Rubbermaid Lunch Blox - Salad Kit

CUSTOMER REVIEW



I'm 6'1", 180lbs, and I like a big healthy lunch. I was looking for a nice large container where I would be able to take a very big salad to work, so I bought this because it seemed like it was pretty big in the pictures. Unfortunately, this is a very small container for a salad in my opinion. If you want to have a salad as a side dish, this will work, but as your main meal, it's very, very small. It is the size they say it is, technically, I just expected it would be larger. I will post a picture of it above so you can see it in comparison to something else.



The dimensions that they list for this container above (4.8 x 5.2 x 5.6 inches) are a little bit deceiving because they don't say what those dimensions are for. They are the outside dimensions, counting the Blue Ice, and even then they are a bit generous in my opinion. You can use the measurements above to see if it will fit in your lunch box, but if you want to know the measurements of usable space with the insert removed, they are: 5.25"L x 4.25"W x 3.75"H. Yeah, notice how much that height measurement is! Not much! And if you want to use the insert, the height comes all the way down to 2 1/2 inches!!! Yeah, I'm NOT joking!!! Total volume capacity of the container without the insert is 5.2 cups, or 1.2 liters.



The salad kit is cool, very, very cool. It assembles just like Legos. You can opt to keep the insert out of the box if you want more room. Also, the Blue Ice attaches onto either the top or bottom of the salad kit, a great feature! There is a separate little container for your salad dressing. If you look closely at the picture above, you will see it sitting inside the insert. Well, if you don't want to use the insert, the salad dressing container attaches directly to the top of the salad kit, or even the top of the Blue Ice since it's all modular. It also fits nicely inside one of the compartments in the insert, so you have 3 options of where to put it. I just love how the Blue Ice attaches to it!



It keeps a pretty good seal on it, but if you have liquid in it and it tips over, the lid will stay attached, but it will slowly leak.



Overall, this is a great idea for a salad kit, but I'm sure it's going to be just too small for a lot of folks, so look at the picture I added up top. I'd love to send this back and get a refund, but it's just not expensive enough to justify the shipping costs. Had I seen it in the store I would have known immediately that it wouldn't do the job. I imagine kids and Victoria's Secret models will like it. If you're a guy, you'll hate it. If you're Rubbermaid, the adults out here would really appreciate a grownup size, and not just in this but in all your lunch blox containers.