They might look innocent, but laundry baskets can be pretty menacing. If you’ve ever had to carry one, fully loaded, down a flight of steps to a basement laundry area, you know what I mean. One small misstep and you’re on your butt.I lived for decades with cheap, flimsy-handled plastic laundry baskets. Their cracked sides poked me in the ribs as I tried to negotiate them to the washing machine. But all of that changed when the Sterilite Stackable Laundry Basket came into my life.