them, or made them climb a tall mountain without oxygen, but they're produced as rigid non-collapsing bowl-like baskets.
1610308
Mine is hung high since I have a high ceiling. I often push the bottom to get the fruit out.
1610309
Mine are rigid bowls. The chains collapse, so the bowls will nest, but the bowls themselves do not collapse flat.
37349
Yes. There is a round plastic loop on the top but I just did what you are asking and they sit up fine. They are mesh so you couldn't carry anything of weight in them. Hope this helps
893357
There is a circular metal piece that goes around the center of the basket. There are "hooks" on that circular piece. Those hooks connect to the basket allowing it to stand upright... Good luck.
195510
I've never tried this, but they are collapsible by design. They work great to keep food safe from wildlife while out doors and they fold flat with only minimal pressure for storage. (my two year old granddaughter would have no problem) So, if using them as an impromptu sink is important to you, I'd look for another product.
787652
It does store flat, and you can coil the hanging chain up inside the smaller basket. It's probably less than an inch thick when flattened. Beware that it is not really sturdy, though. Mine has dropped fruit all over my floor until I finally took it down.
1463384
No it's really hanging there. If you took it off, the sides would fall down and there would be no basket. Hope that helps.
2008408
The sides angle out so that these baskets will nest inside one another, when empty.
6872
They do fold in...not perfectly flat because they have a bend in the legs. But once folded in they are only about an 1in tall. And stacked together(with the legs folded) they are only about 2-1/2" tall over-all. Hope this helps.
1148900
I can think of three possibilities. One would be obvious, if you pull the drawer baskets too far out they will fall. The second more likely reason is that the unit is not assembled tightly. It is very important that each of the connectors at the corners of the frame are inserted completely into the frame pieces. We have a total of 10 of these units and I used a hammer to get each one completely assembled. This makes the width of the unit minimal which will allow the baskets to slide in the tracks. The inside of the opposing tracks should only be about 1/8 inch wider than the basket and they will stay in place. The final possibility that I can think of would be that your side supports are bowed out for some reason. If you lay them on the floor they should be flat. If they are bowed out in the middle the drawers would fall out. Depending on how bad the bowing might be you should be able to straighten them out and they should work fine. Hope this helps.
8718
The baskets are not formed for stacking, but they nest inside each other for storing. To stack them, you would be using whatever is stored inside for the support system.
1477067
Yes. I will tell you that if I had it to do all over again, I would not order these baskets. The ones I got are too brittle. There are better baskets out there.
794500
They lay on top of the basket, wrapped together with twine. Like previous posters said, they only stick out by about 1/8", the difference between the handle being round and what it's laying on being flat.
162481
This basket has a square base, but has a sloping top. Definitely not box shaped, if that was your concern.
1591623
As I can see the height can be lowered ONLY if you don't attach wheels. Basket placement is flexible.
1515671
I'm pretty sure they don't (not at home to test it). They fold from the sides if I remember and there is a piece that allows them to stay open upright because the stiff bottom keeps the sides open. If you didn't have that to keep the sides open, they would collapse again. I can verify when I get home if you feel you want me to make sure but I'd argue no given what I remember about setting them up.
410712
Not flat. You could set it on its side, or put it in the bottom wide drawer.
1990445
Yes, it folds down flat. Great for laundry and shopping. Opens wide like a real laudry basket. I have 8 in my apartment and use them for everything he can store it under his mattress at the foot end. I use them in the car to haul the groceries in. I love these baskets! Have a great year at college!!!!