Snap Baskets are Great

AuntG · ‎03-09-2010

It might have been @Mominohio who mentioned how nice V34449 worked for laundry. I got my SnapBaskets today and they are just what I need for carrying laundry to our basement laundry room. I've been afraid of falling using traditional laundry baskets. Big, sturdy (55 pound capacity), plus they fold away when not in use. Anyone who uses a laundromat would appreciate them.

Eileen in Virginia · ‎08-25-2010

I got a pair of these when they first came out and another pair in the past few months. In addition to laundry, they’re great for packing the car when you go in vacation. Although sturdy, they’re not heavy, so it’s easier to carry them upstairs to the bedrooms and living areas. At least one of them is used for dirty clothes and another for keeping groceries together in the back of the car. They’re also handy for holding all the loose beach toys. The best part is they collapse to about 2 inches flat when you’re not using them.

AuntG · ‎03-09-2010

@Eileen in Virginia, you've found some other good uses. Packing things in the back of a car or SUV would be a breeze.

saltysails · ‎06-24-2010

I wouldn't put dirty clothes in these baskets, if I can not throw them into the washing machine.

lilypadfrog · ‎03-25-2010

I bought mine on Amazon so mine may be a bit different than what QVC has but its the same concept. I use mine for grocery shopping. It carries more than a reusable bag and its much sturdier. I love them.

RetRN · ‎10-01-2013

@saltysails wrote:
I wouldn't put dirty clothes in these baskets, if I can not throw them into the washing machine.

Do you throw plastic laundry baskets in the washing machine?

Mominohio · ‎08-08-2010

@AuntG

I think I did post here about those.

I got one set and am waiting on a free ship day to get another set.

I really like them. I have trouble with the snapper things staying open and initially I thought it would be a big problem, but once they have something in them about half way full, they might unhinge, but don't collapse on you, like when empty.

I really want to get rid of my other laundry baskets, many I've had for 25 years. I hesitate (yeah, I hesitate.....hence my constant participation in the decluttering discussions!!LOL) because they are so well made, I'm not sure today's baskets are as good, should I need to replace them some day.

When we moved here 25 years ago, I purchased probably 15 Rubbermaid laundry baskets, and that is how we moved much of our smaller things. It was a local move, we had a month to do it, and we would bring a car and truck load down every day or so. I'd pack things in the laundry baskets, using our towels to wrap fragile things. It made for not too heavy, easy to handle containers, reusable, strong. I'd unpack the baskets, put the stuff away, and take the baskets back to the old house to be filled again.

After the move, I washed up all the towels and wash cloths and filled the linen closet and stacked the baskets in the laundry room.

I used them again to help my mom move and over time, I have worn out all but about 5 of those baskets.

The snap baskets really are much easier for me to get things up and down the stairs. The traditional laundry baskets are just not good for me with my bad knees, on stairs anymore.

saltysails · ‎06-24-2010

@RetRN wrote:
@saltysails wrote:
I wouldn't put dirty clothes in these baskets, if I can not throw them into the washing machine.
Do you throw plastic laundry baskets in the washing machine?

Plastic laundry baskets can be cleaned easily. The bags would be too much work to clean after each use. A plastic laundry basket also has holes thru out for the clothes to breathe.

OnlyShopsOnline · ‎03-09-2010

I don't like carrying anything down the steps. My husband usually carries the laundry down. But, if he's not around, I use a laundry bag, with a drawstring at the top.

I fill it up, toss it down the stairs, and then go down. When I throw all of my laundry in to be washed, I wash the bag too. It's in the linen closet, ready for next time.

"I've been here since October 2006. Wow!"

Mominohio · ‎08-08-2010

@saltysails wrote:
I wouldn't put dirty clothes in these baskets, if I can not throw them into the washing machine.

Perhaps you have a special circumstance in your dirty laundry (dirtier than normal due to work or lifestyle?), but I can easily take a Clorox wipe and wipe out the inside of the snap basket once in awhile if I feel it is needed, then sit outside to dry.

If one is really particular about clean clothing not going into a basket that was used for dirty clothing, just buy two sets in different colors, one for the dirty clothing and one for the clean. Or if you only need one set, mark the handle of the one for your clean only laundry with a piece of string tied on it or something so you know which is which.

I think for many of us the need to have a shape/size/weight of vessel that we can get up and down steps or through hallways and still be safe outweighs the need to have a totally washable basket. There is a way or to to improvise (like I listed above) if you really need your clean laundry in something that doesn't have dirty laundry residue.