I'm Biggie: avid cook, speedy lunch packer, mom in San Francisco, & former expat fluent in Japanese. 
Orange Lock & Lock lunch sets
(EDIT: These are already sold out; please disregard. I’ll post again if I find more of these.) I don’t usually sell things directly, but yesterday I found seven of the rare Lock & Lock lunch sets that I use all the time and snatched them up in case anyone’s interested. They’re orange, and detailed product info is here. There are two 350ml rectangular food containers (one divided, one not), a 300ml drink container, and a non-insulated carrying bag with zipper and handles (click the photo for larger view). Safe for dishwasher, freezer and microwave; I’ve put mine through its paces for the last year+ and it’s held up unblemished. Unfortunately I found them overpriced at Kukje Supermarket, so I’m asking US$20 each plus shipping (I’ll ship internationally), payment preferably via PayPal. If you’re interested please shoot me an e-mail at lunchinabox (AT) gmail (DOT) com; first come first served.
September 3rd, 2007 | Categories: admin, bento, equipment, shopping | 
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September 3rd, 2007 at 10:53 am
I LOVE Lock and Locks. I have bunches of them. I am going looking for the lunch sets. Thanks.
September 3rd, 2007 at 1:10 pm
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September 3rd, 2007 at 2:35 pm
Ooooh! This is very similar to the one that I have! I bought mine at H Mart in Aurora, Colorado. Mine is made in Korea by “Incense” and it is decorated with “The Family of Little Bunnies” who look very much like Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit only with a saxophone. I too have a non-insulated zipper bag, two food containers (one divided) and a drink container that I fill with water and freeze so that it doubles as an ice pack. I LOVE this little set and it is the one I use most often. We actually just went to H Mart today in the hopes of maybe finding another of these sets but they were sold out.
September 3rd, 2007 at 3:15 pm
Oh ya Kukje has had these for the last 2 months now ! I got mine about 2 months ago then I purchased one for stinky_harriet on Flickr at retail price. Love them!
September 3rd, 2007 at 3:53 pm
@3 from Beanbean: I’ve seen photos of that set — it looks exactly like mine, except for the fun characters. I wonder if Lock & Lock did an OEM deal…
September 3rd, 2007 at 3:59 pm
@4 from Summers Love: Actually, I didn’t buy all of them from Kukje — there was at least one left. Any SF Bay Area locals who want one should call Kukje and see if they still have them in stock. They’re very well designed.
September 3rd, 2007 at 5:47 pm
**ENABLER ALERT**
I meant to post this earlier but I forgot. I got a great buy at Michaels today with a 50% off coupon. If you head to the Wilton/cake decorating aisle you will find all sorts of really cool silicone cupcake “liners”. They come in traditional round but also in squares, triangles and diamonds as well. I got the square set (blue and green) of 12 for five bucks. Even with the typical 40% off coupon they are only six bucks which is still a deal.
September 3rd, 2007 at 6:21 pm
@7 from Beanbean: Ooh, and where do you get the 50% off Michaels coupon? I need a set of those big silicone liners.
September 3rd, 2007 at 6:27 pm
They should be in the Sunday section of the Chronicle. Just look through all the sales and coupon junk until you find the Michael’s flier. Because this is a holiday the 50% off coupon is only good today
but…there IS a 40% coupon good for tomorrow through Saturday and then another that is good from 9/9 through that following week. 40% off is a good deal too! Good luck! (You might also look at the Michael’s website. I believe you can download coupons from the site as well.
September 3rd, 2007 at 8:10 pm
I’ve mentioned in the past that in Canada, lock & lock can be bought at Zellers (at least in Calgary).
I did a bit more looking around, and it seems like it might depend on the store. In Calgary, you can find them at the Sunridge Zellers, but not at the Market Mall Zellers. (Or you couldn’t two weeks ago.) I have a feeling it’s something they’re just starting to bring in, though, so more store will maybe have them in the future.
At any rate, they’ve got a pretty big selection at Sunridge, including ones like those pictured here, and a larger one that has two removeable inserts that have two sections each.
September 4th, 2007 at 7:08 am
Doh!!! Hehehe
September 4th, 2007 at 8:52 am
Oh, I’d love some but at 20 dollars plus international shipping they’re too pricy for me but I love the initiative. If you come across other interesting things I would be quite ready to pay, although maybe not as much as 20 dollars each, but I understand that you must cover your expense.
And the international shipping is terrfici
September 4th, 2007 at 3:53 pm
@9 from Beanbean: Thanks for the info on the Michael’s coupons!
September 4th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
@10 from cayenne sea: Thanks for the excellent store info for readers in Canada! Really helpful.
September 4th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
@12 from Jessica: Honestly, this is an exception for me — I have no plans to sell bento stuff directly other than when I stumble across the rare Lock & Lock bento sets. If I got too busy with direct sales, I wouldn’t have enough time for quality blog posts, which is what I’m focused on.
September 4th, 2007 at 11:09 pm
@15 Biggie, yeah, I can imagine the work. Since many bento suppliers don’t offer international shipping one can only hope that someone at amazon or ebay but at less the cost will.
September 4th, 2007 at 11:10 pm
Meaning I don’t count on you to start up a little side business of bento supplies.
September 5th, 2007 at 7:28 am
We just used the one you sent us (not the first time) for Kairi’s first day of preschool, it worked wonderfully, and I was pleased as a parent not sending packaged food for my kid. We only used one tier (the nondivided one) and a rubbermaid plastic juice box.
September 5th, 2007 at 10:09 am
Here’s the link to the QVC Lock & Lock lunch kits. Not as good, IMHO, because they don’t have the dividers.
http://www.qvc.com/qic/qvcapp.aspx/app.detail
September 5th, 2007 at 10:03 pm
@17 from Jessica: Ah good, then you won’t be disappointed when I don’t!
September 5th, 2007 at 10:05 pm
@18 from Monica: Hey, that’s great! Yes, I like the flexibility of these boxes — I can use one tier for a preschooler or both tiers for an adult.
September 5th, 2007 at 10:08 pm
@19 from Marya: Hmm, for some reason the link’s not turning up a search result for me (even when I plug in “Lock & Lock” in the Brand box). Suggestions? I’d love to check this out.
September 6th, 2007 at 6:48 am
Where and how possible to buy this lunch set. I can’t find it anywhare.
September 6th, 2007 at 3:43 pm
@23 from Irina: Depends on where you are. I’ve seen them online in Australia and Korea, but not in the U.S. They’re actually surprisingly rare here in the States.
September 10th, 2007 at 6:40 am
@22 from Biggie: The product number on QVC is K8638. If you just do a search for lock&lock, it should come up in the list of products.
September 10th, 2007 at 10:48 am
@25 from Marya: Okay, I found it — thanks. Looks big, and not as attractive as the versions I’ve found locally. Too bad; I’m sure folks would be happy to find a dependable online source.
September 21st, 2007 at 9:00 am
http://www.homecouture.com.au/index.cfm?event=products&idCollection=1793
September 22nd, 2007 at 11:15 am
@27 from Jakkerak: This is great for readers in Australia! Home Couture sells/ships a variety of the Lock & Lock bento & multi-person picnic sets within Australia (unfortunately not to countries outside Australia). Thanks for the link, Jakkerak.
September 22nd, 2007 at 12:00 pm
This one seems to have international shipping.
http://www.foodnut.com.au/www/330/1001127/displayproduct/1001551__.html
http://www.foodnut.com.au/www/330/1001127/displayproduct/1001552__.html
September 22nd, 2007 at 11:01 pm
@29 from Jakkerak: Perfect. And these have the good insulated cases, too!
December 18th, 2007 at 6:58 pm
good
December 18th, 2007 at 7:00 pm
I love locknlock, it’s exactly what i wanted before,,its perfect airtightness makes it possible to cary on the picinic. I’m planning to buy some more in nearby stores..excellent!!
April 23rd, 2008 at 5:52 am
I want one~ so sad. There are no good sources for anything here in the Caribbean. I’m lucky if any websites ship to me. ho hum
April 23rd, 2008 at 10:39 am
@33 from Mimi: Good luck finding these; I haven’t seen any since. Sorry not to be more help!
April 23rd, 2008 at 11:09 am
@34 from Biggie: No worries. I make do with what I have and it seems good so far. I just like the options. You did inspire me to search, however, and organize.com has a bunch of lock&lock things, but only one with built in dividers and not NEARLY as cute. I will find one though!
May 19th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
The Lock & Lock lunch box is available from
http://www.starfrit.com/splash.aspx
It seems to only be available to Canadian Customers but there is a 800 number and email address for inquires.
Please contact us 1-800-361-6232 or
information@starfrit.com
May 26th, 2008 at 7:17 am
These sets are available in T&T Supermarkets in Ontario.
July 3rd, 2008 at 12:54 am
Hi Biggie!
I’ve been lurking for about a month now, and I have to say I’m addicted to reading your posts! Here in the Philippines it’s also very common to bring food to school or work (we call it “baon”). Aside from saving on costs, I like it because it allows me to eat better. There’s nothing worse than eating fastfood daily—it leaves such an icky feeling inside.
Recently, my brother (who’s a sophomore at university) has been asking me to prepare baon for him, too. And he reports with much amusement the reactions of his friends when they see what good food he has! Mostly envy.
I have to say I am very much inspired by the bentos that you pack. I loved learning about the “pack by color” rule; aside from making food look good, it’s a great way to get a good distribution of nutrients.
Anyway, I noticed that you and many of your blog readers are on the lookout for these Lock & Lock lunch sets. Since I’m so excited about my own bentos, I thought I’d help out. If anybody’s interested, these are very much available in this part of the world, and I imagine that I could ship them out to you pretty easily.
The insulated lunch box is available with translucent dark green bottoms and a green-themed striped bag. The non-insulated lunch box is available with clear light blue bottoms and a light blue bag. $23 and $18 each, plus shipping. I know, I know, they’ll end up pretty expensive.
Mostly these will cover forex rates as they’re very iffy right now. Anyway, whoever’s interested is welcome to my email address so we can work it out 
Btw, do you know Lock & Lock has new hot/cold lunch sets? One thermal food jar plus two 240ml round containers (one divided, one not) in an insulated lunch bag. I would be sorely tempted to buy one of these if I weren’t happy with my Tiger thermal bento
I didn’t check how much these cost though.
Happy bento-ing!
July 19th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
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August 3rd, 2008 at 4:33 pm
I’ve seen these lately in my local stores, so maybe they were just waiting for the school season to roll around again.
August 4th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
@38 from bingky: Ooh, this comment slipped by me! I didn’t know about the new L&L thermal bento sets — thanks for the heads up! Will have to check those out.
August 9th, 2008 at 5:14 am
Hi Biggie! No problem
I’m not surprised; this is one of your older posts. (I just had to read through your entire archives as I could get enough!)
August 15th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
I saw Lock & Lock boxes in all shapes and sizes at this Asian covenience store in NYC. It is called M2M and it was the East Village location. I didn’t see any of the lunch sets though. But there were boxes with dividers.
August 18th, 2008 at 12:41 am
@43 from Ellen: Thanks for the heads up for NYC locals, Ellen! This sort of info would be perfect for a comment on the store’s entry in the Bento Store Locator if you have a chance.
August 30th, 2008 at 4:31 am
Heads up! QVC dot com has the blue Lock and Lock lunch kit on sale for $14.93 plus s/h.
August 30th, 2008 at 7:36 am
@45 from notmarcia: Thanks for the tip, notmarcia! Would you happen to have a link? If so, feel free to post — people are really on the lookout for these lunch sets.
August 30th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
The link breaks for the lunch sets. Sorry. Just go to http://www.qvc.com and type “Lock and Lock” into their search bar. The lunch set appears on the first results page.
They have a special going: “Order one of this item at the current price and get $3.00 off each additional quantity AND save on Standard S&H,” which is $5.72. Two sets comes out to $35.44 total. Three comes out to $50.23. And so on…
September 5th, 2008 at 6:18 am
*sigh* I was so hopeful when I saw that last comment, but the set available on QVC is for adults. I bought one of these smaller sets from you last year, and we’ve used it for my preschooler’s lunch every day. I love it, but the containers are starting to show some wear, and it would be nice to have replacements. I guess I’ll just keep looking.
October 1st, 2008 at 10:23 pm
I have the smaller sets for sale on my website now at A HREF=”http://www.petit-tableau.ecrater.com/”>Petit Tableau
Right now, the blue one is the only one I have pictured but there is a lime green one available as well!
October 1st, 2008 at 10:26 pm
Argh, I goofed on the html on my previous post! Sorry, here it is again.
January 20th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
In Switzerland it’s IMPOSSIBLE to get Japanese bento stuff but this was soooo easy to find here! Thanks for the tip!