) The wire is a ridiculously thin ribbon cable. Great product overall. This has nothing to do with preying on fear. I dont know if it was a one-time thing, but all the beads are different sizes. It can hold a lot of shoes. It has a nice powder coat to it. For ~$50, this thing is great. Installs very easily. Im glad I did, the construction of the Omni is solid, and they obviously paid close attention to the criticisms on that popular wall storage rack on Amazon. However, you cant over load it if you have a lot of clothes like me.