I recently bought a 'lunch cube' from sistema as I thought that it was a practical and useful design and had wanted one for a while. The cube consists of separate compartments, designed to hold individual pieces of fruit and a sandwich, without being squashed or next to another lunch box item.
I thought it was a fairly reasonable price at £3.50 but compared to a normal, rectangular box, it seems slightly overpriced. A rectangular box would have been a better buy as it would not have all the problems that I came across.
I was disappointed when I came to using the cube as I found I could not fit much in there. The section for sandwiches is barely wide enough for an average sandwich and rolls have to be squashed to fit. It will not even close fully when one is in there. I thought that the other sections may be better but I found that I was unable to fit a small apple in the either compartment, as the sections were not tall enough. The slightly larger section would not fit a packet of crisps or a banana but was too large for a cereal bar. I resorted to cutting my apple in half and wrapping it in foil, which is impractical and wasteful.
I thought that by using the 'lunch cube' I would minimise the time spent packing my lunch and also prevent my items from being squashed. I seem to spend more time attempting to use the space logically and all my items have to be squashed to fit in the cube, defeating the purpose of the box.
As it has all the individual sections, it is also quite difficult to wash by hand and it is hard to position it suitably in a dishwasher, without using too much space.
I have kept the lunch cube because I don't feel able to get rid of it yet, especially as I had praised the design and planned for one for a while before buying one but I would not advise people to buy a lunch cube unless they are prepared to change the contents of their lunch box and eat squashed sandwiches from now on.
