"These open bins have a few big advantages: (1) no danger of slamming fingers in anything; (2) he stands by the thing during play time, can pick what he wants, and it becomes like a play center; and (3) easy clean up, we just toss everything in there at the end of the day.
I have a "double wide" on the floor and then a single one on top. My son can't reach the top one so it's a good place to store stuff I don't want him to have yet or that he's scared of (yes, my child is scared of toys, especially a blue octopus that names colors). Love the expandability factor, the sturdiness, that it's real furniture, and the options for different types of add-ons. Been excellent for toy management for us."