Pop goes the hamper.

• Position: What's New? - Laundry hampers - Brief Article

* Sure, the traditional laundry basket is a handy place to dump your dirty clothes into as they accumulate. Face it, though, it's kind of unsightly, cuts into your hands when you have to lift and carry it (especially if you've waited until the last minute, when you have run out of anything clean, before facing up to the inevitable need to do a wash), and is a klutzy thing to try to manipulate up and down stairs, around a cramped laundry room, or wherever the washer is tucked away. Why suffer the aggravation, when the "Pop-Open" Clothes Hamper from the Improvements catalogue from HSN, Beechwood, Ohio, is around?

This ingenious four-sided mesh bag stretched over a wire frame folds flat when not in use, making for easy storage. When needed, it pops open to form a capacious (14" x 14") upright rectangle with a 23" depth that holds up to two standard loads of laundry. The hamper is lightweight; sturdy carrying straps make it easy to handle; and a deep side pocket...