First off, these are GORGEOUS baskets. Amazing quality and the cheapest like this that I could find. I ultimately ended up returning these because they were too small for what I needed, but they’re a great buy and amazing quality. The “smell” people are talking about might just be the natural smell of the grasses used to weave these basket (I personally think they smell great). They’re super strong baskets, the color is gorgeous, and I have nothing negative to comment on. Id gotten a Better Homes and Gardens 13x15x13 storage cube system and I decided that I was losing too much space on the back end of the storage areas (3 inches makes a big difference with storage). They’d be perfect for the Target 13 inch cube storage, though, as their cubbies are not 15 inches deep, and maybe the IKEA Kallax system would be a good fit as well. Wish these worked out for me!