I spent £50 on a kitchen bin

[Natalie2821]

Have never owned a nice kitchen bin and for the past year at least we’ve had a plastic bag hanging on a kitchen door handle.

The new bin is stainless steel from Homesense has 2 main 20L compartments and a 5L caddy that sits inside one of the 20L compartments. It’s got 2 pedals for each side.

AIBU for spending that much on a bin

Would that be the trash compactor one?

Mine cost £120 so I consider you a cheapskate!

If you can, and its good and lasts a long time then its fine. I loved the pair of stainless steel bins I got once that looked like a shrunken version of traditional rubbish bins from my childhood. Take care keeping it dry to prevent rust!

I don't have any bins in the house these days personally, though. I live alone these days and double down on minimising rubbish, period. The little I do have goes straight in the outside bins. Motivated by maximising space usage in the house too

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I have the Joseph Joseph bin and I love it. It cost about £100 at the time I bought it I think. I use the bottom drawer for recycling and put my compost caddy in the top shared with a plastic bag (supermarket carrier bag or similar) for non-recyclables (I don’t have many of those).

I spent a fortune on a beautiful white Brabantia Bo Hi. It has two 30l internal bins, and it sits on elegant legs. I never, NEVER spend more than I need to on anything, so this was total madness on my part.

But you know, it gives me pleasure every time I use it. It looks lovely, and it works beautifully. And think about it, there's probably nothing in the house that is used as often, and that we want to work efficiently. I don't feel a moment's guilt.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Brabantia-Touch-White-inner-bucket/dp/B07NQB7Q8Y/ref=asc_df_B07NQ9SPKY/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=344405143865&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15336562159447477574&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006728&hvtargid=pla-697479121619&psc=1&th=1

That's actually OK for a bin
Bins are surprisingly expensive these days

That's nothing. I have 2 x Brabantia bins, one for rubbish, one for recycling. Considering I use both probably 5 times per day minimum, sometimes 20 or 30 times per day, surly pence per day for one that suits you is sensible.

Not at all, sounds reasonable. I bought a Brabantia touch bin ten years ago that's still going strong and still sells for £190 (think I paid £80). They have ten year guarantees and they replaced the lid free of charge and the catches are all replaceable.

I've passed it on to my mother in law who is thrilled with it and bought a second hand Joseph Joseph one that has space for food waste and recycling. The one that @3Tunes linked but the older version that you can buy a whole replacement lid as the newer version seems to have an issue with the lid breaking (which is fine if you buy new and have proof of purchase as they will replace)

I paid £100 for a brabrantia bin decent bins are very expensive.

We spent hundreds on an integral bin system drawer thing when we did our kitchen. 2 big ones at the front (one for general rubbish and one for paper/card recycling) then 2 smaller ones at the back, one for glass and one for food waste. Bloody fantastic! All hidden away and not taking up any floor space at all.

Me too in my old house. Nothing beats that. Don’t like visible bins in kitchens.

A good bin will save much angst. Spend a bit. Brabantia seems bullet proof

If you have it two years it's 25p a week

I spent £25 on a toilet brush holder lol

https://www.dunelm.com/product/joseph-joseph-grey-toilet-brush-with-storage-1000140289?defaultSkuId=30609716&branchCode=0830&dsc=PMax:+BathhBathroom+Essentials-SmartShopping%5BGOO-LIA-BATHACCESS-ACCESSORIES%5D&gclid=CjwKCAjwseSoBhBXEiwA9iZtxoIIqoWfMcZbhRXYVV3HiWBxTDYV81WVVsyl9nQJcLEjgD9tnhbH2hoC5DkQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Thank you. I needed a new bin and this fits the bill perfectly.

As House Doctor Anne Maurice always said, - you buy cheap you buy twice.

£200 for a bin with no foot pedal 😵

Weird that this post is on here the day I break my first ever decent bin

The only unreasonable thing is you telling your husband it can be your early birthday present. It's a necessary household item.

Do not get a bin for your birthday!!!

From the majority of these responses I now realise it was on the lower price scale of bins.

My DH was shocked with the responses and thought more people would agree it was too much for a bin and that £10 would be much more reasonable he’s now going to ask his colleagues at work what they think, for reference he works in an all male environment.

Although this morning I realised the metal marks very easily so I will be polishing my bin daily until the novelty wears off.

My DM bought me a Spinning Mop for Christmas once and it was the most useful gift.

My DG passed away in December 2020 she had posthumously sorted Christmas presents. I received an empty musical biscuit tin (with the crumbs in) and dented. It was the funniest unwrapping of presents. It was apparent she had got my DU involved and gifted random items from around her home.

So I suppose gifting necessary household items runs in my family.

How on earth did I miss this thread?! I've met my people!

Mine was somewhat more expensive than that. I have a postage stamp kitchen, there is no room for a bin so it is outside in the hall. I use bin bags on the door handle instead.

Enjoy your bin and using it!

I spent £70 on mine 25 years ago! Brabantia. Still going strong. The lid broke but when I called to ask to buy a lid only, they were horrified and sent me a replacement for free 😂 Worth every penny.

I spent quite a lot on one of those Habitat ones that looks like a traditional outside dustbin. I hoped it would be cat-proof because the lid was heavy, unlike various cheaper ones I'd tried that the cats managed to work out how to get into. I was correct so I didn't regret the expense.

We have a Joseph Joseph one - so spent a fair bit more than £50.
However, we've had it around 6+ years so far with no issues and we have the bin liners on a repeat Amazon order. It's slightly different to the newer version but not massively.

We got this after having the larger Brabantia bin - we decided we wanted a smaller one as found it could get a little smelly if the bun lid was left open, etc. And after doing the extension our kitchen would be much closer to the outside so a smaller bin, needing emptying a little more frequently wasn't going to be an issue,

I remember standing there thinking £50 was a lot for a bin, then when we remodelled the kitchen I got a £300 whole-kitchen-unit bin slideout thingy 😅but it's the beeeeeest thing.
And now £50 actually seems cheap for a bit of essential kitchen equipment.