1970s/80s lunchboxes.

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DH was born in 1976. He claims to have not taken a lunchbox in school but used Tupperware. Apparently “no one had lunchboxes”. I was born in 1985 and definitely did have a lunchbox (square plastic with a handle and my little pony”.

So…if you were born in the 70s/early 80s did you have a lunchbox?

I still like Snoopy tbh. Miss my lunchbox

This was mine! Was so blooming proud of it! I never used the flask though.

Contents:
Primula cheese spread with shrimps
On white sliced.
A Harvest or Kipling pie: apple or apple and black currant.

@AChickenCalledDaal Blast from the past! I had the same flask, totally forgot about it.

I do remember that a fairly well-to-do boy in my class had this lunchbox in the style of an executive briefcase. And that one day - caught short on the way home from school - he crapped in it, clipped it securely closed and disposed of the contents at his leisure.

I'm sorry for lowering the tone.

Born in 81 and had a Mickey Mouse lunchbox with a picture of him eating an enormous sandwich. I'd love to see it again!

Sorry I forgot to include the fundamentally important pic.

Born 1976, had a similar set up as @Justfivemoreminutesplease a box and a flask. My one was the muppets on it. Loved that lunch box.

This was mine I think

I seem to remember that the flask used to periodically fall out of the clips and crush my white bread ham sandwiches.

@lunalongbottom95

This was mine! Was so blooming proud of it! I never used the flask though.

Forever Friends WAS luxe though

Born 78 and all had proper lunch boxes in our school

@AChickenCalledDaal

I have found my people! I had this Snoopy lunchbox. It is still at my parents' house and in a couple of weeks time we have the arduous job of clearing out all their old stuff prior to selling the house.

DH is going to be very cross that I want to keep the lunchbox ... and now I will be able to blame Mumsnet!

For the love of god do NOT throw this out.

I was born in 1970 (USA) and mine was a metal Snoopy lunchbox with a Thermos. I kept it until 2004 when I lost it in a move 😔

My husband born in 1969 (England) and he said that he had a Tupperware with a Thermos and no handle.

@EdgeOfTheSky

Contents: Primula cheese spread with shrimps On white sliced. A Harvest or Kipling pie: apple or apple and black currant.

Cheese sandwiches, an apple and on very rare occasions a bag of walkers crisps.

My friend had fish paste sandwiches and a Mars bar every day.
I was so jealous of the Mars bar and so glad I didn’t have paste sandwiches.

I was born in 1971 and I had a snoopy lunchbox, and my little brother had a Peanuts one. They both had matching flasks and were bought from the milkman. This would have been about 1981. My husband is a few years older and took Tupperware. I know this because until she died earlier this year his mum still had his blue plastic Tupperware cup with his name one in that blue plastic tape - dymo gun? That’s some seriously strong adhesive

Mine was this

Born in 74. Someone in the house had a Snoopy box like the picture, mine was yellow with a different design but the same kind of box and matching flask. The 4 girls had them (74-79) but 2 younger DBS had slightly different and less rugged types.

I had a sortie type of tupperware and a special plastic leak proof bottle that my mum bought in a camping shop containing fresh orange, or a flash of tea or homemade soup. Sturdy homemade bread sandwiches and fruit, veg and a piece of worthy baking or some nuts and raisins. Took ages to eat, how we envied the jam sandwich and penguin biscuit people. I started primary in 1973.

I had a snoopy one and my brother had an asterix one. This was in the 80s, not 70s.

Oh @MsFogi I'm imagining you opening your american parcel and finding a little house on the prairie lunchbox! I had a similar "close but no cigar" experience when I begged for an american baseball style jacket, I received a red plasticky huge jacket very different to the one I'd seen Tiffany wearing. My poor parents went to all that trouble I had to wear it but felt like a right prat.

I had a Roland Rat lunchbox with a matching flask

Only for rat fans!

I was born in 1980. I remember my first school lunch box being an old ice-cream tub ! Only girl in the class had a proper lunch box with My little Pony and a handle, and I remember asking my Mum for one and her saying they were a waste of money.
When I was about 6 or 7, a relative bought me a proper lunchbox for Christmas and it was one of my favourite presents ! I think at that stage it was still quite a novel thing in my class at school and I felt really proud of it at lunchtimes !

*only one girl in my class

@ShroomShroom

Born mid-70s & went to school mid-80s. I had a Tupperware lunch box that was an absolute bastard to get into. Orange bottom with a translucent lid. I think my younger sister might have had the snoopy one. I don't remember anyone in my class having a lunchbox other than the Tupperware one. Others had plastic bags, ice cream tubs and bread wrappers.

I had that exact same one! I hated it and wanted a Snoopy box and flask which I got eventually after much nagging.