All I want is a lunchbox...

[jodee]

... for ds, now is that TOO much to ask? I sent dh to Croydon to get one today; he trawled all the usual suspects, ELC, Mothercare, Woolworths, etc. they had NOTHING, or 'something in pink'! He found a Buzz Lightyear one in the Disney Store but at £15 (!) - no thanks...

We need to get one for Tuesday, does anyone have any ideas? I'd preferably like one without Thomas the Tank/Action Man/Beyblades, etc. plastered all over it but as a last resort anything will do!

I would try a supermarket but phone them up first and ask them.
hth

Try a camping shop. I found a very restrained one in Touchwoods in Oxford in plain blue, with a separate compartment for sandwiches at the bottom. Everywhere else, all I could find were bubble-gum pink ones with naff fairies on them. Looks like a gap in the market for someone to exploit.

What do you want,jodee. Mum and sis live a spit away from Selfridges in Oxford Street, so name it if you can. She'll get it for you!

Have I found .... another Oxford Mumsnetter???

Yes. I wondered whether I was the only one.

I have also seen them in John Lewis, either primary colours or sophisticated back/grey in plastic and with a water bottle.
Can't remember how much, but I got one for my packed lunch at work - reminder make packed lunch to take to work.

Debbie

Oldiemum, bet you're not - but give us a clue! East, West, North or South????

south west...and you?

Grrrr (sad at not being at same school) North. St Aloysius RC, Woodstock Road. You?

Thanks for all the replies! I've been trawling the net and like the look of the snazzy ones on this site ...Carla, that's such a kind offer - thank you ... I'll give some of the stockists listed here a go and if no joy can I get back to you please? (John Lewis is mentioned, which is maybe a spit and a half away from Selfridges!)

DD is at nursery - in Woodstock Rd

jodee, i work right behind john lewis & am at work on monday (& need very little excuse to pop over there...) - let me know if you need help.

Let me know jodee . OldieMum, not just next door to us, by any chance, next to the church? We're the very house next door ????

No - at St Anne's College.

Carla - if you would like to meet up, you can contact me via 'contact another talker'.

But I'm off to bed now!

Have you got a Lakeland Limited by you. If not, you can buy one from their site. Customer Service is excellent and will probably deliver by Monday. I think www.lakeland.co.uk (or similar).

I bought a cheap plain one for ds1 and he decorated it with some football stickers from Woolies costing £1. He loves it and it's the only one of its kind in the lunch box rack - so very easy to identify (there must be at least 6 spidermen lunchboxes)

A friend told me that similar ones to Polar gear cooler boxes are available in Asda and quite cheap £4-5?? Good for baby food etc. Boots have similar to but £9-10.

Woolies, John Lewis, Mothercare and camping shops seem to be the suggestions, is that right?

But is that what little plastic lunchboxes cost, £5-£15? Yesterday when we stopped for lunch (between sessions) with DS's playgroup crowd, I was amazed to see that each and every child had a lunchbox. Now DS wants one, too, which seems ok by me as he can use it for school...but £5 is the most I want to spend, £3 would be nicer... Do I have to fork out so much?

lakeland

my ds has a john smiths 4 pack cool bag for his lunch!! doesnt randomly open dispensing its contents into the road like others weve had and can squish it into my bag after school cos its not hard. and can also be used for its origional purpose

Lakeland has somerthing called a Lunch Cube for £3.95

a plain one in woolies is under a fiver