Dabbawalla Bags Lunch Bag, British Invasion
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| List Price: | $30.00 |
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Product Description
Dabbawalla Bags Lunch bags are a fun, functional way to tote lunch and snacks for adventurers of all ages. Crafted from eco sponge, an innovative neoprene like fabric that has earned the Oeko Tex 100 standard of safety in textiles. Dabbawalla Bags are certified free of lead, PVC, phthalates and over 100 other harmful substances. The stain resistant, durable fabric is insulated to help retain food temperature. Designed in Seattle, WA and responsibly sewn in Taiwan by a family owned sewing facility that supports fair labor practices. Each Dabbawalla Bag is crafted individually and subtle differences add to their unique charm.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #17570 in Baby Product
- Color: British Invasion
- Brand: Dabbawalla Bags
- Model: UJLB2
- Released on: 2012-04-03
- Fabric type: 75% TPE/ 20% Nylon/ 5% SBR
- Dimensions: 12.00" h x11.00" w x5.00" l,.3 pounds
Features
- Insulated
- 100% Toxic Free, including zero lead, BPA Phthalates and PVC
- Stands upright so food does too
- Lightweight
- Machine washable (Front loaders only) or hand wash
By David Jones
This lunch bag is nice and cute but what I didn't realize is that they recommend that you only wash it about 10 times. It is machine washable but still... Also, I think lunch bags that are more like a little "case" are more convenient because this bag is quite deep and you food items could get lost in it.
By C. Gallagher
For the past year my kindergartner has been using PackIt Freezable Lunch Bag, Robots, which has been sturdy and keeping lunches cool the whole year. The velcro is starting to give out (but we'll keep it for road trips/picnics) and it can't accommodate my son's new Klean Kanteen Wide Mouth Insulated Bottle (Stainless Loop Cap) - Monterey Blue 16 oz., so I decided to look for a new lunch bag for first grade. It arrived today, and is really adorable. It doesn't have the odor that other reviewers have mentioned. I was a little disappointed that it didn't come with an ice pack, but I must have misread the description, because it's not supposed to come with one. It's larger than our Robots PackIt bag, so it will easily hold the Klean Kanteen and more food than my son will ever need to take to school. Very happy so far!
By Amanda Aikman
I've been thinking about buying a Dabawalla bag for my son for a few years now and finally pulled the trigger this year for the start of school. My husband expressed some concern that the design looked a bit like a purse in the pictures (there is nothing wrong with that - he was just wondering if our son might be teased).
The lunch bag does not look like a purse in real life. It is really adorable, with vibrant colors, an awesome design, and the quality looks very good (stitching and so forth). The neoprene is pretty stretchy, which is good for fitting lunch items inside, but if you have a heavier lunch one day (like when I use a Thermos), it sags a little on the bottom when carried by the handle.
Inside the bag, there is a large main space, a "netted" area on one long side (I put a cold pack or granola bars or other small flat items there) and the drink space in the corner. I can comfortably fit a 12 oz Klean Kanteen in the corner space. I'm pretty sure Dabawalla says you can fit a larger bottle there, but I find a 12 oz size is the right fit if you want it to fit upright in the netted corner.
Here are my main issues with the bag:
-There is just a hair too much stretch in the neoprene. It always goes back to the original shape, but I don't like the sag when I have a larger lunch packed.
-I was under the impression that the neoprene material was supposed to provide some (even minor) temperature control. It doesn't. You will need a cold pack (and more on that in a moment) - don't mistake this for an insulated lunch box.
- The bag sweats. So if you are going to put a cold pack inside, make sure it has a sweat-proof cover (I have the overpriced Kids Konserve and that does NOT work well), or the neoprene fabric will become damp on the outside.
-The zipper area is a little small. I always expect it to open a little differently and sometimes tug on the zipper farther than it's supposed to go. I sometimes wonder if my son has this problem at school during the day.
-The bag is easy to wipe clean, but I thought you could gentle cycle this and air dry regularly. The instructions tell you that the bag will only hold up to that type of cleaning 5 or 6 times. So plan on wipe cleaning. For this price, you want the bag to last.
So, I DO like this lunch bag and I would most likely buy it again. It is a little expensive for what I feel we actually got (in other words, some of the features I was using to justify the price aren't exactly what I thought they would be), but none of the problems are major enough to keep it from being practical. I would strongly urge researching the backpack version of this bag before buying because I can't really imagine the weight of school materials not creating way too much sag.
