Lettry Collapsible Fabric Storage Bins, 6 Pack Review

Storage bins are judged on three things, and the patterns are not one of them. Will they hold what you need, can you carry them, and where do they go when empty. This set answers all three, and then has a specific look on top that will either suit your room or not.

The dimensions are published properly at 10.6 by 10.6 by 11 inches, which matters because bins are usually bought to fit something: a cubby unit, a shelf, a wardrobe base. A near-cube at that size takes books, art supplies, stationery and toys, which is what Lettry names.

Handles on both sides are the detail that separates a bin from a box. A bin that has to be lifted by its rim tips and spills, where two side handles let a child or a teacher carry it level between rooms. For a classroom where supplies move to tables and back, that is the daily function.

The handles are described as sturdy fabric on both sides, and having two rather than one is what allows a level lift. A single handle turns any bin into a swinging bag; two let you carry it like a tray. Lettry specifically notes that children and teachers can carry supplies from room to room, which is the use these are designed around.

Collapsibility is the other structural feature. The bins unfold and are ready instantly with no tools, and fold flat when empty for storage in drawers, backpacks or closets. That matters in two situations: a classroom that reorganises between terms, and a home where storage needs change with the season.

The patterns are school themed, covering notebooks, pencils, rulers, apples and crayons in bright colours across red, blue, black, white and yellow. That is a deliberate choice for a classroom, where visual interest is part of the environment, and a limitation anywhere you want storage to disappear into the room.

Fabric construction is the right material for this use rather than a compromise. It is light to carry, it folds, and it will not hurt a child who knocks into it, where a rigid plastic crate does all three worse. The trade is that fabric does not support weight from above, so you cannot stack loaded bins.

At 11 inches tall with a near-square footprint these suit the standard cubby units found in classrooms and nurseries, and that is clearly the target. Six is also the right quantity for that, because cubby units come in multiples and buying one bin at a time is how you end up with a mismatched wall.

Capacity is genuine for the intended contents. Books, art supplies, stationery, toys and learning materials are bulky rather than heavy, which suits fabric construction well. What fabric bins do not do is carry dense loads: filling one with hardback books will stretch the base and strain the handles over time.

The fold-flat feature is more useful in a classroom than at home, because classrooms genuinely cycle. Between terms a room gets stripped and rebuilt, and six bins that stack flat in a cupboard are far easier to store than six rigid crates that only nest if they are identical and empty.

On the patterns, be realistic about where they work. In a preschool, an elementary classroom or a daycare they are appropriate and probably welcome. In a living room, a home office or a teenager's bedroom they will look like classroom supplies, because that is what they are designed to look like.

For the named environments, preschool cubbies, classrooms, daycare, nursery and home office, this set is well matched: the right size, the right quantity, carryable, and out of the way when not needed.