OP here... Thank you to everyone for the suggestions. After some additional legwork, I found something that will work for me at a price I can manage. They are NOT quality baskets, but at $1.95 each, they will definitely be good enough for now. I hope that in the future, I'll be able to find/afford something of better quality, but at least now I have something that will work and can stop thinking about this decision (and move on to obsessing over something else). Work is still in progress on the kitchen, but here is a picture of a couple of the baskets in place (sorry it seems a little out of focus). My coffee maker will probably be in the corner of the kitchen under these cubbies so I will probably put coffee and tea supplies in the lower baskets and who-knows-what higher up. Thanks again!

BSR: Balance stitch regulator - part of an upgrade when I traded in and up on a bernina. It kept the stitches even while I stumbled through my first FMQ. It was intimaditing at first...but I've started a quilted tote today w/ another design. I took a quick photo of the back. LOL this is just too addicting...I've got to get the laundry done, the dogs want to go out..% *#!! :-) Sandra, I'm not sure of batting,standard cotton I think...it was on sale at the little quilt shop where I've been taking lessons. V.

"1. Ridge Lytton Estate 2002 California Grenache/ Syrah 2. Château Souverain 2003 Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 3. Merryvale Starmont 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley " Ridge is one of the great wineries in CA. Respected all around the world. That wine is, or was, only available to people who bought directly from the winery since not much was available. I never loved it as much as I wanted to, but it was nonetheless a decent wine and if your friend really loves wine, she'd be happy to get a bottle, esp as it shows a thoughtfulness, i.e. you can't just walk into any store and buy it. Souverain - not a bad wine for what it is. 2003 wasn't a great year in the area and it's a fairly widely available wine. Not special enough. Merryvale Starmont - a better year overall than the 2003, but still not special enough as a winery. A little too pedestrian for a gift.

"They are death on your community small businesses." When I need to buy something, it's value for money-quality-convenience-selection that direct where I go. Sometimes one or two get compromised, depending on the situation, but usually not. What leads to the death of any community small businesses is an inability to be excellent and to otherwise compete successfully in the marketplace. Those that do so thrive. Those that don't go away, as they should. There are a couple of family owned small grocery chains in my area that are booming and doing just fine against the bigger guys in the extremely competitive and cutthroat business they're in. They do what they do better than the others - better quality, better selection, better service - and people go there for that reason. (for you Bay Area people, I'm thinking of Lunardi's). Smaller ones that are only "me-toos" go away. We're all better off for it. I only know of one local wine store (it's in Costa Mesa, with the unfortunate name of Hi-Time Wines) that's as dazzling an experience as Total Wine. Not as big but with a phenomenal selection and knowledgable staff to help. That store will always be around, for the reasons mentioned.