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It’s a bad habit of mine to get obsessed with things. Then go out and need to acquire a small quantity. Lately it’s lunch boxes or bags. I’ve got a couple and, when I was working, used to swap them out on a regular basis.

My favorite, that I used quite often, was my small Harrods bag. It’s the perfect size and I have 3 of them in the house. The oldest bag, that I received many years ago, I used as Rowdy’s bag. Whenever we went somewhere, all his stuff fit perfectly in it. I now can’t seem to find it. Cute, got lots of compliments on it, white with a Westie pattern. Oh, and it was a bad idea going online to find the pics, Harrods has a couple new designs that I liked. I wonder if I should buy them.

2007 Harrods Bags

I also have the Zojirushi Mini Bento. It’s the perfect size, not too big, not too small. I was looking at the lunch jars, but they’re way too big. I also have a couple inexpensive bento boxes. I get them from the dollar store in Little Tokyo, but they’re not insulated. And me being lazy, usually ruin them after putting it in the microwave. I know, you’re not supposed to microwave anything in plastic.

Zojirushi Mini Bento

This past July, I had to buy this cute neoprene insulated bag up in Carmel by the Sea. It’s a red and white floral design, similar to the one pictured below. Not sure who makes it, I found it at a Longs or CVS, can’t remember which drugstore it was. We were getting snacks and drinks for the ride home and I thought it’d be a great way to keep the drinks cold.

Insulated lunch bag

But what started this post was the newest generation of lunch boxes, TAB from Rosti Mepal. Moco Loco featured them on their blog and I really want one.

TAB lunch boxes by Rosti Mepal

I was going to show you the mini, bento rice cooker. They had them at Marukai earlier this year. You can make 1 cup or rice or use it to heat up your lunch. I couldn’t find it anymore. But I did find a USB lunch warmer available at gadget4all.com. For all those that just can’t step away from the computer long enough to eat.

USB lunch bag warmer

And, since we’re talking about lunch and bentos, check out Anna The Red’s latest bento masterpieces. She has so many, I couldn’t pick my favorite. She even has a “How To” section. If only someone would make me one of those cute bentos. I probably wouldn’t be able to eat it, way too cute.