mylunch ([info]mylunch) wrote in [info]bentolunch,
@ 2007-05-29 09:42:00
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Online Bento Shopping Guide
All the stores were added to this list at the request of at least one member of the community in order to avoid referring people to bad sellers/stores. If anyone has a bad experience, please let me know and we can remove them from the list or start a list of stores to avoid.

eBay stores & sellers:
Canada:
Southampton Creations - bento boxes and accessories

Japan:
Store In Japan - bento boxes and accessories
Nagomi, Inc - bento boxes
Tokyo Gift – bento box sets
Seller bamboo70 – bento box sets
Jbox/Jlist on eBay - bento boxes and accessories (some items are shipped from USA)
Japan Souvenir - traditional and thermal bento boxes - BUYER BEWARE: click here, here and here for details.
Bento Yum Store - Sells complete matching bento sets. Prices range from about $22-$30, shipping included.

USA:
The Bento Store – bento boxes, accessories and cookbooks
Bento Obento Shop - bento boxes, accessories and tools
Kitticorner - bento boxes
hellokittie76 - bento box sets


Stores:
Japan:
Jbox – bento boxes and accessories

USA:
Asian Utensils - accessories and cookbooks
Amazon - thermal lunch jars, laquer bento boxes and cookbooks
Utsuwa no Yakata - mostly pottery and tableware, traditional laquer bento boxes
Resuable Bags - laptop lunch kits, other lunch containers that are good for bento, and To-Go Ware bamboo utensils
Snapware - larger bento-style boxes and plain, undecorated boxes
Laptop Lunches - plastic laptop lunch boxes and accessories
Sugarcharms - bento boxes and accessories.


Many local asian food markets have the same items available as well; please see the geographic shopping guide.



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[info]mylunch
2007-05-29 01:54 pm UTC (link)
This is an admin repost so Ye New Maintainers can keep the guides up to date. Please post suggestions to this entry (as opposed to the previous one, which we can't update).

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[info]thejenn1
2007-06-01 04:52 pm UTC (link)
The person that went on a custom shopping trip for me to get me all my bento gear has opened up shop and is selling bentos at my blog. She ships from Japan and sells complete matching sets. Prices range from about $22-$30 (including shipping.)

Bento Yum Store - http://www.bentoyum.com/?page_id=2

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[info]mylunch
2007-06-01 05:01 pm UTC (link)
Posted!

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Erm
[info]gabby_black
2007-06-20 02:14 pm UTC (link)
You wouldn't know where I could find a Nightmare Before Christmas bento box would you?
I could only find one, and it came with a baby spoon and fork, I was kinda hoping for ones with chop sticks...

Also, thanks for these links, i'm having so much fun looking at all the cute bentos and the little sauce bottles X3

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Re: Erm
[info]ichigo_ni_naru
2007-10-27 03:06 pm UTC (link)
My friend JStuffSale on ebay sells them. :D And if she's sold out at the moment, she will go pick one up for you.

And I want her added to the list. ^^ She sells bento, accessories, sets, cooking pans...and a whole lotta cute stuff. <3

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[info]piroskalijug
2008-07-17 12:12 pm UTC (link)
A lot of the shops there sell bento sets and cooking supplies. If you are near a Korean market, you may want to check it out.

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[info]ichigo_ni_naru
2008-07-18 04:08 am UTC (link)
Are you sure this reply was meant for me? O_O;

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SugarCharms
[info]evilxylophone
2007-07-04 01:53 am UTC (link)
I found this while searching today. I haven't ordered from them as of yet, but they have a nice selection at good prices.

http://www.sugarcharms.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=50

I've not found anything bad about them by googling them. I may try to order some things this weekend.

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Re: SugarCharms
[info]evilxylophone
2007-07-07 08:42 pm UTC (link)
Ordered from there earlier this week, just got my box.

They include 5 sushi grass deviders and a fish sauce bottle with every bento purchase.

They have pretty fast shipping and wrap everything in pink tissue paper and a brown ribbon. ^_^

I'm gonna order more from them now lol.

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Re: SugarCharms
[info]mylunch
2007-07-09 02:20 pm UTC (link)
Posted.

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Re: Sugar Charms
(Anonymous)
2007-09-09 01:11 am UTC (link)
I emailed Sugar Charms about a question regarding the type of plastic used in the different bento boxes they carry. They not only promptly replied to my question, but also updated their site in a matter of days to include the information on each of the bento product pages! Excellent customer service. I also ordered a couple of things from them and as the previous poster mentioned, the order arrived promptly, wrapped very well in bubble wrap and pink paper/brown ribbon, with free sushi grass dividers and a fish sauce bottle. If I do anymore online ordering for bento, I will definitely check the Sugar Charms site first! (I have no affiliation with the vendor, yada yada yada).

Best, Dee Dee
http://sequink.typepad.com

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bento obento store
(Anonymous)
2007-08-05 05:13 pm UTC (link)
Just a warning, but the bento obento store on ebay has been listing a lot of things recently that are from the dollar tree. Little 1/4 cup containers with lids and some take and toss knock offs that she is selling for a lot more than they are at the dollar tree. She has a lot of other good stuff, so just a warning to be on the look out.

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[info]brownjb
2007-09-20 08:36 pm UTC (link)
What about the adventures in bentomaking store? adventuresinbentomaking.com/store . There are some great stuff that's pretty inexpensive!

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Los Angeles bento shopping
[info]feuilles
2007-11-26 05:11 am UTC (link)
Hello everyone!!!
Just bought a Mini Bento set from Zojirushi and I just joined the community too!
Anywho, for anyone that's in Los Angeles, you can shop around in Little Tokyo at many grocery shops like Mitsuwa and Marukai to find some really great deals on lots of the accessories too. They even have some $1 type stores that sell lots of Japanese products.

Thanks moderator for a great community!

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adding people to the online bento store list
[info]phoenixbento
2007-12-10 03:12 am UTC (link)
HI! How do you add someone to the online bento store list?
Thanks!

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[info]slashysunshine
2007-12-14 02:39 am UTC (link)
I bought 3 bento boxes from a site called ModCloth. Just search for snack and there ya go!

Link:

http://www.modcloth.com/store/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=snack&osCsid=u0ir5bede0q59g9i29llmt32i0

I bought all 3 and I love them!

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The Bento Store Closing
[info]myummy82
2008-01-12 02:10 am UTC (link)
Hey guys! In 2005 while living in rural Japan, I started The Bento Store as the first store dedicated solely to bento boxes and bento accessories. After 3 wonderful years, I have finally decided to close my store to pursue a career in my hometown of Lexington, Virginia. I will be slowly selling off the rest of my stock on Ebay and BidVille as time permits, so look out for some great deals!

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Tokyo Gift ripped me off
(Anonymous)
2008-02-19 08:32 am UTC (link)
If you order from Tokyo Gift, be sure to get insurance. I ordered a veg cutter from them, and did not ask for insurance. I assumed it would be well-packed (in a box). No,they mailed out a hollow aluminum object, packed in an unpadded PAPER ENVELOPE. The cutter was crushed and unusable when it arrived. I mailed it back to them at my own expense, with a polite letter in English and Japanese, asking for a replacement. They never responded. It's too bad; they have a nice selection, but I'll never patronize them again.

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Jlist
(Anonymous)
2008-02-25 02:07 pm UTC (link)
I ordered my first bento from Jlist, and after 5 days when nothing happened (didn't get any reply that they sent my package), I sent them a mail asking for information.

I didn't get an answer.

I sent another mail 8 days in. Didn't get an answer to that one either.

Finally, they did ship my package *10 days* after they had extracted the money from my account (and 11 days since I ordered). Mind you everything that I ordered was in stock. I wanted fast shipping, and paid the money for it, but what's the point if it's sent way past the time you thought it would get here.

Not ordering from them again.

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New Store Opening
[info]iloveobento_com
2008-03-12 04:56 am UTC (link)
Here's a new online Bento store!

www.ILoveObento.com

I'm the owner, and would love you guys to check it out. We're not perfect, but we'll try to get you what you need!

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Re: New Store Opening
[info]mi_nion
2008-05-04 04:28 am UTC (link)
I must compliment your store. I order from there, got my order fast and when I had a question it was answered quickly and easily.
I would definitely buy from here again.

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[info]stonemaven
2008-03-13 04:40 am UTC (link)
DealExtreme has bentos from time to time. I just bought this one!
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.10617

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New Online Bento Source
[info]mybentolunch
2008-03-26 10:27 pm UTC (link)
Hi All,
I have had so many requests to do personal shopping, I have opened an online store for bento and accessories. It is still very new, so I will be stocking it with alot more stuff in the coming days. Shipping is a flat $4 for the first item and $1 for each additional. I am just trying to help everyone get affordable bento supplies without outrageous ebay prices! Thanks and if there is something in particular you are looking for, just ask!! http://bentocrazy.com/

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Re: New Online Bento Source
[info]spankyou24_8
2008-04-28 07:44 pm UTC (link)
I just got my stuff in from your store today :) I love everything so much, thank you! I highly recommend her store everybody! :)))
<3 Becca

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Re: New Online Bento Source
[info]eden_fyre
2008-06-28 05:41 pm UTC (link)
I love your store! UK shipping is very reasonable and things tend to arrive in good time. I'll be back to order more as soon as I get some money! Thanks so much!

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Re: New Online Bento Source
[info]evilp0op
2008-04-07 06:48 pm UTC (link)
I can vouch for the bentocrazy shop. I ordered on 3/26, it shipped on 3/31, and arrived on 4/4! Everything was in perfect condition and she even included freebies!! I will definitely shop from her again and encourage others to as well!

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Re: New Online Bento Source
(Anonymous)
2008-04-13 12:06 am UTC (link)
I'd like to vouch for BentoCrazy, too. I put in an order last week to take advantage of the free bento, but I asked her to hold the order a couple days in case she added anything more in the store I wanted. She did, and not only that, she went out and got the things I was looking for, threw in an extra free goody, and everything came quick. She also let me change part of my order. She shipped on a Monday, I received the box on the first Saturday after. Best of all, the freebies (box and extra goody) were right in the theme of what I was looking for! She's an awesome seller with reasonable prices and shipping.

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Another Cool Online Bento Store
(Anonymous)
2008-04-15 03:37 am UTC (link)
Ichiban Kan (http://www.ichibankanusa.com) also has lots of bento items.
They keep a blog at http://blog.ichibankanusa.com to post updates on new products and what not.

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Re: Another Cool Online Bento Store
[info]platedlizard
2008-06-25 10:20 pm UTC (link)
This is a good store. They ship fast and item price and shipping are EXTREMELY reasonable. I would definitely order from them again. They have nice items at dollar store prices.

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Opened a new shop
[info]ohhhhhthehorror
2008-04-21 05:29 am UTC (link)
Hi everyone.
I opened up a new shop at megasuperbento.ecrater.com
I have tons of feedback on Ebay, Makeupalley, Laundromatic and Etsy under the user name ohhhhhthehorror.
Thanks!

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Re: Opened a new shop
[info]ohhhhhthehorror
2008-05-04 03:39 am UTC (link)
http://megasuperbento.ecrater.com/ now ships to the US and Canada!

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[info]zdafos
2008-06-20 06:38 pm UTC (link)
http://www.ichibankanusa.com/ I found this today, the prices are pretty good.

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[info]minuitlotus
2008-07-01 02:00 pm UTC (link)
I've been using www.bentocrazy.com for all my purchases. I think their prices are good, the shipping is cheap and it's been really good for me.

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