This item is NOTHING like it is advertised. It stands 7.5 inches tall. That's with that extra bit that can be unzipped. And it is flimsy, not the hard firm sides you see in the photos - it is just a canvas -type material that crumbles. In fact, in order to measure the height, I had to hold the fabric up as tall as I could to see the height. It falls otherwise. I went through the trouble of assembling them - and it was only then that I learned I was ripped off. I have no time, ability nor interest in de-assembling them and taking them into the store for a refund. (I purchased it from home because store shopping was not an option for me.) These are flimsy and small.
In the photos, I show the overall photo, with the flimsy "extension," the outside height (that is fully extended to maximum height), and the inside area for actual storage - which is 7 inches!!!
I may not be able to get a refund - but I can alert any other shopper of a very bad deal.