Types of Longaberger

Traditional Baskets

• All Longaberger baskets are handmade and come in a variety of colors from light, medium and dark brown to black and whitewash. From the Baker's basket to the large Flare, different weave patterns combined with a variety of liners, lids and dividers make these baskets unique and pricey. According to the Longaberger website, a traditional medium Metropolitan Basket retails for $72 as of April 2011. If you add the fabric liner, the price goes up an additional $20.

Seasonal Baskets

• Longaberger offers seasonal baskets for prominent holidays, such as Thanksgiving, Christmas and Mother's Day. Most of these seasonal baskets are designed, produced and sold for a limited time. For instance, the 2011 Mother's Day Basket and travel mug is cream, pink and green and can be purchased with a jewelry pouch, tie-on, pottery lid and travel mug. This particular basket sells for $39. The lid is an additional $14, and the 2011 Mother's Day Tie-On, a charm that ties onto the basket, sells for an additional $10.

American Valor

• American Valor baskets come in military colors and insignias, with a basket representing every branch of the United States military. The American Valor Insignia Basket set includes the basket and lid and measures 9 ½ inches by 5 ¼ inches by 2 7/8 inches. The basket with lid retails for $84, as of April 2011. The American Valor Note Basket set retails for $68 and measures 6 inches by 7 ¾ inches by 2 1/1 inches.

Sort & Store Baskets

• Sort and store baskets come in large desktop baskets to small, medium and large square, rectangular, oval and round baskets with or without lids, liners, plastic protectors and wood dividers. Prices range from $52 for the Sort & Store TV basket to $164 for the large rectangular storage basket (as of April 2011). All of these baskets come in a range of colors, such as light brown, black and whitewashed.