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If you are in that very small group of people who fit at the intersection of "vaguely interested in bento," "does not own a bento box" and "lives near a Container Store," then you may be interested to know that they currently have bento boxes. Oh, they don't say they're bento boxes, but they've got a removable, adjustable divider, the right type of lid, and Japanese on the bottom explaining the temps to which it can go. And they LOOK exactly like bento boxes you can buy from Japan and various online sites, without the decorative embellishments like strange English and franchised characters. So, y'know, look like a duck, walk like a duck, quack like a duck...

They also have side containers and funky lunchboxes if you're interested.

If you want to start with a cheap one, get the non-clamp lid one. The smaller one is 610mL, enough to pack a decently-sized lunch for most non-athletic women if you're following traditional bento box guidelines and packing it tight with nutritionally and calorically dense foods like rice (roughly, 1mL = 1 calorie). The bigger box is better if you're an athletic woman, an average man, or just pack stuff a bit less tight.

I, uh, may own a few more bento boxes now. And this.

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The link to the guidelines is very helpful--thanks.

The lunch cube is great! We also have a bunch of the snack and dip containers that are at least five years old (from before The Boy started using bentos and his laptop lunchbox) and still going strong. Since we pack a school lunch and afterschool snack for an active almost 13 yo boy and a work lunch for me five days a week we keep our various bento boxes and lunch stuff in constant use!

I've been going strong on the bentos, most especially during the school year when I have to park farther from the building and walking to the car to go get lunch elsewhere just isn't particularly appealing. XD

I am very sad that I can't justify buying myself a bento box, as I always eat at home or in the school cafeteria and therefore never need to pack a lunch. I want one anyway! They're so darn cute! Those colored lunch cubes are darling.

Do eet! *enables*

You could always buy one as a "just in case". I use my bento boxes on day trips, as storage for my snacks between meals, for picnic lunches with friends... As soon as I bought them, I found so many uses for my bentos. :)