Are you ever embarassed by your money-saving ways?

funkymonkey849

parsonswife8 wrote: »

I've just trawled through 15 pages of Bento boxes on ebay. Some are so cute!:D

Ah I know I just love them! I may have to buy one regardless of the weird looks I'll get!

I think the reason some people think preparing nice things to eat in work is weird is because they don't seem to love food like I do! For them eating seems like an inconvinience, where as I spend the best part of the day thinking about my next meal!

midnightraven3

son has just came in
and i shall wash his bento and post a piccie

if they will combust
get one of these!

daughter isnt in yet
she has a lovely more adult one

i shall post pics in a wee while

if you are getting them from ebay,. get them from .com
cheaper, much cheaper!

midnightraven3

should have also said
there is a huge thread on mse for bento boxes/users:D

here is sons box (he is 15:D)




and you get cute sauce containers & the monkey face is for mayo

midnightraven3

this is my daughters
and maybe (just maybe;)) a bit more adult & appropriate



most bentos come with chopsticks as they were originally for sushi

taplady

I get the opposite at work - my boss usually wants what I've got(usually veggie):D much more interesting than their boring sandwiches.:T

ANNEGEDDES

oh my gosh i want a bento box!!!

flutterbyuk25

I know how you feel OP. I work with 3 burly man colleagues (I'm female) and 15 young people. I almost always take lunch with me. Salads in the summer, soups/leftovers in winter - I'm veggie too. I always get comments about my food, although more so from my work kids than colleagues as they are used to me bringing lunch now. Most of the kids can't understand why I'd prefer to eat my HM ( partially homegrown!) salads than have McDonalds! My male colleagues have been swayed to my ways lately though, they have offered to pay me to make them lunches! :rotfl: and 2 have started bringing homemade sandwiches.

There is no way I can afford to spend £3+ a day on 'lunch'.

mustbemad68 wrote: »

I had to go and find out what a bento box was....and now I am going to have to get one

Me too! I think I'm in love! I am going to look for one online tonight

x

midnightraven3

:rotfl:be warned

they do millions of things for them
you can get carried away

the hamburger one was roughly £5 inc delivery
the red set was about £7.50 incl delivery

midnightraven3

there is a thread about bento boxes if you fancy seeing what everyone packs in theirs

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/483525

freyasmum

midnightraven3 wrote: »

:rotfl:be warned

they do millions of things for them They don't half :eek: Once you see something, you want it
you can get carried away

the hamburger one was roughly £5 inc delivery
the red set was about £7.50 incl delivery

Seeing as we're sharing...

This is the one my daughter has it's her 'kitty box'

Wow, that's big, sorry!

It's great fun. I got little cutters that give apples/carrot/cucumber/whatever you want in the shape of hello kitty's head :A

LOVE the burger box!