Built a custom shelf unit for my shed and it collapsed within a week

I spent last Saturday (like, 6 hours in the morning sun) building this fancy shelving unit for my backyard shed out of pressure treated pine. Thought I was being clever by using those metal brackets from the hardware store and some old 2x4s I had sitting around. Got everything organized, bins of gardening stuff up top, tools on the middle, even my extra pots on the bottom. Went out the next Wednesday to grab my leaf blower and the whole thing just gave way. Splintered wood everywhere, a cracked planter, and my pruners bent under the weight. I think the brackets were too small for the load, or I just drilled into a weak spot. Has anyone else had a shelf collapse on them, or am I the only one who overestimates what my crap can hold?

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