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Who knew there were so many types of laundry hampers? Plastic, canvas, mesh. Duffel, rolling, backpack. Stackable, nesting, over-the-door. Some have side pockets for detergent. Others, compartments for sorting. I’ve spent countless hours scrolling through descriptions, doing side-by-side comparisons and drilling down into reviews.
The hamper is not for me. I’ve used the same straw basket since graduate school. It’s held up and gets the job done.
I’m hamper shopping for my 18-year-old, who is getting ready for college. I’ve purchased three already: a hanging canvas bag, a pop-up hamper with straps, and the latest, a rolling backpack-style bin, so complicated it came with assembly instructions.
As the college move-in date nears, and my anxiety grows, so does the number of hampers, each one bigger than the last.
