Red Trash Can

Possibly the most popular color for a trash can is a red trash can. It is even more popular than colors like black and white. Why red? Nothing quite beats that visceral reaction that we feel when we see a kitchen decked out in red. Lots of small kitchen appliances are red, and increasingly people are installing refrigerators, stoves, ovens, and even countertops that are red. Nothing compliments these things like a shiny red trash can.

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Perhaps a red trash can often gives us a nostalgic feeling. Nothing quite beats its elegance. To illustrate the power of a red trash can, let me tell you a story.

One of my good friends, Fred was dreading his upcoming 5 year anniversary with his wife. I couldn’t believe him. “What do you mean you’re DREADING it?” I asked him. He told me that he had no idea what to give her as a gift. Of course, as someone in the trash can industry, I couldn’t help but to make a suggestion. I knew that the Simplehuman trash cans were particularly popular, especially among women. When I suggested this, he laughed. “Yeah right, like I’m going to get my wife a trash can, that’ll go over really well.”

Upon hearing this, I decided to drop the issue and just let him decide what to get her. I didn’t hear from Fred for a couple weeks, but sure enough, he called me up and asked which trash can was I recommending. I again told him that the Simplehuman models were extremely popular among women. I asked him if his wife watched the show Desperate Housewives. He said that she did. I told him that on that show the women often have Simplehuman trash cans in their kitchen. So he and I went to Bed Bath and Beyond to check them out.

At the store, one particular trash can kept catching his eye. I walked over to see which trash can he was talking about, and sure enough, it was a red trash can. “I think my wife will absolutely LOVE this one!” he said. “Why that one?” I asked. “Well, it goes perfectly with our kitchen which my wife has been working so hard to perfect over the last 6 months.” Perfect. He bought it, and I didn’t hear from him again for another month.

The next time I saw him, he couldn’t stop talking about the red trash can. He said that not only was it the best trash can he’d ever bought, but his wife was more appreciative about it than any other gift he’d ever bought her! His wife had never thought that he cared or took an interest in all the hard work she had put into the kitchen. But when she unwrapped the red trash can, she instantly knew that he DID care and he DID notice all the hard work she had done. I was blown away.

So for your next trash can (or even for your next gift), consider the ever classic red trash can. As always, before you decide on one, make sure you check around for deals and discounts.