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Time to retire the clothes basket!

I know what you're thinking: "what's the big deal about a clothes basket?"



The deal is planned obsolescence.

My mother carried me as an infant in this basket with warm clothes. I'm 38 years old, so this basket has been used for over 38 years. It's rare for a new basket to make it a few years. I've heard this is because they put more UV protection additive in plastic back in the 60's before they realized the object would last too long.

My wife just informed me that it's dead. I guess I'll cut the bottom off and have another drip pan.

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Duct tape!! You can save it!!
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That'll buff right out. Besides, where you gonna find another avocado-green laundry basket?
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Just cap it with some wood trim.
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Re: Time to retire the clothes basket!

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Originally posted by 125shifter
My mother carried me as an infant in this basket with warm clothes.
I don't know...I'd hang onto that - put junk into it 'n toss it into the attic or above your garage area.
But then I'm a sap for stuff like that.
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What is that thing? What happened to throwing stuff on the closet floor? I'm single again.... My clothes basket doesn't have any dirty clothes, but it does have a bunch of other useless stuff in it.
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A bit of JBweld and you'll have that baby back on the road.

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