And not microwavable. Very cool, very pretty, maybe even handy, but not very practical.

If Tupperware came out with something similar (that allowed me to bundle two, three or four containers...not sure if this one allows bundling of less than all four containers), I would probably buy it.

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I have a Zojirushi Mr Bento, which I'm using for the first time today. It's very popular on Flickr and the Mr Bento group there even has some recent discussion about how to take a sandwich in one.

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There's also the zojirushi Mr. Bento box, which is insulated: http://www.amazon.com/Zojirushi-Mr.-Bento/dp/B000246GSE

Though this one looks rather nice.

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They also can't be microwaved, which would be kind of a dealbreaker for me...

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Talk about fleecing the customer. 39.95, or 2 for 69.95.. what a deal!

www.LeeValley.com sells them for $13.95 CDN, or $10.95 US.

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=43331&cat=1,43326,43330

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I remember these from 15 years ago. My dad used to bring them to work all the time. They can be found cheap at asian markets for under 10 dollars...

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There are numerous styles of bento boxes that are wonderful, both ergonomically and visually. They are insulated, keeping warm food in one container and chilled food in another. This set however, more closely resembles the Indian style Tiffin Boxes. Sandwiches are fine in one layer when cut in quarters or made simply on a round roll or English Muffin. I have numerous styles of lunch boxes, tiffin boxes, bento boxes, and more. I love the variety.

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The original ones are made out of bamboo or leaves woven together. They are microwaveable, and steamable, but don't last forever. On the other hand, if you lose one, the entire set isn't spoiled.

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My grandpa had something likethis..All the workers in Poland used to have something like this and at lunchtime their wifes were bringing them soup and meat and potatos in in something like this. Nothing new.

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As a child of the Sixties, I was enthralled and captivated by Stanley Home Products. A friend of my mother's sold Stanley. Mom bought two similar devices. These were all food-grade stainless and consisted of six ten-inch pans nested on top of a four-inch deep, ten-inch skillet with removable handle.

Of course, in those days, microwave ovens didn't even exist. We would pack the containers full of food for road trips and even take them camping. They were one of the handiest inventions of the early Sixties and we used up four sets by the Eighties when both my parents had passed away. My brother, who had four children, had the last of them at the time of his death in December, 2000.

Now? It's microwave or bust. I still cook on the stovetop and bake in the oven. But then, I'm an old bugger who doesn't know how to give up. :D

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Though it can't be microwaved, I still like it. I could store different foods in it. Is there another color for it? :D

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I live in the Philippines and we've had this kind of "lunchbox" here for decades now. They even come in different sizes, from 250-ml to 1.5-l containers. I believe they're from China.

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sounds easy enough however, if it were nukable that would be great. also since they stack is there some type of lid between each layer or does the food like stew or something slosh around and get stuck to the bottom of the cantainer on top? that would require cleaning the bottoms after seperating or having a mess on tables and clothes.

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they remind me of the tin pails that the characters in my old fontier books would carry whenever they ate a meal away from home and weren't near a resturant. i think they're very nice, but until they make some that are microwaveable, i won't get one. i may cook on the stove and in the oven at home, but microwaves are very nice when it comes to eating my leftovers. think about it!

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Fist of all this item is not new. The design has been around for MANY MANY years in other countries. I grew up seeing these. Granted they were not made of stainless steel, but they have been around. In the West Indian islands they were called "carriers". I am pretty sure they came from some place in the far east like China.This "designer" is just capitalizing on an exisitng design, by no means is this an original, so it should not be referred to as new!!

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Didn't Molly Ringwold use one of these in the "Breakfast Club?"

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this a neat idea!~ i would add "rubbermaid" type liners...so that i could pop one layer out and nuke it! pretty to look at that is foresure!

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I learned at the age of 18 that eating out of the can that the world war 2 surplus ancient rations which were usually green, even the meats, put me on a slim fast diet. However, on my last birthdday, my girlfriend took me to a dinner club and said she was ordering lunch to go. I was finishing a beer, when she told me to give her about 20 minutes. I drank another cold one went to the room and there was my lovely lady with another lovely lady. Best meal I ever had.

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I've Known of this item since the early sixties, we call them Fiambreras (Spam holders) In Old Puerto Rico, we used to get these delivered full of food from restaurants for lunch. Our parents would return them every morning to the restaurants for the day's lunch. The more things change, the more they stay the same...

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Who said they were new? It said it was inspired by an asian design... The designer isn't doing anything out of the ordinary, designers and artists generally find inspiration in existing patterns, techniques, styles, etc. Then they reinvent some aspect of it to make it their own...

No one gets riled when a designer comes up with a new purse... Of course they're just reinventing the wheel... People pay outrageous amounts of money for it anyway. Nothing to get riled up about. Especially if no one is making claims of innovation in the first place...

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