Which lunch pack should I buy?!!

[hindonly]

Wow there are sooo many of them to choose from! So exp'd mums which ones are the best to buy pls?
I did hear another mum talking in that particular aisle while I was looking and she was saying how this one didn't last the distance & ended up looking tatty & she mentioned a few other things too!
So which would you recommend?
Also any other advice you want to share with a mum with her 1st school age child would be much appreciated

thx in advance.

[Ella]

Apparently the Tupperware ones last for ages. I haven't had one myself though, maybe ask if anyone else has?

[hindonly]

lol maybe they're all much the same since there are ppl viewing and not responding.
thx Ella

[anney]

Have found the Smash brand pretty good. they last well. I would say to get one that will fit an ice pack, maybe one with the icepack in the top as sometimes the icepack squishes the fruit if it is in with it. they all look a bit tatty after about 9 months but usually get a year out of them.
ETA - don't get anything with a hard plastic trim as that tends to crack ie. needs to be a fabric type.

[hindonly]

thx Annie that was helpful. Will watch out for the plastic trim!

[*Ash*]

Hi,

I was over whelmed when I went to buy my DD a lunch box last week! Talk about over kill...
Anyway, I decided on an insulated bag that has 2 compartments, and includes a little ice pack in an internal front panel of the bottom compartment. This is the section for bigger items, like a container of pasta salad or a sandwich. It comes with a container in the compartment. In the top, smaller compartment, I will put the recess/little lunch with another small ice pack. The brand is California Innovations, and it cost about $10 at Kmart. I am also considering buying some Earth wrap, the reusable, resealable wrap to avoid using lots of little plastic containers that take up too much space.

OT: The insulated bag claims to have been checked and passed by the Lead Safe Detection System. Is lead a problem in insulated bags? I have never heard about it. Or is this just a marketing ploy (comparable with products who claim they are gluten free, when they would never have gluten in them any way, like rice!).