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To give DP lunch for a 6 year old?

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NoCapes · 26/05/2016 12:01

DP text me about 10 minutes ago saying he'd forgot to make his lunch so could I throw something together and bring it to him
His office is only about 15 minutes drive so I said yes

However
DP usually makes himself a hot lunch to heat up in the office microwave, but there isn't time for that, and I don't really have a lot of 'lunch' stuff in except the things I buy specifically for DS(6)'s packed lunch
So he has -
A tuna mayo & cucumber sandwich (cut into triangles obviously)
A 'fun size' apple
A little car shaped pot of nuts & raisins
An individually wrapped stick of cheddar
A minion frube
A penguin
And - here's the kicker - it's all in an Octonauts lunch bag

He'll be the butt of office jokes forever won't he? Grin

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SistersOfPercy · 28/05/2016 02:33

DH's office has a canteen, AND it's all free AND the cook does extra nice stuff like Stroganoffs and Beef Stews. She cooks everything from scratch and bakes cakes.
he may have put a little weight on since he started

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hollinhurst84 · 27/05/2016 23:20

We have no canteen but we have a woman in a van that brings food. The salted caramel cookies are insanely good

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NoCapes · 27/05/2016 23:17

CMOT free cream cakes? Are they hiring? Grin

Update - DP took his lunch in the Octonauts bag again today! Apparently he liked having a handle Hmm

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MissElizaBennettsBookmark · 27/05/2016 23:13

Well played OP!

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Baconyum · 27/05/2016 23:03

samosas you say?

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CMOTDibbler · 27/05/2016 13:21

When I was based at the factory, we just had vending machines, nothing you could walk to to get lunch. When they moved more people to that facility, it gained a 'bistro' which is pretty good. DH once worked somewhere which not only had a canteen, it had a tea trolley lady and on a Friday they had free cream cakes from the trolley.

His current office 'base' has a canteen and a samosa trolley once a month (for charity). No sandwich shops near it

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sockrage · 27/05/2016 13:14

Was going to say the only place I have ever worked with a canteen is a supermarket which also had a public cafe and later a McDonalds

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Baconyum · 27/05/2016 12:46

The talk of business parks and lack of canteens reminds me of working in a factory once we had a van come round they served fabulous home made soups, chillies and stews and...gypsy tart

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RubbleBubble00 · 26/05/2016 21:41

Baby bottles are handy for carry milk in for tea and coffee. You can always spot the parents

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madamginger · 26/05/2016 21:21

My work has a canteen
It is also a supermarket so is full of food if you don't want canteen food.
And the tea and coffee is free

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CaptainCallisto · 26/05/2016 21:14

Fatal GrinGrinGrin

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wallybantersjunkbox · 26/05/2016 20:39

On my first day in a new job I accidentally took my sons lunch.

My team were a bit amused at me sitting there with a peanut butter sandwich and carrot sticks, with a Petit Filous for pud. Blush

DS ate the couscous salad though!

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dillydotty · 26/05/2016 20:25

I worked for a firm with a canteen and nothing else around. All tea and coffee had to be bought there too. It worked out bloody expensive.

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FatalFemme · 26/05/2016 20:21

I think it's a case for the Judoon

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Janeymoo50 · 26/05/2016 20:20

Work canteens became extinct in about 1989. I have a Minnie Mouse cooler/lunch box. It's the envy of the dept.

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CaptainCallisto · 26/05/2016 20:06

It's a distinct possibility, Fatal. Do you think I could sue Asda (who sold it marked as TARDIS) for selling under false pretences?

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FatalFemme · 26/05/2016 17:52

I think it's time to be honest with yourself Captain. It's just a bog standard police box isn't it? Hmm?

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Fluffyears · 26/05/2016 17:47

I've never worked anywhere with s canteen. Do these exist in many places?

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CaptainCallisto · 26/05/2016 14:50

Alas, no. I still love it though Wink

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NoCapes · 26/05/2016 14:49

Fatal Grin

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FatalFemme · 26/05/2016 14:35

It's not a TARDIS then is it?! Hmm Wink

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CaptainCallisto · 26/05/2016 14:08

My lunch goes to work in a cool bag TARDIS Grin

Sadly it is not bigger on the inside...

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summerdreams · 26/05/2016 14:00

Wish that was my lunch today Envy.

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redskytonight · 26/05/2016 13:59

My colleagues routinely bring in their lunch in "children's" lunch boxes
(eyes colleague to left with Disney Princesses, and colleague behind with Marvel super heroes).

Do I just have weird colleagues?

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DonkeysDontRideBicycles · 26/05/2016 13:58

Now I am craving a tuna mayo sandwich.

This ^^.

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