Side by Side Comparison of: AmazonBasics vs Whitmor

Very easy to assemble, and looks great. It's very mobile and easy to move around and navigate. The price was amazing, since Target and Walmart had the same thing for $40-$45. If the baskets get dirty, the three containers are individual canvas bags, so just remove from the hanger and throw in the washer. I would highly recommend for a small or large home if you're wanting to make laundry easier by presorting.

This is awesome and everyone who sees it wants to know where I got it. It was super easy to put together, although I didn't follow the directions. I found it much easier to tap the black pieces that lock the wheels in into the frame with a hammer first, rather than try to force them in once the wheels were attached. It is sturdy and holds a lot more laundry than the last one I got at Target.

This is simply the best Laundry basket available on Amazon. The quality is good and this makes separation of laundry extremely easy! This saves me time each day!

I love the fact that each of the separations also lift out with handles so you can simple carry your laundry directly to the washer rather than use a separate laundry basket!

Highly recommended!!!

Easy to assemble, although I had to use a rubber mallet to get the wheels in fully (I might have done something wrong, order-of-operations speaking...). Fits my space perfectly. No issues (yet) with the material coming undone at seams, but I don't "stuff" it full of clothes/towels/etc., so I don't know if it will be an issue.

This hamper is tough as nails. Don't you hate it when you put together a piece of furniture, screws tightened so tight that the metal tubing is bending under the pressure, and the piece is still a wobbly mess. Not this hamper! I've had this hamper for months now and it's still rock solid. I use and abuse this thing too. the bags have been stretched to the extreme and not one shows the any fatigue around the seams. This is easily the best laundry hamper I have ever purchased in my life, and if it keeps up like this the last.

This is a VERY nice looking hamper. I could not believe the price attached to something of this size that looks this nice. There is a reason for that. The metal ring that keeps the bags stretched is very sturdy, but the entire thing sits atop some very fragile plastic poles. They are not attached per se, they just rest underneath a velcro flap. If you have children who like to sit on, or climb on hampers DO NOT BUY THIS. My children have passed this stage so this hamper really was perfect for our home. If you don't need something that can take a beating, this would be great for you.

Not too big and not too small. Fits perfectly in my small bathroom right under my towel rack. Measurements were right on.Probably more better suited to hold dirty clothes for young children/or petites...if you only do laundry weekly. Otherwise, if I had my husband's clothes in there too, I would need to do laundry 2 or maybe 3 times a week to empty out the hamper to fit more clothes! :)Looks great for the price. Lightweight and easy to carry or transport...I like the mesh liner on the top half of the hamper...you can use it to keep clothes in place to transport and when not needed, just open it up and it hangs nicely on the inside of the hamper out of the way.

A nice size, sturdy, easy to assemble hamper that looks decent sitting out. Nice to have two sides to sort. I think the size of each part is good -- makes it obvious when it is time to do laundry!This was actually my second of these. The first I bought at a local store on clearance and, when I got it home, we liked it enough that I wanted another for my kids' clothes but they were sold out! Tried getting another simple, cheap, multi compartment hamper, but it was complicated to assemble, bulky and unattractive. So, after a bit of Amazon searching (the product name was not the same though it is exactly the same...) I finally found this one and was happy to get it.

My boyfriend decided for us to buy a laundry basket since I just would use regular bags all the time or ikea bags. So when we decided to get this laundry hamper it made our life so much easier. Well when it came to keep our room clean and looking organized this did the job. I love how it has a side for lights and its own side for darks makes washing so much easier since everything is already separated and goes where it should be. It fits the perfect amount of clothes, it fits quite a lot. I'm glad we purchased this because it's really useful. The color and design of the basket is cute also.

Very sturdy laundry basket. I am very happy with this and would buy again.

I have noticed many, many reviews about the frame collapsing or the poles not fitting. I initially had the same problem and it was only after about a month that I noticed that there is in fact in each corner, an opening to a little pocket sewn in along the entire height of the hamper on all four sides. It is REALLY difficult to see so look CAREFULLY. At the very top, lift up the flap that sticks to the velcro piece - the velcro piece sewn onto the sides is black in my hamper. ABOVE this black velcro you will find that there is more fabric that is NOT sewn closed at the very top. Those poles go into that pocket and goes all the way down the side. The pole has a little cap so you need to fiddle with it to make it sit all the way in. Then fold down the flap onto the velcro. No collapsing, all hidden. BEAUTIFUL. Great size - I have two active boys with lots of dirty clothes and they fit. We do laundry weekly. I bought two of them - one for my husband and I and one for the boys. I am very pleased with the product. I did not plan to cart them to the laundry room - just to collect dirty laundry in the bathroom and bedroom. So I am sure the hamper will stay upright forever. Just wish the manufacturers would include clear instructions!!

Be careful with your thumbs! When pressing down on the caster there's a small gap between the plastic piece and the caster. I got a blood blister because of this -- minus one star. Otherwise this feels sturdy and it's easy to assemble.

OK... bought this more or less as a gag gift for Son-in-law who pitches in when laundry days come to his family of 5... in other words nearly every day.

Turned out it was an appreciated, functional gift for front end sorting of dirty laundry and helped the process. Assembly was easy (it was part of the gift). Compact size... it fit just under a built-in folding shelf in the laundry room. And it's pretty sturdy.

Works as described. You will have to put it together but if I can do it than anyone can figure it out. The wheels can lock up if you move it a lot from room to room.

I would have rated this 5 stars if it had the following additions:
- a sturdy base to the bag...since it sags under heavier loads, I would prefer to have something protect the bottom of the bag from wear and tear and be a bit sturdier. I see some other reviewers have just put cardboard in the bottom...I suppose that is certainly an option.
- clips or something rubbery to keep the bag hooks in place. This would be handy if you seem to fill 1 or 2 of the 3 bags more than the others, since they tend to slide around everywhere when you're trying to fill them from other laundry baskets, and then POOF clothes on the floor.
- sturdier (perhaps non-plastic) wheels. While I'm sure the wheels will be fine for short-term, I can see where they might wear down or break within a couple years of dragging them across concrete laundry floors.
- thicker or more sturdy bag material. I worry that after a year or 2 of washing these laundry sorting bags that the material will start to give way. I may just solve this for now by not washing them very often unless heavily soiled clothing ends up in them all the time.

Overall, I think this is a very great laundry tool and quite worth the price. I used to just use multiple plastic hampers, and this is such a nice step up from that and gives a bit of a "professional" flair to a laundry room. Yes, that does sound kind of funny, but I appreciate having a more sophisticated laundry room appeal.

The wheels are a little hard to get on - you need someone with strong hands to be able to shove the pegs of the wheels into the shaft of the base they go into.

I love that each of the bags/sections has handles... so you dont have to wheel the whole cart around or carry the whole cart up any stairs.

Each bag is less than 1 foot wide.

Nice shiny metal color, black wheels, and off-white/cream bag color.

I was very happy with my purchase of the laundry hamper. As a single person, it holds enough laundry for me for about a week and a half.The reason I didn't give it 5 stars was that there is no built in way to secure the poles on the bottom of the hamper. I tried duct taping it but the tape would get tugged on by the clothes so I ended up sewing them into the hamper on the bottom.Now that they don't move I absolutely LOVE it! If it had come with a way to secure the posts at first I would have given it 5 stars.

The size is what sold me on this. I have a spot in my laundry room for a hamper and most double hampers are too wide for me. The quality is ok. I hated the mesh bag things that closed over the top (they aren't in the picture) so I cut them off. The frame is a really light aluminum. Which is good and bad. It bends easily unfortunately, but it is lightweight if you have to carry it.

I had been using a laundry basket for over 14 years for a family of 6 to put their dirty laundry into. So I decided while we were remodeling our home that I wanted something other than a clothes basket. I am glad that I made the purchase, even though I was expecting it to be just a bit bigger it is still accommodating to our big family. I just have everyone put the towels on the left and the clothes on the right and separate that way when it is time for me to do the laundry. It fits perfectly in my laundry room and goes along with the color scheme in which we have alternating through our house. It was definitely time for a change and I am glad that I made the purchase. It sure does beat using a laundry basket. You just slip the bars through and Velcro them into place, the assembly to it was pretty quick and easy. You can disassemble pretty quick to wash it so that it doesn't get a sour smell from your laundry.

The dimensions seem bigger than what this little hamper really is. But don't let the little size fool you, this hamper can hold a lot of clothes. Between myself, my husband and 2 babies we go through a lot of clothes in a day and this baby can hold it all. I do like it but I wish it was a bit taller, I did read the dimensions but when I assembled it, it just seems smaller. I'll order another for my kids bathroom since I like the look so much. As far as the other reviews saying the tent poles put holes in theirs I haven't had that problem, yet, it's pretty sturdy at least I haven't had any problems so far and it's been almost 6 months.

Thank goodness I read someone else's review that gave detailed instructions on how to make this hamper sturdy. I don't plan on moving it around, so I'm looking for something that will not collapse. There are NO directions in the packaging itself, which was disappointing, but basically if you unvelcro the corners (under the netting) you can slip the polls down the corner of the hamper UNDERNEATH that piece of cloth that runs down the corner so that the poll stays hidden and in place. It takes a little maneuvering to get the poll underneath that piece of cloth, but it does go there eventually and then it stays up without any problem! Once it's in there, put down the velcro flap, and you're good to go! Other than putting it together, the hamper is nice, but much shorter than I was anticipating. The good thing is that it's wider than my previous hamper, so even though it's shorter, I think it will fit more. All in all, I'm happy with the purchase.

I just installed the Ikea Pax closet system, and I needed a hamper that was shallow and wide enough to fit well in the 32" depth frame, and this was perfect. It is exactly the right size and separates lights from darks in perfect one load sizes. I like the look of it and am extremely happy with the final product, especially for the price. Now for the cons, just about everything in the other reviews is true- it is a little flimsy, not very big, and isn't made for wet clothes. Because this is for my clothes only and for my closet, and because I wash my clothes as soon as one side is full, this doesn't matter to me. I pull the clothes out and carry them about 20 feet to my laundry room, so I don't have to worry about the flimsiness and the small size isn't a problem, and I also don't put wet clothes in it, so that's not an issue. I would not recommend this for kids or if you intend to overstuff it or haul it up and down stairs. If you're looking for something small to fit in a small space and wash your clothes throughout the week, this is a great laundry hamper.

My set came with 3 screws instead of 4. It was easy to assemble, but the wheels keep coming off at various times. Maybe this sorter isn't meant to be used to roll across carpet? For now, it'll serve its purpose. I can always lift out one of the cloth bags to take to the washing machine instead of taking the whole sorter. Which defeats what it was meant to do, but oh well!

As expected from other reviews. The material is very thin and won't last long but the frame is very sturdy and easy to assemble even without instructions. I expect to have to remake the linen sacks soon.

This rack does what it is supposed to do, but the quality is not quite what I expected. I first saw this kind of laundry basket rack in Costco for $50, and I think that this model is not exactly a steal for the price. For some reason, my model is lopsided and isn't stable. I examined it to see if I did something wrong, but I think it is just the cheap construction of the materials. Is it worth $35? Depends. If you can pay$50 for something of better quality, I would suggest doing so. If you are on a super tight budget and you find this for less than $35, only then would I recommend it. It is just ok.

The bags are a bit small for a "full load" on my washer/dryer which results in us doing laundry slightly more frequently than necessary. The cart is well made and the bags feel solid. The handles plus hooks make them somewhat heavier than I expected, but that is not a problem. Hanging and removing the bags is easy, and it fits very nicely inside my closet. The height is slightly awkward for use in my closet since sport jackets and cardigans tend to hang just above the top of the bins so that when they are full they nearly touch the clean clothing. Overall, I'd say it is fine and well built, but not amazing,

I ordered 2 of these, one for my husband and me, and a 2nd one for my two kids to share. I assembled them with little issue. They are a lot smaller than I expected and before I knew it the bins were full, after about 5 days, long before we ran out of clothes and needed to do laundry (which I do about every 10 days or so). I wound up giving my kids one of these hampers each, and my husband and I use the hampers we had been using before purchasing these. The hampers are large enough to contain each kid's laundry for 10 days. One of the corners of one hamper just won't stay attached to the metal frame. Clothes are still contained in the hamper, but it's annoying to find it popped out after trying to attach it. I had also thought there was a removable mesh bag inside each compartment. I've been able to empty each side of the hamper separately, but it is a bit clumsy to do so. I wouldn't necessarily recommend this hamper for adults (unless you do laundry all of the time) but it's a good size for kids.

Fairly nice looking hamper if you need to have it out and visible.I do not like the embroidery of lights and dark but can just turn it around to only have the colors, which is a nice option.Hamper was smaller than expected, each side only holds an extremely small load.Hamper is still holding up decently after 9 months of use. I do not try and carry laundry to wash in this adding another step of moving laundry.The size is the biggest limitation of this hamper, I could see it useful for a kids room that will have laundry added to the rest of the houses, if using as your primary hamper you will be disappointed in the size.My recommendation is reserved for an understanding that the hamper is smaller than a load size, and is not the most stable construction. It could have limited applications but is a great price point.

It's a cheap set.. what more can I say?It's got thin fabrics, light weight aluminum frame, and cheap plasticky rods that holds the thing upright for use. Definitely OK for very light-duty use and short-term (a couple of years, maybe). Despite the picture, the real product is not designed for heavy-duty 10-year shelf life. And that's why it is cheaply sold. Alas, that might just be what you are looking for!So, bottom line, if you are looking for something light-duty and you don't mind the aesthetics of it, this will do OK. If you are looking for serious heavy-duty basket.. No, this set won't do.

This is a good hamper. It fits great in my walk in closet and holds a lot of clothes. My main concern is the rods inside the hamper that hold it up from collapsing constantly come out. They have a velcro spot for each rod at the top of the hamper but there really should be one at the bottom of each corner too to help hold them in. When I take the clothes out of the hamper, the rods always come out too and starts to collapse. I have to put them back into place EVERY TIME i take clothes out. It gets annoying but at least it holds up when I put clothes in it.

Pretty good product, takes up little space, easy to set up, and easy to store. The only problem I give it 3 stars is because it comes with 4 metal rods in which are placed on the inner corners of the hamper. It has a Velcro flap on top of the inner dividers to hold the metal rods in place. The inner bottom of the hamper does not have anything to hold the rods in which the rods tend to move out of place. Wish it had some slots to hold the rods in place and not just have it shifting around. Other than that it is a pretty good product to place your dirty laundry for yourself. The top part does have a net in with you can go ahead and tighten up. The box comes with the hamper collapsed and 8 metal rods, the metal rods have a plastic tip I guess to prevent it from moving out of place but still does.

It's nothing to celebrate but it functions for what I need it for. I am a single, who has an obsession with doing laundry. I blame having access to doing so in my apartment instead of having to lug it up and down stairs, so it will suit my weekly needs easily. I am however annoyed with the mesh (laundry bag type top it has, so after putting it together I took my box cutter and got rid of it. Since I was unable to actually see the flaps under the awful mesh and there were no instructions to it, I ended up taking it off the frame only to realize the flaps where hidden under the mesh. All in all it will serve it's purpose but nothing I would recommend to a friend as a purchase, unless they are broke and looking for something cheap but functional.

I would have preferred the bottom portion have a tray (you know- for support of the bags, strength and stability of the frame, etc). I bought this to replace an old one i bought at Wal-Mart, but the bags finally wore out... so Amazon bags meet Wal-Mart carrier.

Cheaply made, one of the bags is already wripped. Not a super sturdy unit. I bought the same item, different brand from Costco years ago for the same price and it's ten times better and still functioning perfect. If only I could get another one like that.

It's really easy to assemble, and really easy to break as well. The wheel insertion snapped upon assembling, so I have one uneven leg and wheeling the sorter isn't an option.Other than that, it's pretty sturdy and does its job when left untouched. Holds around 2-4 loads (dependent on how big your machine is) of laundry per bag.

The overall unit is great, but the bags are super cheap and 2 of them have ripped at the seams. I tried to look online for replacement bags but have not seen any. Now the whole thing is kind of useless, since I only have one bag which isn't ripped. If the bags were stronger and hadn't ripped, then this would be a 5 star rating.

This sorter was very difficult to put together. The instructions were hard to follow and understand. Additionally, the casters did not fit well and my husband and I found that once on, they often did not stay securely in place. One of them is still wobbly and we have to be very careful when moving it.I felt a product with the AMAZON label would perform well. This one does not get a good rating from me.

The metal on one of the sides started peeling when i opened the box. I was kind of disappointed from condition of the product.

This hamper is WAY SMALLER than I was expecting. It also does not have a very sturdy construction. The 4 legs do not attach to the top aluminum band in any way. I would not recommend this product if you are planning to actually use it for dirty laundry it doesn't even hold a full load of clothes. If you want a piece to look nice in your bathroom, then jump all over this one.

It looks very nice and I like that it has the two compartments which is what made me purchase it, but it's made out of hollow metal bars that easily break. It broke after a couple months.It still stands up and the side supports are not very good. I should have been able to fill the hamper and carry it without any problems. I'm deciding whether to keep it and buy new metal bars from Home Depot or throw it out.

I bought the double laundry basket and two of the single laundry baskets (same brand but has 'Laundry' stitched on front). I loved them when I first bought them and they looked nice for a little while, not long enough to be worth the money. The metal frame bent in half on the double basket and the sharp edge snagged a couple items of clothing. One of the single baskets had a screw that would not stay attached to the frame because the hole was too big. The plastic poles that make it stand up have poked through the fabric on the bottom and some of them have bent and broken in half. Cute idea for baskets, very poor execution.

This hamper is stood up by four really thin posts that I doubt can support the weight of a full pair of hampers. I can't tell you for sure, since the cloth slits the posts are supposed to be inserted into are sewn shut where the 'java' colored fabric and the white fabric are sewn together, making it impossible to assemble without cutting the thing.

It's fine if you never move it. When I pick up the whole thing and carry it, the framing at the top bends and the removable poles rarely stay in place. The velcro at the top snags on whatever clothes I'm wearing as I carry it. It's cheaply made. I've had it for maybe 6 months and I'm just so tired of it now, as I carry it from my apartment to nearby laundry facilities. It's too bad, because it's quite cute otherwise.

I was pretty disappointed when I received the package. The hamper is much smaller than it appears in the picture - too small to fit a full load of laundry except in maybe the smallest of washers. Also, the frame is held together with 4 flimsy plastic rods that don't really attach to anything. I expected something like a tent where poles are inserted into pockets, but there was nothing but a small piece of velcro in each corner. I considered returning it, but since I only bought it as a temporary solution, I didn't think it was worth the effort or cost (since it wasn't broken). I would never recommend this to anyone though.

One of the bags was ripped

It came with only 2 laundry bags. Would never order again!!!

Honestly, this would be a five-star item, but it's been less than a year and already two of the bags have started to split, and they don't sell replacement bags. Disappointing considering who makes the product.

More bulky than I thought it would be, not good in my opinion for a smaller apartment life. But the reason for the 1 star is that I have to tighten the screws every other week. It pretty much just sits there till it's time to do a wash, but the screws still manage to losen, which is very frustrating.

There were supposed to be 3 linen bags I only received 2 and one of those was sewn improperly and the packaging was damaged so badly I couldn't return it and there was not any paperwork with instructions or return labels

The bags are so cheaply made. I have one I purchased years ago and the bags were much better. I'm probably going return it.

Very poor quality doesn't even begin to describe this product. In the picture it looks nice, and when put together the first time it looks similar. The major issue is the quality. Yes it's a cheap price, but the quality you get for that price so way below what is reasonable to expect. The hamper came with 4 (THIN) metal RODS that support it so it stands up. It does have an (i'm guessing) aluminum light weight ring around the top to keep its shape. Which in my opinion is the only + to this product. The supports are held in place but low grade Velcro at the top which the rods rip thru making the hamper droop. There is NOTHING attaching. It at the bottom so if you say bump one of the corners the whole thing falls over. After 3 months both that I ordered were unusable. For an extra $10 a got a very similar one that is amazing quality, and well constructed. This is not worth the money, spend a little more for one that will last!!!

The setup they have to keep the product in the upright position just does not work very well at all. In the one I received the small rods would not keep in place at the bottom corners of the bag. There are no loops or anything to keep the rods at the bottom corners in place. The rods kept sliding toward the center, which caused the bag to lean or lower. I guess if one wanted to keep clothes in the bag, the clothes will keep the rods at the bottom at the corners of the bag.

The idea of this hamper is great but it's not very durable. I had it maybe for a month before the metal bar along the top snapped in half while I was carrying it up the stairs. If my stomach can cause it to snap that easily it's not very well made. That same week, one of the small metal bars that hold the basket up off the ground went through the fabric and won't hold it up anymore. Like I said it's a nice concept and I like how it organizes it for you but I wouldn't buy it again because of poor quality.

Got the blue one. Looked cute, but within a year the 4 vertical wire-rods that support the 4 top corners popped through the stitching at the top, collapsing the item and rendering it useless. So very tired of trying to pop them back into the fabric; I'm putting it in the trash today.

This product is terrible in every conceivable way. The quality of materials used is pathetic. The entire design was very poorly thought out. The image gives the impression this bag is both self-standing and also collapsible. It comes with 4 loose tent style poles you have to insert to get it to stand. There is no instructions and no dedicated place to put the rods. I'm incredibliy intuitive when it comes to such a task, this product is just that bad. Don't waste your time

It didn't take very long, maybe 2-3 weeks, for all the plastic spokes to poke through the fabric. I can never get it back down. The spokes cut holes through the layers of fabric. I can never fix it!Aside from that, it's just OK. Very cheap quality. It pisses me off every time I use it though. Also the fish netting in the middle has been slightly tearing up also.