I recently had the opportunity to try out LunchSkins reusable sandwich and snack bags. “Try out” is an understatement too because I do not think we have stopped using them since the moment we received them.
It makes me feel great every time we use a LunchSkins instead of a plastic bag or plastic wrap. Litterless Lunch days at school became a snap when we received our LunchSkins.
If you are not familiar with LunchSkins, they are reusable Sub ($10.95), Sandwich ($8.95) & Snack ($7.85) bags. The best things about LunchSkins are that they are dishwasher-safe and according to LunchSkins, they are made out of a high quality food-safe fabric, used by professional bakers.
I was wondering if they would be hard to wash, but they are actually very easy to wash. They can easily be cleaned in the dishwasher and do not take up much space at all. They are also quick and easy to hand wash if you prefer to hand wash them.
The Velcro that closes the reusable bags can, like any Velcro, gather lint or anything that will stick in the Velcro. I can easily keep it clean by rubbing the Velcro with my finger, nail or a dish washing brush.
With a Velcro enclosure there are little openings in the corners so if something can be squashed and turned into crumbs or liquid then it can leak out. It is not a zip enclosure like a plastic bag. So if there are grapes or oranges in the snack bags and your little one squashes them in their bag the juice can leak out the corners of the snack bag. Crumbs can sneak out as well too. Having said all that, without a totally Ziploc type style bag, there is just not a way to make the reusable bags entirely leak proof. Also, it does take a lot to make the bags leak. In order to have it happen I myself had to simulate the experience as if someone really squashed the items in the bags. This is also not something that would deter me from purchasing more of the reusable bags.
The benefit is the positive impact you are having on the environment every time you choose to use a reusable snack, lunch or sub LunchSkins instead of a plastic bag that will fill up the landfill.
If you want to Shop for your LunchSkins you can check out the LunchSkins Store. They have $5.95 Shipping to US Cities.
In the LunchSkins Store you can check out all their patterns. Their is a pattern to suit every style with 10 Sandwich Bag Styles, 4 Snack Bag Styles, and 2 Sub Bag Styles.
If you want to read all the Buzz about LunchSkins you can check out their Buzz Page where you can see that LunchSkins have been mentioned by O Magazine and The Martha Stewart Show.
LunchSkins has been wonderful enough to offer one LunchSkins Sandwich Bag and one LunchSkins Snack Bag to one of our US Fans.
This contest is open to Residents of the Continental US States and will close on October 31st, 2011 at 9:00 pm Pacific Time.
EACH STEP LISTED BELOW IS FOR ONE ENTRY AND REQUIRES A SEPARATE COMMENT.
1. Visit LunchSkins Website and then come back and leave a comment on this contest telling me what your favorite style/pattern is.
2. Like LunchSkins on Facebook and then come back and let us know in a separate comment that you have done this.
3. Like MomMomOnTheGo on Facebook and come back and let us know in a separate comment that you have done this.
4. Share this contest on Facebook and/or Twitter and then come back and leave a separate comment letting us know that you have shared the contest. You can share the contest as much as you want, but you can only leave one separate daily comment telling us that you have shared the contest.
The winner will be notified by email upon close of the contest and will have 24 hours from the sent time on the winning email to respond in order to claim their prize. If a response is not received within the 24 hour time frame, then that person will be disqualified and a new winner will be drawn. The same rules apply for all re-draws.
The prize is one LunchSkins Sandwich Bag and one LunchSkins Snack Bag. There is not an option to exchange the prize for any other product, have a store credit or take cash instead of the prize. So please only enter if you wish to win the LunchSkins.
Good Luck.
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