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Question: I'm HUNGRY.

Sijeka — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:26:33 -0800

Lunch-box-rescue-filter! Help me find a Mr. Bento lunch box (or similar multi-compartmented box) in London, UK.

I really want a Mr. Bento lunchbox after seeing those cool lunch pictures from this flickR group. Amazon won't ship it to the UK, the official Zojirushi website is useless, and e-bay has crazy quotes which seem to be more than the item's normal price. Anyone know of a website or a store that sell this product?

Alternatively, does anyone know where I could find a similar product in London (my only criteria is that I want at least 3 containers, not two)?

By: dcjd

dcjd — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:37:08 -0800

I don't know where to buy one in the UK, but that thing is awesome!

By: Sijeka

Sijeka — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:46:06 -0800

I know! :-(

... anyone? Or, any suggestions?

By: JeremiahBritt

JeremiahBritt — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:48:42 -0800

My wife got me one of these for Christmas. I normally wouldn't comment without an answer but I did want to warn you: while it is extremely awesome, there is one bowl that is not water tight.

When/if you get it, it is the one with the thicker lid that turns a quarter turn to lock on. The instructions may say the same, but mine were not in English.

Good luck.

By: AthenaPolias

AthenaPolias — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:51:25 -0800

Do you know anyone in the US who's willing to buy one on your behalf & send it to you? That might be your best bet, especially considering the crazy UK-US currency exchange rate these days.

By: gadha

gadha — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:58:01 -0800

How about a tiffin? They are nowhere in build-quality to what you're describing, but they are the orginal compartmentalised lunch box.

By: !Jim

!Jim — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:02:15 -0800

If you paypal\google checkout\whatever me the money, I'll buy it and send it to you. You'll have to pay the extra shipping from my house to the UK though. E-mail's in the profile.

By: ForeverDcember

ForeverDcember — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:10:06 -0800

hmm... well I am not from the uk, but I searched on my lunch break and came up with this site and here.

I went to google pages in the uk, looked up online shopping and from there found mr.bento. Good luck in finding one, I have two on my wedding registry and I really hope to get them (funny thing is I discovered it this week, with the exact same pictures as you :D)

By: essexjan

essexjan — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:20:12 -0800

If you're looking for function over form there's this on eBay. It has 3 containers, but looks like crap.

By: frykitty

frykitty — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:35:31 -0800

I get most of my bento supplies from either ebay or Jbox. Search for "bento box" on ebay and you'll probably find lots of options.

By: Sijeka

Sijeka — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 12:34:49 -0800

Forever dcember - thanks! I was hopeful for a second, but when I tried it said it doesn't ship to the UK. It seems my quest is an impossible one.

By: dobbs

dobbs — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 13:12:36 -0800

Have you read the negative reviews on Amazon? No way I'd buy this after reading those.

By: ForeverDcember

ForeverDcember — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 13:16:08 -0800

alright... I have searched again! Laptop lunches After that, I am finding nuttin...

By: JeremiahBritt

JeremiahBritt — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 13:21:10 -0800

It still has a good average score based on reviews, and I like mine. Like I said above, one of the containers does leak, but its design is rather specific.

I haven't had any problem microwaving the bowls, but it does say not to put it in a dishwasher (although the dishwasher can play hell with most plastics).

That said, it is rather bulky, and I haven't needed to test its insulating properties yet.

By: leahwrenn

leahwrenn — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:29:30 -0800

This isn't insulated but it looks pretty nice, and the melamine ones might be microwavable...

By: reynir

reynir — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:49:53 -0800

How odd; I was just looking at the same thing yesterday and found these (scroll down to the bottom of the page).

By: 6550

6550 — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 15:36:50 -0800

When I lived in the middle east Indian and Pakistani workers typically carried their lunches in a similar container that look just like these. They are stainless steel but non-insulated and can be found with different sizes and different numbers of compartments.

My guess, living in London, it shouldn't be too hard to find one. Maybe print out a picture (upper left on the page) and head over to India-town or whatever the ethnic place(s) in London is.

By: jadepearl

jadepearl — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:31:54 -0800

Depending in what part of London that you are at here are some shopping options:

Picadilly Circus there is the The Japan Centre who you can contact and probably order a Mr. Bento.

In Zone 2 Putney there is the Japanese Kitchen which maybe able to order you a Mr. Bento though they seem to stock the more traditional Bento

If you are in the northwest and willing to browse there is the Oriental City shopping centre that has a mish-mash of various stores but is a good source for food, ingredients and goods if you are willing to look. Located on Edgeware road you may find a Mr. Bento or his equivalent if not order one from the various Japanese stores there. If not, the food court is pretty good though the Vietnamese stand needs some help (Go to Hackney for Vietnamese food).