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i felt the same way last night when i saw that post and i also tracked it down, but seriously in this economy and being pregnant, i just can not dish out that kind of cash for a hamper.

I too had to track it down, and found it on Ebay in a buy it now for about $35 less than what they wanted at home decorators. Still a good amount for a hamper but a lot closer to the land of reasonable.

I haven't looked up the price, but I always feel iffy about this type of thing. On the one hand, it's very cute and I think it'd be fun in my baby's room. On the other hand, it seems wasteful to buy a hamper that won't grow with the child. It's not like a cute crib sheet. You can have a hamper for 12 years, but I doubt my son, at 12, will want a rattan elephant, you know?

This was in the November Domino... and I sent it to my mom because I had this exact hamper when I was a little girl.

I like the fish!

I got it for our nursery because I liked it for ME. haha. So, I put it in there as a good excuse and as decor too. Later, when she gets older, it will become my hamper. I can definitely make it work in our laundry room. I didn't get anything for the nursery that I couldn't later use for myself if she didn't want it...things I could decorate my office with, etc. That way, nothing will go to waste.