When the lunchbox arrived it was tightly suctioned in the closed position, so much so that I had to use a tool to pry it open. The silicone had over-compressed making it so that the clips did not engage. After letting it sit for a week the silicone did seem to bounce back a bit, and the box does stay closed due to friction between the lid and base. It's a very nice lunchbox but I'm not sure yet if I can trust it to stay closed in my child's backpack.

My daughter has been using this lunch box for over a year and it still looks brand new. My only request would be to sell the silicone cup as a replacement part since it's pretty vital to the functionality. Our daycare misplaced our daughter's and we aren't able to order a new one. It's definitely better to have the 4 compartments that cup provides instead of 3 to separate her food.

The latches stopped working well after maybe the first month of school. We kept using our boxes (tow of them) with a rubber band holding them shut. Halfway through the school year, the metal hinges broke. We kept the lids on with rubber bands. Not great

we've been using these lunch boxes for our young kids for over a year - they're great. good size, leak proof, easy for even our 3 year old to manage. one of the boxes had a latch come detached and the customer service was excellent - replaced it for us right away. i would definitely recommend this lunch box.

We have been through our fair share of different lunchboxes and finally came across these steel bentgo ones and won't go back to anything else now. They are so easy to clean, sturdy, practical and the perfect size. Forever our favourite lunchboxes! Customer service has also been great to deal with with questions and warranty issues

We love the stainless steel option, but our 4YO daughter is not able to open and close this box. It's also quite large and heavy. On the positive side, it does hold a lot of eats, and the removable cup is a nice bonus compartment. Though it says that this Bentgo box is intended for children ages 3 and up, it might be better for older children.

Bentgo lunchboxes are so fantastic, and these stainless steel ones are my favorite. The size of the compartments are perfect, and the silicone insert is great when you don't need the entire left side. (Just make sure your kids don't accidentally throw them out when disposing of the rest of their lunch). :) Highly recommend!

These bentgo boxes make travel convenient and easy when traveling with my food allergy toddler. From the zoo, to the beach, to play dates, it goes everywhere with us. The size is perfect, it allows for more than enough food and the silicone seal keeps each food item fresh.

The top color is peeling off leaving a trail of the material in our dishwasher, lunch box case and possibly in my child's food as it gets everywhere and hard to wipe away. Would love an updated version of just stainless so nothing peels off. Leave the color latches for personalization. Thanks

We have had two of these lunchboxes for just over a year now and after having tried multiple different brands/kinds, this one took the cake. It keeps the food separated, doesn't leak, and is resilient to the daily wear and tear of an elementary school kid. I would highly recommend this lunchbox.