Hi everybody -
I sell the coroplast boards on this site. Here are the facts the way I know them. My shelves are deeper than yours look. I can get two rows of boards on each shelf. The taller in the back and can clearly see both. I'm not sure the depth of your shelves, so if you can't get two sizes on one shelf you would lose shelf space. If you can get at least 13" of depth you can handle 2 sizes on each shelf. The boards are just under an eighth of an inch thick so ultimately they do add to space consumption that way. The trade off for me is that I can pull them out easily and not have to touch or dishevel its neighbor. I can roughly tell how much of each one I have based on the size of the board that I have it on. I can put fabrics in working sets sometimes all on one board by folding the corner down lower each time which displays all the fabrics on that one board then I tuck the pattern in the fold and it's protected from me accidentally using it elsewhere. I think it's much easier to add new fabric (If you sort them by color etc.) To borrow MTS's great analogy, I would rather see my fabric look like a fabric store upright than stacked like T-shirts at the Gap. And what I mean by that is I see the fabric/pattern better in a vertical setting. I guess for me and my customers it's mostly: 1. the ease of removing fabrics and replacing them and 2. being able to approximate the quantity based on the size board used.
But maybe it's really just a matter of what works best for your set up or your visual preference. (I also like to run my hand across the row of fabric - just to feel it). I think the verdict has to be - to each his own.
I hope that you will at least try one or two sets perhaps to see if it's something you would value. Don't know if I helped or just confused you. PM me if you have any specific questions - I don't bite.
Oh Gai, I just noticed you're in Houston - so am I. Hey if you want to try them I'll be happy to loan you a couple, three sets and if you like them great - if not - bring them back. Your option. I'm real easy here and have absolutely no problem if you want to test drive some :)
Hugs,
Gayle