Any reason to use shelves over stockpile zones?

[Vyrex]

Whats the difference?

[Everynone]

A double shelf stores 6 items but takes 2 tiles only. Items do not deteriorate when left outside on a shelf.

[Tam]

Wanted to write bout shelved corpses do not affect mood but damn last update :(

[Khan Boyzitbig of Mercia]

Small corpses can also be stored on shelves, in addition to being triple the capacity of regular tiles. Items stored on shelves also have no effect on beauty or a room, whereas on the floor they are -12.

[Veylox]

Shelves are better in every way, so you're looking for reasons to use stockpiles over them, and I guess that'd be a lack of wood

[Khan Boyzitbig of Mercia]

Originally posted by Veylox:

Shelves are better in every way, so you're looking for reasons to use stockpiles over them, and I guess that'd be a lack of wood

Shelves can be made from any stone, wood or metal material, so lack of wood isn't a problem.

[Bosh]

A shelf is 1x2 and stores 6 items. Just leaving stuff on the floor in a stockpile takes up 1 tile each. With shelves you're saving 4 tiles. If you just leave stuff on the ground your storage area will fill up VERY quickly.

[MadArtillery]

Shelves store 3x the items per tile, and items don't have negative beauty on shelves so you can have them anywhere and not annoy you people.