A Tin Lunch Pail is the New Paper Brown Lunch Bag

The Student Newspaper of John H. Pitman High School.

Viviana Fuentes, Front Page Editor (11)

April 2, 2012

A tin lunch pail is the new paper brown lunch bag. A tin lunch pail is the key to a fashionable, easy, and efficient lunch carrier. Personally, I have been trying to find the best way to take lunch to school. I have finally found the long desired answer—a tin, vintage-style lunch pail.

A vintage-style lunch pail is an efficient way to bring lunch, to stand out at school, and it can even be a great conversation piece to talk about at school. This old, forgotten way of carrying tin lunches can be great since food items can be kept cool due to the tin inside. What is also great about is that tin lunch pails are light to carry and they are not bulky to carry around.

This type of lunch pail is more efficient versus the lunch pails that have plastic lining inside due to the fact that they keep items fresher. The best part about tin lunch pails is that it saves food from getting squashed or soggy. Tin lunch pails are easy to clean and they are not easily stained like other lunch bags.

Another great thing about a vintage tin lunch pail is that they are not boring and they come in variety of sizes, colors, and themes. A tin lunch pail is a great way to show your personality and your favorite food, character, or TV show. There are so many varieties of sizes and themes that it is tempting to start collecting them. I personally have a small collection of four tin lunch pails. I have a small coke tin lunch pail, a soda theme of my favorite orange soda Crush, a Mickey Mouse theme , and my latest edition—my Elvis Presley lunch pail. What makes these lunch pails so great is that they are available for all ages and it can be fun way to carry your lunch in such a light and unique piece of tin.

There are a plethora of lunch pails being sold now in stores, since they are slowly coming back to use. You can find them on eBay, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Old Navy, lunchboxes.com, the Disney Store, candy shops, Sanrio, thrift shops, and special themed stores. The best time to find a tin lunch box is during August when it is the time to go back to school.

So if you are tired of smashed and soggy sandwiches, get rid of that old paper brown bag and try something fresh and vintage with a unique tin lunch pail.

About the Contributor

Viviana Fuentes, Senior Staff Writer (11)

Before the world knew me, my mom had already decided that my name was going to be Viviana Fuentes. I was named after her great-great grandmother, Viviana Montejano, who was from a small town in Mexico. I love my name because it is unique and different, just like me. My name means, “full of life” and I must say it lives up to who I am. Since I was little, I have been outgoing and always have a smile on my face. Also, I have been attracted to the world of art. As a little girl, I won many drawing contests and enjoyed dressing up mixing fashion trends. Getting compliments from others for my sense of style is an encouragement to continue exploring my creative side. I am not afraid to take risks and explore my abilities to my fullest potential. My life revolves around art, creativity, and happy things. Listening to music and playing the cello for seven years has been my hobby since fifth grade. I have enjoyed listening to and playing music, but I have also learned to express myself through dancing. You would conclude by what I have shared that my goal in life is to become a great fashion designer or an accomplished artist, but my aspirations are actually in the world of science. My hope and dream is to become a veterinarian, so I can help families who cannot afford medical health for their animals. I will continue living life to the fullest and can’t wait to put a “touch of class” to my chosen profession!

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A Tin Lunch Pail is the New Paper Brown Lunch Bag