Abstract: A laundry basket is provided of the type having a bottom wall, a pair of opposed side walls and a pair of opposed end walls all extending upwardly from the bottom wall. The basket includes at least one receptacle formed into at least one of the side walls for receiving and retaining a clear plastic, refillable laundry product tube adapted to store a laundry product such as soap, bleach or fabric softener. The laundry basket further includes at least one handle formed into at least one of the end walls including a center aperture for receiving and retaining a coin tube adapted to store coins for use in a washing machine or drier. In an alternative embodiment, the laundry product tube may be stored in the center aperture of said handles.