***Finally an Official Baller Wastebasket Thread ($299 minimum)*** - Page 2

I agree. When you interact with something regularly it is extremely important that it is pleasing. I remember when people would criticise me for buying Apple computers, saying that you could get much better value by buying from Dell or the like. They said Apple was all about design and was overpriced. I knew then (as I know now) that I was just paying for the design. I can't quite see how this is a bad thing. It seems as though design should be of paramount importance when buying a computer. I interact with my computer everyday. It has an important role in my life. Provided the basic functional requirements are fulfilled, it would be irrational for me to put a higher technical specification ahead of superior aesthetics, ergonomics and usability. There is a school of thought that seems to think that important things are necessarily quantifiable. It's easy to see on paper how processor A is superior to processor B, but for the purposes I use my computer for processor specification hasn't been a limiting factor for years. Instead, it seems to me that those qualitative factors can be much more important. The user interface. The fact it doesn't dominate the room. The way that it is there when I want it to be and not when I don't. Similarly I don't think spending an awful lot of money on a wastepaper bin is necessarily a waste. It can add to the room, blend in or provide a purely functional purpose. While I don't really understand the appeal of buying something purely because it is expensive or exclusive (think Brioni mink-trimmed coat), I do think that even something as 'trivial' as a wastepaper bin can be as important in your life as any other piece of furniture.

Designed By Sylvie Fleur. Gold Plated. Only 25 of them world wide.

A bit garish, but makes a statement and sure to spark conversation when you tell people you take your trash out in solid gold.

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You have found the error in my ways.

Don't have a high end waste basket but I use a $3k rose medallion vase as an umbrella stand.

I just quoted myself.

In my home we have given up on wastebaskets altogether and, I believe taken the concept to the next level.

We employ fourteen little people, one for each room/bathroom in the residence, to act as trash managers for their particular room. They are dressed to accentuate the decor in the room. In this regard, the asthetic component is truly complementary. There is also increased functional efficiency. With a standard wastebasket, the individual who is discarding the item must take care to properly place it in the receptacle. Our trash managers have been trained to catch the trash when it is thrown at them. I haven't had to walk to a wastebasket in years and have saved an estimated 19.5 hours of time in my life that would have otherwise been spent discarding trash. I can tell you that it is worth the expense.

i spent ~ 150 or so on my simple human. i love teh trash can - and luckily some kirckland bags fit the basket so i dont have to buy the cheap over priced simple human bags. (above poster, great book, not many i feel take the time to read atlas shrugged)

Are you sure this guy wasn't going picking tea leaves?

This post is beyond awesome.

Small timer.

Big timers use either:

Ming:



or Etruscan:

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