Finally a lunch box big enough to fill my son up for lunch time at school!

I purchased from seller Big Easy Brands, Large Lunch Bag. My son has a habit of forgetting his lunchbox in his locker at school or in the classroom, sometimes for several days in a row, but still wants to take his lunch. So I want to have a couple of lunchboxes around the house that are big enough to keep him feed. I also want them to do double duty and carry his sports drinks to his Lacrosse games.

My son has always had a healthy appetite and I want to make sure his lunch stays cold. I do not like my drinks warm and I will not make him have his warm either. In Kindergarten, my son would take grapes, apples, bananas, yogurt (both spoon and drinkables), bottle of juice, jelly sandwich, peanut butter sandwich (he did not want PB&J, he wanted them separate), a couple of cookies, or a small brownie. When we would put them in separate containers so nothing would get squished it would take a hardsided, 12+ can cooler to fit everything. He would rarely have leftovers and if he did have any, it was his after school snack before we would pick him up in after school care.

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Now that he is going into 8^th grade, he still has a healthy appetite. It is cheaper to send in food than have him buy, because he ends up paying for 2 meals sometimes at $2.25 per meal. Now instead of PB or J he wants turkey on white bread. Instead of drinkable yogurt he wants a soda, water or juice. Standard size lunch boxes just will not hold everything and let you put ice packs to insure it stays cold..

Pros:

• Large 12.25x10.25x8.75
• Large openings for good containers, do not have to put them on their sides to get them in
• Easily fits 12 12oz cans with ice packs (I use some medical ice packs, and some that came with food items delivered by FedEx/UPS)
• Has shoulder strap enabling him to carry his backpack, lunchbox, and Lacrosse gear to school on days someone else is picking him up for practice
• Perfect for taking a few soft drinks to the drive-in
• Perfect for anyone’s lunch appetite
• Outer pouch is big enough to fit a container of chips or other items you do not want or need to keep cold, even hold silver/plasticware
• Compact, able to fold up, if empty, after lunch or outing
• Stitching seems to be sturdy and tight with no stray strings
• Easy to zip and unzip with a nice rubber pull tab
• Washes easily when needed

Cons:

• Will leak as ice melts unless you put it in baggies taking up room

Overall: 

Great size for carrying lunch in for a healthy appetite.  Collapsible once empty making it easy to slip in purse/backpack or back of seat in car to carry home. Easy to clean. Keeps things cold. Unless you want to make sure the men/boys in your life, can take anything their co-workers/classmates/friends may dish out, stick with the red with white polka dots, or you want to make sure they leave it alone for you. Sometimes the feminine deterrent will let you be able to keep something to yourself, and know exactly how clean it is because you were the last to use it.  Do not use loose ice, use ice packs unless you do not mind it leaking water everywhere once the ice starts to melt.

DISCLAIMER:  I received lunch box tote at a discounted price in exchange for giving my honest opinion. I do not have a relationship with the seller and manufacturer of this product.