Bookcase (or basic shelf) for little to nothing!

This instructable is to show you how to make a decent bookcase or just a basic shelf, for only a small amount of money, or in my case, for free. I was extremely bored at work when I tested this bookcase, and it works very nicely. It's only a few easy simple steps to make and seriously would probably take you 5-10 mins tops! So I hope you enjoy my first instructable and that it comes in very handy for you!

Step 1 Materials

To make this bookcase, you really only need two items.

1) Cheap plastic containers with holes in the sides. (I work in the produce section of a grocery store, and we had some produce come in the containers, so I took these home since we only throw them away. You can check your local grocery store or even local convenient stores to see if they have any that they may be throwing away or don't need, or even find some to buy in any store)
2) Plastic zip ties, aka cable ties (I also found these in our tool bin in our department, so I used a few of them. If you can't find any from a relative or friend, you can get them extremely cheap at wal-mart or basically any other store, even sometimes gas stations for a little more)

Comments

[dillonsparks]

About searching behind stores: make sure that the crates you find are actually disposable.....most are reusable by the vendors and have their names on them. They represent tremendous cost to suppliers and in some localities, those misusing them have been prosecuted for theft. I'd suggest the ones from the home goods stores and HD/Lowes.

[nehmah]

Thank you for the information, but it might be a good idea to list the zip-ties in Step 1.  I got as far as stacking, but they fell down every time. (I'm ambitious and go too high)  Now, I know to use all of those handy locking zips so things stay steady.  Cordially, Nehmah