Mr. Bento on sale:
12Dec2006 Filed under: LinkageThe infamous Mr. Bento lunch jar, which I paid $50 for, is now on sale for only $35. Who’s ready to get in on the Mr. Bento Porn?
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Hey there. I'm Ariel Meadow Stallings, a native Seattleite who's written my way up and down the Left Coast. Electrolicious is where I post daily randomata, but I also write for a living. My first book, Offbeat Bride, was published last year.
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olaf
December 12th, 2006 at 1:45 pm
But why isn’t it available in Canada? This would be such a good Christmas present!
That being said, is it really as cool as it looks — worth the 35$ (or 50)?
Ariel
December 12th, 2006 at 1:49 pm
Absolutely. It’s cleverness in design encourages you to use it, and if you actually use it, you make back the cost in unspent lunches out in about 2 weeks.
Erin
December 12th, 2006 at 3:56 pm
I love that your Mr. Bento pics are the customer pictures! Now that I’m going back to work, I just might be in the market for an on-sale Mr. Bento.
Annie
December 13th, 2006 at 12:58 pm
My hubby and I have been looking all over for one of these. I finally bought one. It should arrive by Christmas and I’m super excited!
jen
December 13th, 2006 at 6:23 pm
I totally got one. I have been dying for one ever since I started bringing my lunch more seriously this year and saw your great photos. Now i just need some little cookie cutters and I’ll be all set for some lunch decorating.
ElJay
December 13th, 2006 at 8:39 pm
So, I’ve coveted one of these for some time now. The sale might be enough to make me do it. My one remaining question is, how do you get the containers out of the jar? Do you have to tip them out? Or is there a hook of some sort you put in first, so you can just lift them out?
Ariel
December 13th, 2006 at 10:00 pm
The top container sits above the thermos, under the lid. So it’s easy. The second container sits just at the top, so it’s easy. The lower two containers have little handles on their lids, so they’re easy too. No tipping necessary!
Brandi
December 14th, 2006 at 6:41 am
I’ve been wanting one of these since you started your Bento pics. The sale was what I was waiting for. It should be here in just a few days!
KG
December 14th, 2006 at 2:45 pm
So cool, Ariel! Thanks for the tip. I’ve ordered this for my Da for the holidays, and he’s going to be thrilled.
Emily
December 19th, 2006 at 2:08 pm
On your recommendation, I ordered one for my fiance and we just received it yesterday. My only disappointment is that it’s plastic - I don’t know what I was thinking… maybe I thought it would be metal. It’s just that we’re trying to get away from putting food in plastic (i.e. tupperware and such).