To think it's blardy impossible to find decent lunch boxes for the DC?

[badtasteflump]

Boring I know but I need to rant

All I want is a couple of hard plastic lunch boxes (ie not made of that squashy soft 'insulating' stuff because you can't wash that type properly and they always go stinky).

They need to be big enough to fit everything in (ie sandwiches, a drink, a teeny box for fruit/cheese/etc and a packet of crisps (so shoot me ). They need to have one big compartment, not lots of annoying little ones which take ages to dry after washing every night.

How hard can it be? I've tried all the supermarkets & obvious online places (Amazon, etc). FFS I haven't even started on new uniforms/rucksacks/shoes yet.....

DS uses this lunchbox from Sistema. We got it from Asda.

It comes with a wee bottle in it, the two small compartments on the top are perfect for a small cereal bar or box/bag of dried fruit. The large space takes a sandwich and a packet of crisps (shoot me at the same time.)

It all comes apart really easily so is no problem to wash and dry in the evening.

Is something like this too boring?

Or you could go retro with something like this

Bog standard lunchbox with handle

You know that you can stick those insulated ones in the washing machine, don't you? I've got one (just a cheapy one, Poundland special!) and I wash it every week and it never gets stinky.

YAB a bit U to try to hide your "find me a lunchbox" thread as an AIBU.

Maybe this will help

@ Trills

Why does one do the hard old school o.es anymore!

Ooh thanks for the suggestions! I must be crap at searching online

Born I explained it badly - I have washed that type before, but I find they then very quickly start to split & fall apart - however if I can get one in poundland I might not mind! How much were those ones?

Or this?

I've only just realised the padded ones don't die if you chuck em in the washing machine

It has REVOLUTIONISED my life.

Stop it at once Trills!

MrsKeith I did find one hard one in an oldey worldey toy shop, all covered in dust but otherwise ok - but it was a 'The Flumps' one which my DC had never heard of

Trills - I wouldn't mind using that to store my sandwiches but I would be worried they might come out a bit squashed and sweaty

Oh my fucking god you did not just post that did you?!

Ew Trills just to make it clear - I wasn't referring to the Terry Wogan one!

I really didn't need to see that

these are brilliant, either keep your food really hot or cold, wash really well, everyone in our family use them every day, It means you can have really lovely food

Why not try ordinary plastic storage boxes,

a bit like the ones we all used to take to school? :)

I think they are only a pound-ish from any supermarket.

Easy to wash each night :)

Wilf! Where've ya been?

Flump- have you honestly just asked born how much the Poundland lunchboxes are?

You must be under a lot of stress...

bitang I was joking about the price

My mum always picks stuff up in Poundland and asks me how much it is

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Sorry

bintang, I've been away in that Scary Place Called Real Life, but something drew me back and now I can't get away again...

Possibly the number of people this week who have asked how much things cost in Poundland

These bags by Concentrate are excellent - www.concentrate.org.uk/catalog/index.php?manufacturers_id=10&sort=2a&filter_id=23.

You can get them on Amazon or in John Lewis and you can buy just the outer bag for about a tenner. DD is about to start the fifth year of using hers. They can be washed and stretch to fit loads in - we use various plastic pots. Have one for DS1 and am about to order another for DS2 who's about to start secondary.

to be fair, you can sometimes get things two-fer-a-pound in Poundland. Not lunchbags though, sadly.

Who's that?

I've got hooked on neoprene ones ; kids love them, they go in the wash fine, and there is nothing to split or tear.