No, I don’t work for them at all. I’ve been considering buying one for a while. My problem is, I work at home, so rarely need to use a lunch carrier!

As for this great bag, I’ve had mine for about two years and I think it’s fantastic. I use it for all kinds of things. On work days (I’m a teacher), it functions as my carry-all. My morning beverage goes in the side sleeve and my wallet, cell phone (in its own little Built NY protecting sleeve), keys, ID, and whatever else (like a gazillion pens, pencils, and dry erase markers) go in the main compartment. My drink stays cold on my commute (despite the Florida heat) so that when I get to my classroom or start morning duty, I have some cool refreshment rather than suffering a luke-warm beverage. Sometimes I don’t get a chance to crack open my drink for a few hours; luckily this great bag keeps it cool enough to still be enjoyable for even after three hours (although it won’t keep it cold all day). Oh! It also keeps my drink from “sweating” all over the other contents in my bag.

I also use this bag whenever I walk over to the community pool. I throw a couple of drinks, a reusable ice pack, and sun tan lotion in the big compartment and put my cell phone in the little side sleeve so it won’t get wet from any condensation. Works like a dream (again, this is in Florida).

I figure that each of us uses what works for us. In a world currently trying to go “green” anything reused is a benefit to the environment.

The problem with those grocery store bags is that very few people reuse them and they end up in the landfills. I bought reusable totes from my grocery store and just bring them with me when I shop. Now that saves all of us money because I don’t have to get plastic bags filled, my totes hold more than those plastic bags and they don’t split open due to the corners on boxes and things.

We recycle. I am amazed at how much can be recycled and the idea is not the cash return received. It is not using more of the raw resouces that require more use of energy and other things to be produced.

To use, lay the bandana on a flat surface diagonally. Put your lunch in the center. Fold the bottom corner of the bandana up over your lunch and tuck it underneath. Next, fold the top corner up over that. Finally, bring up the two sides and tie them securely. Here’s a pic of my wrapped lunch:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/drv1913/99445244/. Do a Goggle search on furoshiki to find other ways to tie it to fit around different shapes.

Personally, I had more spilling and leaking when I use to use a regular bag (whether lunch or grocery).

@gumnos – I know! How stupid of them. I’ll just have to cut my sandwich into a circle beforehand, I suppose. No big deal. I prefer dinner leftovers anyway (chicken and rice, beans, salads, pasta, etc.)

@Bobbi – I’ve been eying that Bento for months, but I just didn’t want to deal with the bulk. Some reviewers claimed it leaked, too, and that scared me away.

I agree my re-used grocery doesn’t keep my food cold or hot; but it saves space, is almost weightless, and it’s free. Did I mention eco-friendly? It also allows my lunch to fit into whatever space is free in my bag instead of having to make room for such a large pack (when the neoprene lunch tote is full, i doubt it’s very flexible to fit in the empty spaces of one’s bag).

I don’t know about elsewhere, but in NYC, every office I’ve ever worked in provides an employee refrigerator & microwave. So hot & cold for transport isn’t usually an issue for me..unless I need to transport ice cream.
Ice cream sundaes for mid-afternoon office snack? Now there’s an idea!

http://tinyurl.com/2qbcz4

It’s pricey, but it’s been worth it.

If I had round sandwiches, that fit in those, they would be great. I didn’t see any options in “sandwich-shaped”.

As someone else said if you really need to keep all your lunch together in one super-neat OCD bundle of lunchiness then wrap it up in plastic bag (you can reuse it to save the environment), or similar alternative, and then place it in your bag.

To be honest this looks like a gadget that a 40 year old geek living at home with his mum would be given to take his lunch to work in. I can see it now: “There we go mummy has made her soldier a little lunch and put it in your special lunch bag. Be careful out there in the big wide world my little love and don’t go near any nasty bees in case you get stung”.

If you really have to declutterer after eating your lunch then I’d vote with the collapsible containers.

http://tinyurl.com/3d49cw

If you carry the lunch pictured above, why do you need a carrying case? Each of those pieces can just be put into whatever bag or briefcase you’re already carrying. This bag is just unnecessary clutter.

/tongue in cheek