Smelled a bit strange but now I wouldn't change it! (Check Weave Seagrass and Chrome Linen Bin)

Member Name: blondecaz

Product:	Check Weave Seagrass and Chrome Linen Bin
Date:	22/06/09 (101 review reads)
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Advantages: My dirty clothes aren't all over the floor any more

Disadvantages: Smelled odd when I opened it at first - this has gone now though

Being a student, I'm not the tidiest person in the world when it comes to folding my clothes neatly after I've worn them. In fact, everything usually ends up on the floor - clean or not. However, this year I have decided to turn over a new leaf with regards to my rubbish tip of a room, and am starting with the purchase of a laundry basket.

I purchased this particular laundry basket from Argos for £19.99 in store, although I am sure I have seen exactly the same one at Homebase for a similar price. In retrospect, I should probably have got it from Homebase as then I could have earned Nectar points on my purchase in store... but I digress.

This laundry basket comes flat packed in a box that is just a bit too big to comfortably carry home (as I discovered). Once I had struggled home with it, I opened the box and took out the pieces of the laundry basket to fit it all together. It was extremely easy to assemble, as the woven seagrass exterior basket and lid is all one piece and simply opens into the correct shape. The feet are already attached to the laundry basket. The second and last item in the box was the cotton cloth interior, which simply ties onto the base of the lid in two places, and folds over the top edges of the basket slightly.

It has an 80 litre capacity, which is just about ok for me (but I do have a lot of clothes and only do the washing about once or twice a week) so I think this is a reasonable size. It's 36cm in both width and depth, and 58cm in height.

Overall I'm very happy with it. It did have a very odd smell when I first put it together - must have been the seagrass - but this has now faded. Basically it does its job and wasn't too expensive!

Summary: Bit difficult to get excited over a laundry basket, but it's fine! :)