Storage totes are useful, and I own a ton of them. But let's look at their UX hassles:

In contrast these Multifunctional Foldable Transparent Storage units, by Chinese home goods manufacturer Joybos, seem designed to solve for each of the issues above.

Of course, those design improvements and manufacturing differences bring added cost. The small 28-liter (7.4 gallon) unit runs $56, going up in price to the XXL 116-liter (30.6 gallon) unit at $130.

At your local big-box, you can buy a standard tote with more storage volume than Joybos' XXL for less than the price of their smallest. As with all things, you get what you pay for.

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