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lunch box for year 7?

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sohana · 16/08/2015 09:36

Dear All,

My son is about to start year 7 at Forest School in Wokingham. We recently moved to Lower Earley from Twickenham so he doesn't have any friends here yet. Yesterday I was buying his school uniform etc and asked him what type of lunch box he would like. I said he didn't want one as it it apparently not 'cool' to have one anymore! is that true? wonder if anyone else is having to deal with similar issues...

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ButterflyUpSoHigh · 16/08/2015 09:42

My year 7 girl took a large sandwich bag and everything went in there. She wouldn't be seen with a lunchbox.

hopelessadventure · 16/08/2015 09:44

Mine takes a plain Tupperware box. Much the same as I take for work. His choice and has had no comments from others. He says his friends all take the same.

IvyWall · 16/08/2015 09:45

Mine takes a plain Tupperware box as well

Janejones666 · 16/08/2015 09:46

It's not cool to have one with 'childish' pictures on it. My DC just used the plain tupperware type and shoved it in school bag, seems to be the norm and it wasn't an issue.

theITgirl · 16/08/2015 09:48

Plain Tupperware box here as well for DS now year 10 (how did that happen!).

DD is going into year 7 and is going to use a pink plastic box that she used in year 6, if the colour is a problem she will swap that for a plain box and I will use the pink one.

onadifferentplanet · 16/08/2015 09:49

Agree plain Tupperware type. Would suggest buying a couple of spares as they tend to vanish regularly then all return at the end of term compete with mould!

TwartFaceBeetj · 16/08/2015 09:50

No more lunchboxes here, very small tubbaware sandwich box in his bag (sometimes just sandwiches in foil) everything else in various pockets of his bag. Ds also has a small amount of lunch money to supplement, some days too.

Original poster
sohana · 16/08/2015 11:52

ohh thanks a lot for all your replies!!

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Happy36 · 16/08/2015 12:27

Tupperware or just a sandwich bag.

Decorhate · 16/08/2015 14:09

Here it's just a plastic carrier bag with sandwiches in foil/cling film/sandwich bag plus a drink, etc. Whole lot gets dumped at end of lunch

TheFirstOfHerName · 16/08/2015 21:03

Older kids take their lunch in a supermarket carrier bag.

Y7 could possibly get away with a plain Tupperware type box.

Chewbecca · 16/08/2015 22:07

Yep, I've been told that a sandwich stuffed in the blazer pocket is the acceptable route...

pigsinmud · 18/08/2015 22:01

Plain Tupperware boxes here for my boys in U6 and yr 11. Dd1 will have the same too.

Celeriacacaca · 20/08/2015 11:08

Plain Tupperware for both DS, Y9, and DD, Y8. Friends all do the same.

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