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Cheap boxes at The Dollar Tree and customizing

Posted By Biggie On September 11, 2007 @ 1:02 am In equipment, parenthacks, shopping, tips, tutorial or how to | 35 Comments

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Evidently there’s a selection of US$1 bento boxes for sale now at The Dollar Tree, a U.S.-based chain of dollar stores (the [3] Dollar Tree website has a store locater in the upper right hand corner). Part of a back-to-school push, they’ve got two-tier and one-tier boxes with movable dividers ([4] click for photos of the [4] Dollar Tree bento gear).

They all have Hello Kitty logos on them — which is great if you’re into it, not so much if you’re not. If you’d rather have a plain box, buyers say that the logo scratches off pretty easily if you try. If you’d rather have a customized box, Flickr user pkoceres has created a [1] how-to guide to replacing bento gear logos with custom stickers that will stand up to washing. Check it out, as well as her incredible bento food art on [5] pkoceres’ Flickr photostream.

(Edited to Add: Crafty reader [6] Anna on the Moon recommends [7] a different method of customizing bento gear in her detailed comment. Thanks, Anna!)

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[1] Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pkoceres/1237368855/
[2] pkoceres: http://www.flickr.com/people/pkoceres/
[3] Dollar Tree website has a store locater: http://www.dollartree.com
[4] click for photos of the : http://www.flickr.com/photos/12372510@N02/sets/72157601961296388/
[5] pkoceres’ Flickr photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pkoceres/
[6] Anna on the Moon: http://annaonthemoon.livejournal.com/
[7] a different method of customizing bento gear: http://lunchinabox.net/2007/09/11/cheap-boxes-at-the-dollar-tree-and-customizing/#comment-6675
[8] Guide to choosing the right size bento box: http://lunchinabox.net/2007/03/07/guide-to-choosing-the-right-size-bento-box/
[9] Guide/Shop: Lunch containers & kitchen gear: http://lunchinabox.net/2007/04/30/opinionated-guide-to-lunch-gear-cookbooks/
[10] Need for speed: A mommy’s lunch manifesto: http://lunchinabox.net/2007/04/23/need-for-speed-a-mommys-lunch-manifesto/
[11] Food safety for packed lunches: http://lunchinabox.net/2007/05/08/food-safety-for-packed-lunches-updated/
[12] Biggie’s list of top speed tips, tutorials and equipment reviews: http://lunchinabox.net/top-tips/
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