Goodbyn Lunchboxes – Awesome!

I first heard about these fantastic lunchboxes from Kids Haus, one of my favorite blogs. As soon as I saw them, I was intrigued – having school-aged twins means I pack a LOT of little lunches, and we go through a LOT of sandwich baggies, Capri Suns, and individually packaged things like yogurt, applesauce, and string cheese. I was all over the idea of leaving behind all that packaging, so I decided to pick up a pair of these darling lunchboxes for Pablo and Mallory. The concept is almost like bento, except without all the foods touching each other. (A travesty in the mind of my child!)

My Goodbyn lunchboxes (purchased from reusablebags.com) arrived a couple of days after I placed my order – super fast! I was worried at first, because they seem so popular – I figured I’d have to wait awhile, but I didn’t. I ordered pink for Mallory and green for Pablo, and each one arrived with its own matching water bottle. Mallory’s bottle has sort of a wonky lid, but so far it’s working fine, so I’m not concerned. And each lunchbox contained a huge roll of stickers! Pablo and Mallory had SO much fun personalizing their individual lunchboxes – we sat at the kitchen table for close to an hour, applying funky little eyeballs and fried eggs and rocketships. So cute.

There’s been a bit of a learning curve with the kids getting the boxes open and closed, but I think they’ll figure it out in time. Since each compartment is separate, it’s important to take the time to seal up each area – it’s like putting on a Tupperware lid, except you have to press down in like 20 places. No biggie.

And the first day they took them to school, all the other kids flipped out over them. Pablo’s aide even mentioned to me how much the other kids liked his “lunchbox with ears.” I’ve been packing sandwiches, fruit, and cheese so far. I haven’t tried spooning applesauce or yogurt into the sectioned areas yet. I think we’ll try to master getting the thing opened and closed before we venture into messy foods!

But so far, no complaints. At around $30 each, they may seem a bit pricy – but the price includes the water bottle and the 250+ stickers for personalization. I’m sure we’ll make up that cost right away not buying individually portioned snacks and drinks. And best of all, they are BPA and phthalate-free. I am SO pleased with these lunchboxes, and my kids love them, too!

update…here are our Goodbyns!

My kids' new Goodbyn Lunchboxes

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11 Responses to “Goodbyn Lunchboxes – Awesome!”

  • Pam Says:
    September 3rd, 2009 at 10:03 am

    Wow, what a great idea!

  • Meganne Says:
    September 3rd, 2009 at 10:40 am

    I was hoping you’d be doing a review of them. :) I take your opinions more than those of the websites.

  • Tina Kubala Says:
    September 3rd, 2009 at 5:14 pm

    I want one for my work lunches. So cute and practical

  • Sadia Says:
    September 3rd, 2009 at 8:34 pm

    Hmm, if I hid the stickers, would my husband think that they were for manly men like him? These look great!

  • Amanda Says:
    September 3rd, 2009 at 8:46 pm

    I am wanting to buy one of these but have serious concerns about how things can possibly stay cool without any insulation– thoughts??

  • The Casual Perfectionist Says:
    September 4th, 2009 at 12:00 am

    Those look really cool!

  • Tracy Says:
    September 4th, 2009 at 6:33 pm

    Those are cool! I’m guessing my teenagers might not think so…but our 4th grader might like one. Awesome!

  • Anne (Jemand hat mein K gestohlen!) Says:
    September 9th, 2009 at 11:03 am

    Hey, you know if they have these anywhere in ENGLAND?! lol!

  • mrtl Says:
    September 16th, 2009 at 8:03 am

    Thanks for posting this! I’m looking for user feedback before purchasing. Does it keep food cold enough with separate ice pack inside? How do stickers hold up with washing? How leakproof is the drink container over time? How tough is it when dropped, because it will be dropped? TIA for any insight!

  • LaLaLaura Says:
    September 16th, 2009 at 8:23 am
    • I haven’t tried it with a cold pack. I usually pack a sandwich, piece of fruit, some cheese cubes, raisins, that sort of thing.
    • It’s been about 3 weeks and many trips through the dishwasher, and the drink containers hold up great. No leaking. Actually, one did start to leak, and it was the one I mentioned in my original post – with the wonky lid. I contacted the company and they sent me a replacement bottle almost immediately. And it’s working fine!
    • The stickers hold up fine in the dishwasher, if you apply them to nice flat areas. We had a few that the kids stuck over curves and stuff, and they haven’t held up as nicely, which was to be expected.
    • I think dropping it will be okay – imagine dropping Tupperware. It’s very much like that material. The only thing is, it’s HARD for little kids to get the lid on. Really hard. Like, impossible, pretty much. My 1st grade daughter can get it on well enough, meaning, the compartments aren’t all sealed up, but at least the compartment holding the drink bottle is sealed so the bottle doesn’t fall out. Usually, the “head” is flapping when she brings it home. My 1st grade son can’t get the lid on at all, but he has autism and has less patience with that sort of thing. His aide puts the lid on (about as well as my daughter does!) There really is a steep learning curve with that.
  • mrtl Says:
    September 16th, 2009 at 8:35 am

    Damn, you’re quick! Thanks so much! I’m sure my first grader will get the hang of it. I’ll hold off on getting one for my 3 1/2yo. Thanks again!

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