Bento Style lunch boxes

[pjsmom30]

Hi all,

I am planning to order a bento style lunch box for my son who will be eating lunch next year at school in First grade. Are the Laptop lunches the gold standard? Are there others, and what are the quality?

Any deals on the Laptop lunches boxes out there?

Thanks!

[Melaine]

Someone linked to this one, and it looks really nice! http://www.planetbox.com/

[pjsmom30]

I just found these:

http://www.goodbyn.com/goodbyn/features.aspx

Anyone have any experience with them?

[♥ms.pacman♥]

if you have a DAISO near you (Japanese equivalent of a Dollar Store, but stuff is waay better quality IMO), they usually have a lot of cheap ones there. I have a few just cuz I thought they were so darn cute. i think they were like $1.50 each. maybe not as great quality as the others but still good IMO

a lot of the ones at Daiso were the rectangular-ish ones, like at the bottom of this page (but plain, without the little characters..so not too girly or anything ). they came with kiddie chopsticks too.

http://blog.modes4u.com/products/cut...nto-boxes.html

[mommymy]

if you have a DAISO near you (Japanese equivalent of a Dollar Store, but stuff is waay better quality IMO), they usually have a lot of cheap ones there. I have a few just cuz I thought they were so darn cute. i think they were like $1.50 each. maybe not as great quality as the others but still good IMO

a lot of the ones at Daiso were the rectangular-ish ones, like at the bottom of this page (but plain, without the little characters..so not too girly or anything ). they came with kiddie chopsticks too.

http://blog.modes4u.com/products/cut...nto-boxes.html

Daiso also has these stainless steel containers with plastic lids in different sizes that we have been using to reduce our plastic but would be perfect for making your own bento style lunch boxes. We can stack 2 on top of each other and 2 across so technically you can get in 4 of the rectangle shapes. We put our sandwiches in one, fruit in another, veges in another etc. They work great!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lunchinabox/493392234/ I found a picture of the sizes we have on the internet. Wow...you really can find everything on google....amazing!

[sandwish]

Have had a laptop lunchbox for about a year now, per reviews from this site. Love it. Use it with a Lands End lunchbox, per reviews from here. Although the little containers are a pain to wash, its often nice to be able to take out a single bowl to eat or share with others.

Just saw that they are offering a 20% off code until Sunday, earth2010 for Earth Day celebrations.

[calv]

I just found these:

http://www.goodbyn.com/goodbyn/features.aspx

Anyone have any experience with them?

no idea but found this: Preserve20 to take 20% off

they look CUTE

[sumertime]

There is a lot of great information about different bento type lunch boxes on this blog:
http://anotherlunch.blogspot.com/

She uses a Sassy set and Lock & Lock sandwhich containers a lot. I know she's tried the Goodbyns and a few others, too.

[Melaine]

I just found these:

http://www.goodbyn.com/goodbyn/features.aspx

Anyone have any experience with them?

Those are cute and they are on sale at ReusableBags. However, the reviews didn't look very good IIRC. http://www.reusablebags.com/store/go...ch-p-1974.html

[pjsmom30]

Those are cute and they are on sale at ReusableBags. However, the reviews didn't look very good IIRC. http://www.reusablebags.com/store/go...ch-p-1974.html

Yes, I read some reviews at Amazon and it says that the kids have trouble opening them, and that it is really tough to close them properly. Bummer! I was sold until I read that.