Tote assembly with interchangeable free standing inserts

A tote assembly comprising:

• (a) a basket having a basket bottom and a basket sidewall projecting from a periphery of the basket bottom and terminating at a basket open end, the basket sidewall including a plurality of basket apertures, the basket sidewall having a basket sidewall upper portion and a basket sidewall lower portion, the basket bottom and the basket sidewall lower portion formed of a water resistant material, the basket sidewall upper portion defining a pair of opposing handles, each handle at least partly defined by a corresponding handle aperture, the basket bottom and the basket sidewall configured to maintain an upright free standing orientation;
• (b) an insert sized to be slidably received within the basket to be disposed in operable engagement with the basket, the insert including an insert bottom having a plurality of apertures and an insert sidewall projecting from a periphery of the insert bottom, the insert sidewall terminating at an insert open end and including a plurality of insert apertures, the insert apertures being aligned with the basket apertures upon operable engagement of the insert and the basket;
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• (c) a plurality of magnets to releasably retain the basket handles in a closed position.