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That the current laundry storage systems on the market are all a bit crap and inflexible?

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NotColdNotFrozen · 18/11/2024 12:30

Why can’t they sell a vertical laundry solution which enables me to sort the laundry into different washes, so that I can quickly put a load on? Or different colours? Why can’t it be modular and go upwards rather than have the big old laundry hampers which take up space?

Why can’t they be modular and the modules have wheels so that I can wheel around?

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Doggymummar · 19/11/2024 14:16

Itsalwaysfools · 19/11/2024 13:26

You'd have to have a large family to make this work. As a single person household, I'd be waiting months for certain clothes to make it into the washing machine.

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Oh yes, I've not done a white wash since August, I feel guilty every time I run the machine.

mogtheexcellent · 19/11/2024 13:52

I started a game with DD when she was a toddler. She stands at top of stairs and throws the washing down while shouting 'Geronimo'. She still does this at age 10 but refuses to touch DHs pants.

Much more fun. I work full time long hours so only wash on friday nights and sat mornings.

Itsalwaysfools · 19/11/2024 13:26

Christwosheds · 18/11/2024 19:57

How is this even possible ?
I am at the other extreme, I sort by colour group as well as whites and blacks, plus wools, silks, and sheets.

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You'd have to have a large family to make this work. As a single person household, I'd be waiting months for certain clothes to make it into the washing machine.

BertieBotts · 19/11/2024 13:15

Actually I reckon something like this would do the trick. It's a trolley which takes 2x collapsible shopping crates. Not sure if they come any cheaper than this. The whole thing folds flat when not in use though.

You'd probably need a couple if you want to sort into 4 different wash types.

www.amazon.co.uk/shopping-Two-tier-Collapsible-Multi-purpose-portable/dp/B0CQTGWLW2?th=1

SharpOpalNewt · 19/11/2024 13:13

coffeeandteav · 18/11/2024 19:35

Do people carry the basket downstairs?

I just get a bundle in my arms and carry it.

My mum used to have a separate plastic basket to carry it but I don't want to store one.

I have a collapsible basket (cost about £10) that is stored next to the washing machine. Also you can get fabric ones that collapse down for about £5.

I quite like collapsing it and popping it open again. It's satisfying!

Doggymummar · 19/11/2024 13:07

We have a pile in the bathroom floor. When you can't open the door anymore it goes in the machine.

joke we have a Sortera

EssentiallyItsTrue · 19/11/2024 08:52

I used to have a house with a laundry chute (not uk) it was amazing

Pinkmoonshine · 19/11/2024 03:30

I just use small light ikea baskets which I can actually put on top of each other! Baskets not boxes - plastic ones but narrow

AmusedFish · 19/11/2024 02:37

i just use Aldi bags

JedwardScissorhandz · 18/11/2024 23:43

TK Maxx has been having the Joseph ones in store, so maybe try there and homesense as well as Joseph stuff is usually a lot cheaper there.

SLRUS · 18/11/2024 23:23

I'm adding a third vote for the Joseph Joseph one. It's so perfect that everyone has one in their room here. Bags super light to carry down the stairs and easy to do.

I found this at John Lewis & Partners. What do you think?  https://www.johnlewis.com/joseph-joseph-tota-trio-easy-empty-laundry-basket-90l/ecru/p6385302?tmad=c&tmcampid=7&sshare=jlappioss_Y29tLmFwcGxlLlVJS2l0LmFjdGl2aXR5LkNvcHlUb1Bhc3RlYm9hcmQ=

TubularBeIIs · 18/11/2024 23:22

coffeeandteav · 18/11/2024 19:35

Do people carry the basket downstairs?

I just get a bundle in my arms and carry it.

My mum used to have a separate plastic basket to carry it but I don't want to store one.

So do I and as I live in a town house I have lots of steps and always lose a few items on the way down.

NotbloodyGivingupYet · 18/11/2024 22:09

I've got a nylon bag, it's like an oversized school PE bag with a draw string. I empty the contents of the laundry basket into it, then lob it down the stairs.
I got it from IKEA and I tried to get more but it's discontinued. Sheets and towels get bundles up and lobbed downstairs too.
Sadly, I still have to go down and put it all in the machine.

hamsandyams · 18/11/2024 20:34

Another vote for JosephJoseph. Each basket holds one full load so when it's full it needs to go on.

RomeoRivers · 18/11/2024 20:19

We have this, I love it!

That the current laundry storage systems on the market are all a bit crap and inflexible?
EmmaStone · 18/11/2024 20:18

I haven't got the solution for you, but am happy with my arrangement. We have one of those rectangular laundry baskets in each bedroom (ours lives in an empty blanket chest at the foot of our bed, the kids' lives in their wardrobes). I only get the chance to wash a couple of times a week, so everyone be brings their baskets down on those days, I empty them on the floor and sort into darks and whites, then wash. Out of the machine into the baskets and sorted for tumble drying/air drying, and then once dry, folded into appropriate basket for each room, and each person takes their basket upstairs, puts clothes away and basket is empty again.

JedwardScissorhandz · 18/11/2024 20:13

I have the Joseph one, it's fabulous, but there are only two of us.

Onlyvisiting · 18/11/2024 20:06

I guess I do my bedsheets separately. But that's because they are a full load and I wash and dry all together then back on the bed.
I sometimes lob a dog coat or toy in the main wash. Everything still comes out clean. 🤷‍♀️

Onlyvisiting · 18/11/2024 20:04

People are sorting laundry???? 🤣

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NotColdNotFrozen · 18/11/2024 20:01

With the expense should come some innovation.

I think I could add kitchen bins to this list of stuff which isn’t well designed. I once spent in excess of £120 and it was rubbish. Almost like the designer had never had to use a bin before.

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NotColdNotFrozen · 18/11/2024 19:59

Hopefully some day we will chuckle and say “Do you remember those old style laundry baskets?”

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NotColdNotFrozen · 18/11/2024 19:58

amoreoamicizia · 18/11/2024 19:28

I think recycling storage needs a redesign too. It's still not caught up.

Very true.

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