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50 Playful Lunch Boxes

From Buzz Lightyear to Bentos, These Carriers will Spruce up Your Meal

— July 9, 2011 — Lifestyle
Relive those childhood memories of taking your lunch to school with your favorite cartoon characters with these playful lunch boxes.

From designs spanning all categories of popular culture, these meal carriers let your personality shine through while providing a tasty mid-day break. From Buzz Lightyear to bento-inspired carriers, these playful lunch boxes are definitely ones to look out for when packing your food.

Take a look at the bevy of playful lunch boxes and you'll be inspired to bring your lunch in something more interesting than a brown paper bag.

Implications - Modern consumers are feeling the monotony of the products on the market. Customers are looking for practical items that also provide some form of entertainment. Companies trying to attract more shoppers could integrate a whimsical element into their items.
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Album Art Bento Boxes
Album Art Bento Boxes
Edible Album Covers Will Have You Craving Music With Your Food
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Retro Nerd Carryalls
Retro Nerd Carryalls
'A New Hope' Poster Art Messenger Bag is for Older 'Star Wars' Fans
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Musical Bento Boxes
Musical Bento Boxes
'Manzuko: The Ghostly Bento' is a Japanese-Inspired CD Gift Set
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Video Camera Containers
Video Camera Containers
The LunchCommunicator Lunch Box Helps Parent and Child Relationships
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Animated Movie Meals
Animated Movie Meals
Have Lunch with Buzz Lightyear Using the Toy Story Shirtbox
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Cutesy Cartoon Lunch Boxes
Cutesy Cartoon Lunch Boxes
These Charming Sanrio Bento Boxes Feature Iconic Japanese Characters
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Styrofoam Notebook Totes
Styrofoam Notebook Totes
The 'Laptop Lunch Box' from Cindy John is Delightfully Low-Tech
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Literal Food Carriers
Literal Food Carriers
The Sandwich Lunch Box Perfectly Preserves Your Sandwich
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Polar Bear Bento Boxes
Polar Bear Bento Boxes
The Gel-Cooma Lunch Box is "Beary" Adorable
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Reusable Lunch Wrappers
Reusable Lunch Wrappers
The Wrap n Mat is a Lightweight Food Container Option
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40
Lunchbags in Disguise
Lunchbags in Disguise
Fool Your Friends With an Organ Transport Lunch Box
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Fashion Forward Meals
Fashion Forward Meals
The Colette Lunch Box is Healthy and Chic
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Creepy Bento
Creepy Bento
Bento Lunchbox Treats Get Scary
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Lunch Box for Dogs
Lunch Box for Dogs
Dora Bento Pochi
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Pre-Segmented Meal Portions
Pre-Segmented Meal Portions
The Nutrition Pyramid Lunch Box
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Fun Reusable Lunch Gear
Fun Reusable Lunch Gear
The Citizenpip ‘Soup to Nuts Kit' for Kids is Waste-Free
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Customizable Lunch Boxes
Customizable Lunch Boxes
Ogg Studio Personalization
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Adorable Fruit Guardians
Adorable Fruit Guardians
Fruity Faces' Inflatable Fruit Carriers Make Eating Healthy Fun
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Galactic Meal Containers
Galactic Meal Containers
'Star Wars' Lunch Boxes Feed Your Inner Nerd
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Scribbling Food Containers
Scribbling Food Containers
The Thomas Vu Lunch Box is Fun and Practical
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Edible Album Covers
Edible Album Covers
Obacchi Jacket Bento Meals
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Family Bonding Through Bento
Family Bonding Through Bento
In Japan, 'Bento Day' Lets Kids Learn to Make Healthy Lunches
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Festive Bento Boxes
Festive Bento Boxes
Seasoned Seasons Greetings Depict Rice as Snow
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USB Powered Lunchboxes
USB Powered Lunchboxes
The Thanko Hot Box Keeps Your Meals Toasty
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Minimalist Bento Boxes
Minimalist Bento Boxes
This Mark McClean Sushi Tray is a Modern Dish for Japanese Delectables
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Gaming System Meal Carriers
Gaming System Meal Carriers
Relive Your Old-School Nintendo Days With the Etsy NES Lunch Box
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Waste-Free Eating
Waste-Free Eating
Kids Konserve Reusable Lunch Kits
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Edible Album Covers (UPDATE)
Edible Album Covers (UPDATE)
Bento Box Art
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Luxury To-Go Packaging
Luxury To-Go Packaging
Emma Smart Lunch Boxes Make Portable Meals Classy
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Bento Artistry
Bento Artistry
Creativity Expressed Through the Art of the Japanese Lunch Box
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Lifetime Lunchboxes
Lifetime Lunchboxes
The Colorful Whipsaw Yubo Lunchbox is Here to Stay
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Gamer Bento Boxes
Gamer Bento Boxes
The Zelda Bento Box Features Iconic Nintendo Characters
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Latent Lunch Bags
Latent Lunch Bags
BUILT Makes Creative Lunch Totes
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Celebrity Lunch Boxes
Celebrity Lunch Boxes
The Charity Lunchbox Auction
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Hindu Lunch Boxes
Hindu Lunch Boxes
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Artistic Lunch Landscapes
Artistic Lunch Landscapes
Sakurako Kitsa's Bento Works of Art
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Disguised Bento Boxes
Disguised Bento Boxes
The Laptop Lunch Hides Your Meal from Hungry Coworkers
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Teen Makes Bags Out of Juice Boxes
Teen Makes Bags Out of Juice Boxes
Trash E-Fashions
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Self-Heating Lunchboxes
Self-Heating Lunchboxes
MO:BEN Makes It Easy to Reheat Your Lunch
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Rockstar Juice Boxes
Rockstar Juice Boxes
Beatle Juice Includes Paul 'Apple' McCartney and John ‘Lemon' Len
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Edible Cartoons
Edible Cartoons
Face Food Bento Boxes
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Retro Lunch Boxes
Retro Lunch Boxes
Take a Blast to the Past With Geeky Vintage Lunch Boxes
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Competitive Lunch Box Creations
Competitive Lunch Box Creations
Star Wars Art in the Bento Challenge
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Holiday Bento Boxes
Holiday Bento Boxes
Rice Snowmen and Other Edible Smiley Creations
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Fruit-Inspired Beverage Packaging
Fruit-Inspired Beverage Packaging
Japanese Juice Carton Looks Like a Banana
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Elegant Snack Satchels
Elegant Snack Satchels
The Borja Garcia 'Lunch Box' Sophisticates Your Office Snacks
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Bento Box Laptops
Bento Box Laptops
The Fujitsu Tray Computer is a Wooden Frame Holding Separate Features
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Spooky Bento Boxes
Spooky Bento Boxes
10 Halloween-Inspired Mini Meals
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Fruity Beverage Packaging
Fruity Beverage Packaging
Naoto Fukasawa Flavors His Juice Boxes With Creativity (UPDATE)
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Compact Lunch Boxes
Compact Lunch Boxes
The Metaphys 'ojue' Easily Slides into Bags and Briefcases
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