Lunch bags ....

poly1

Both my children take pack lunches to school (one primary, one secondary) in lunch bags. Before I bought nice ones (not so cheap) which fall apart just as quickly as the cheap 99p bags in morrisons that I buy now. They never seem to last very long, or the zips get broken etc. Has anyone any suggestions as to lunch bags that are durable? I don't mind paying a bit more if I know they wont break so quickly and therefore wont be spending money all the time replacing them!

crazyguy

If its only sandwiches then why not get the cheap roll of plastic bags

gingin_2

I think the thermos velcro lunch bags are the best. DS used to get the 99p cheapies because he lost them but dd has a thermos one and it lasts well and I have even been known to throw it in the dishwasher to clean it .

Barny1979

How about a plastic lunch box, just wash out each day, better than plastic bags.

poly1

DD2 has a plastic box in her lunch bag for her sandwiches but we tried using a bigger plastic box for her to put all her lunch in and unfortunately it got dropped several times (she is only 5) and broke quite easily! We tend to use a bag because it fits everything in it (drink, fruit, yogurt etc) and is not breakable when dropped. As for plastic bags, they are not strong enough and not very good for the environment either!

liney

By lunch bag do you mean something like this: http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.206-0058.aspx?utm_source=GoogleShopping&utm_medium=GSF_NormalFeed&utm_campaign=GSF_TescoDirect&utm_content=206-0058 ?

And if so, what are they doing to them to break them? If it's just the zip tag thingy, tell them to pull the actual Zip, not the tag. If this fails then replace the tag with a cheap keyring which will pull the zipper just as well, and also make it easy for the child to identify their lunch bag; mine has a football on his which apparently is very useful.

doodoot

My 10 and 13 year old have the cheap ones from Tesco and they've lasted for 4 terms - I only replaced them due to the lining wearing out.

The first ones they had - identical to the ones now - were thrown about, and generally not looked after.

I warned them that if they broke them then I would just put their lunches directly into their school bags, and buy a new one with their pocket money.

The eldest tried my threat out and ended up with yoghurt and squished cheese spread all over his homework and text books.

Suffice to say that they look after them now.

moomoomama27

I buy insulated fabric bags for my 2 youngest, normally from somewhere like Disney store, Next or WHsmiths. They tend to last about 6-9 months, and I normally replace only because they get tatty being used 5 days a week, not had a problem with breaking/zips breaking!

My daughters current bag is from Next, and has a velcro flap so no zips. Myeldest has been taking a plastic box with her lunch in, and she pts it inside her schoolbag, and has been doing that since age 9/10.

fuzzybear01

I rarely see the plastic-type lunch boxes now which is a shame as I find the bag ones very unhygienic. I send my son with school dinners now but would be interested if anyone sees the plastic ones around.

pinkmami

When they were younger & started school I used the lunch bag with the zips & they were a nightmare to clean & the plastic ripped. Now I use good old tupperware style boxes & they keep everything dry & in one piece. The fit nicely into rucksacks & they're not annoyed that they haven't got the lates fad in characters.

liney

fuzzybear01 wrote: »

I rarely see the plastic-type lunch boxes now which is a shame as I find the bag ones very unhygienic. I send my son with school dinners now but would be interested if anyone sees the plastic ones around.

I though the point was to use them like a cool-bag, not actually place the food directly in there. That's what I do anyway;)