

The trash can, for better or worse, is the first thing people see when they walk into my apartment, and my rose-gold one from Simplehuman makes a pretty awesome first impression. I don't have room to store a trash can in the cabinet under my sink or anywhere else where it would be hidden, so I decided to treat this purchase as I would a piece of furniture.

If I was already going to fork over close to $100 on a new trash can (I wanted one with compartments for regular trash and recyclables), I might as well spend a little more and get one I really liked. That's partly why I ended up buying a fancy $250 Simplehuman one. The more I looked though, the more I realized I was going to spend at least that much on a trash can I didn't even particularly like. I really didn't want to spend more than $50 on one since a trash can isn't exactly an exciting purchase. I found that out while browsing Amazon for a new one for my kitchen a few years ago.
