PackIt Freezable Lunch Bag, Gidget
From PackIt
Price: | $24.99 |
Product Description
PackIt is the first freezable personal cooler that keeps anything you pack colder, longer- up to 10-hour. PackIt has a patented eco-gel built permanently into the liner, eliminating the need for melting ice or bulky gel packs completely. Have you seen the school lunch menu? Yuck. Plus, buying lunch at work or school every day costs a fortune. PackIt lunch coolers allow you to pack healthy foods you never could before. Yogurt, milk, cheese, even leftovers from the night before stay fresh. The cold eco-gel completely surrounds the bag so food stays colder five times longer than regular lunch bags, even ones that use a separate gel pack. Uneaten food comes home still fresh and goes back into the refrigerator for the next day, which reduces waste and saves you money. PackIt products are designed by moms for moms. PackIt was started by two single mothers concerned with being able to pack healthy lunches for their own children. PackIt coolers are PVC/lead free, non-toxic, lead-tested, earth safe and reusable. Store your folded PackIt in your freezer until you're ready to use. Care: hand wash, not machine or dishwasher safe; allow cooler to dry completely before freezing again.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #16343 in Kitchen & Housewares
- Size: one-size
- Color: Gidget
- Brand: PackIt
- Model: PCS-SF-1015
- Released on: 2011-06-17
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 10.00" h x5.00" w x8.50" l,1.50 pounds
Features
- PackIt is a freezable lunch cooler designed to keep contents cooler, longer: up to 10-hour
- Coolers feature a patented eco-gel permanently built into liner, no need for ice or gel packs, simply store your packit directly in the freezer
- Perfect for perishable foods; uneaten portions can go right back into the fridge, reducing waste and saving you money
- PackIt coolers fold compactly for storage in your freezer until you are ready to use them
- PVC/lead free, non-toxic, earth safe and re-usable; hand wash interior and exterior, not intended for dishwasher or washing machine use

By Hokua1
I've read many of the reviews here on Amazon and since there were quite a few opposing opinions, I decided to try one for myself. First of all, I've seen many negative comments regarding the BOGO offer. Yes, I feel the shipping is a tad expensive but if you try to find these bags for anything less than $19.99 each, you'll be hard pressed. Trust me, I've looked. That means even if you were to purchase 2 of these from Amazon along with their free shipping, you will still be paying close to $40. Through the BOGO, I paid somewhere around $32 and change for 2, still a savings of $8. As for how the bags performed let me preface this by saying that I have a Prius which is rated by Toyota to get 50MPG. I've owned this car for 8 months now and so far my best average MPG has been 47. Close but no 50... I would say the 10 hours claimed by the manufacturers of Packit were gained in ideal testing conditions as was I'm sure the case for Toyota and the Prius. You have to consider this item for what it is - an insulated lunch bag with integrated cooling packs. I've used these bag for roughly 5 months now in many different situations, including our kids school lunches, my work lunches, beach outings and different sporting events. What I can say is that I love the convenience factor of not having to worry about separate gel packs and that the bags do what they say for average everyday use. I believe the average person (including myself) tends to pack a lunch in the morning with the intent to eat it 4-5 hours later. If you are in this group, your food will definitely be cold when it is time to eat. If your time frame is towards the 8-10 hour mark, this may not be the best solution as it is close to the upper performance limits of the bag. Take this review for what it's worth as I have not used any scientific methods in testing but instead put it through normal everyday use.
By dedicated1776
Let me say upfront this works well for what it is. If I have an appt before work in the morning I use these bags to keep my breakfast/lunch cold until I get to work and can eat it or put it in the fridge. But one morning I packed the bags at 7 and left the bags out of the fridge until lunch (about noon). I had them under my desk (not like they were in a hot environment) and the contents were what I would call merely "cool" by noon. They're probably the best solution for kids in school, but if you have access to a fridge, use a fridge.
By Antoine B.
I purchased a PackIt for my 8th grader. She ran an experiment for her Science Fair. She loves to prove TV commercials wrong. But this year, her experiment has shown PackIt does keep stuff cooler than a regular cooler with an ice pack. PackIt did not keep the items cold for 10 hours, though. So my daughter was able to find something exagerated in the ad.
But the temperature inside the PackIt remained stable at 40-42°F during 5 hours, while the regular cooler with an icepack kept inside temperature around 56-60°F for 6 hours.
Note also that PackIt sells those coolers on their own website, but at time of purchase shipping and handling were very expensive. Amazon's offer was a much, much better deal.