Hampers in Town
Hampers… when we hear or see the word hamper, it is usually associated with food.
But
are hampers just about food or are there other meanings associated with it?
In Britain, hampers are baskets that are used to hold or transport items....
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Hampers in Town
Hampers… when we hear or see the word hamper, it is usually associated with food.
But
are hampers just about food or are there other meanings associated with it?
In Britain, hampers are baskets that are used to hold or transport items.
They are usually
quite large and are made of wicker.
Because of the good air circulation and the sturdiness
of the wicker material, hampers are more often than not used to carry around food thus its
very dependable use as a picnic basket or if we must, a picnic hamper.
In the US on the other hand, hampers are associated with laundry.
Whether it is for the
clean laundry or the dirty type, hampers are used as containers for clothes thus the term
clothes hamper.
Back in the 19th century, it was a common practice for laundry services to
leave a clothes hamper for the clients to put their dirty laundry in and then return with
another clothes hamper with the clean laundry for putting away.
Nowadays, hampers also refer to a collection of
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