It looks a lot like a trash can. A really expensive trash can.

A really, REALLY expensive trash can.

Seeing as how we're in a recession, can AT maybe try to post more beneficial topics and items? More DIY stuff, more sales, more anything-thats-not-a-$630-hamper?

Thank you kindly!

Are you KIDDING me??

Heh. I just managed to get a little SimpleHuman trash can for my kitchen a few weeks ago. This hamper is too aspirational for me!

That said, tbh, most hampers on the market are purely awful -- either they're large plastic trash bins with perforations, or they're cotton sacks with flaps held by wooden stands (actually my favorite variety right now, but not so nice to have out in the open -- putting anything in them makes them misshapen), or they're really flimsy expensive baskets.

It might be nice to see the more affordable knockoffs of this one, assuming they fit the aesthetic of the purchaser.

well, if you have that kind of money to THROW AWAY for a laundry basket... none of those functions wld really apply to you as you will most likely have a personal man servant who does your laundry for you every day... so you don't really benefit from the wheels (carry wha?), the split mesh (he sorts it out), ventilation (u can beat up your servant if he doesn't launder daily)...

and if you're not that rich and bought that basket - you really need some proper lessons on where to spend your money.

I wonder if Bernie Madoff has one of these?

I have something like this - it's called a washing machine.

this is almost offensive. honestly.

I have an old built in hamper in my apt -- used to be quite standard here in NYC. For $400 less, you can still get something like it:

http://www.nextag.com/wall-mount-hamper/shop-html

of for $625 less -- try IKEA:

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/search/?query=laundry

If someone could help me find an attractive laundry basket for under $100 I would be appreciative. But an ugly one for over $600... no thanks.

No doubt this hamper makes quite an impression but it is NOT worth $629. Ever. No matter how much you make. As someone pointed out, the washer you put those dirty clothes in might have cost you less than the hamper. At least a washer saves you the time and the labor of physically washing your clothes. It comes with a quantifiable benefit.

This is just a glorified, self indulgent box.

Why would I spend that much on this?

My husband can't even manage to get his clothes in the hamper when the top is open, like he would ever manage to put his clothes inside this hamper with that little hole on top.

That looks like the sort of industrial trash can you'd see in a nice office building. It does not say "bedroom" or "bathroom" or "take me home and live with me". Honestly, even for free, I wouldn't want it in my house.

However, in the interest of full disclosure, I should say that I have never yet found a laundry hamper that makes me happy, at any price point.

Why?

I thought that this is a trash can. I read laundry but my mind registered the pictures and kept thinking"trash can".Till I read the description that "lets air circulate ... laundry". Seriously, what a waste.

WOW. For making that the price, they should be stuffed into one and pushed down a hill. Into LAVA. That's just crazy. It should make every piece of clothing stuffed into it new again, down to the price tags, for that price.

If you want some home items that are much less expensive but with some style, check out the Umbra website.

Also, I like IKEA as well, but it is not the only option for cheap good design, guys...