Several weeks ago I received an email from a representative working for Rubbermaid. She explained that Rubbermaid has just released a new line of decorative, fabric storage containers called "Bento." These storage boxes are unique because they feature "Flex Dividers" that allow you to easily create division inside the containers to organize the items while you store them. The dividers pop in and out based on what you need to store at the time...
In addition these storage boxes come with "Bento Toppers." The Topper can be used in two different ways. You can use the topper as a tray to contain items that are frequently used that you want to contain, or they can be used as a lid for the Bento Box by flipping over the Topper.
{Above: Bento Topper used as a tray.}
{Above: Bento Topper used as a lid on a Bento Box.}
I was intrigued. The idea of being able to create divisions within a box appealed to me. I also loved the idea of a storage container that was nice enough to be used as a decorative accessory in a room, so I agreed to review the boxes.
An assortment of various sizes of Bento Boxes and Toppers were shipped my way free of charge. There was no requirement made by Rubbermaid for me to write a review or to write a positive review.
Nevertheless, that is exactly what I'd like to do. A picture is worth a thousand words and I'm sure you've already drawn the conclusion that these boxes are both stylish and practical. The smaller ones are perfect for office, kitchen, craft or sewing supplies and the larger ones would work well for magazines, winter sweaters, throws or sewing/craft projects. I love the fact that I can divide the boxes into compartments. It is the perfect way to "divide and conquer" the clutter in my home.
Another practical aspect about the Bento Boxes are the Toppers. They are easy to remove from the box, and they can be tucked into the top of the box to create a ledge all around the top of the box or flipped to create a more conventional lid on the box.
For prices and more product information go to Joann's.
Now for the Give Away...
I have been invited to hold a give away on my blog for the same set of Bento Boxes and Toppers that I received. The prize will be similar to the "Paprika" set in the photo above. The value of the set is $215.93!
To enter the Bento Box and Toppers Give Away follow these simple instructions...
- Leave a comment below.
- No anonymous comments please, I need an email address or accessiblity to a public blog in order to contact the winner.
- The give away is only open to U.S. and Canadian residents.
- You may enter once through Monday, September 17th.
- Tuesday morning, September 18th, the winner will be announced.
- Rubbermaid will ship the prize directly to the winner's address.
This is, in my opinion, the best give away I've ever hosted on my blog.
I'm so happy to be able to offer my readers the chance of winning this fabulous prize.
Good luck to all!
137 comments:
Wow, those are neat, I'll have to look into them!
Very cool! I love hiding clutter!
Ooo so cute! I just did some Fall cleaning and these would be great to help organize the things I kept!
I SO need those for my living room, maybe even in this messy sewing room too. Thanks!
WOW! What a great giveaway. I think I could really put those boxes to good use.
This is a great giveaway. I love pretty boxes!
I'm sure I could fill that set up with all sorts of fun stuff!
i love the red ones put my name in the hat thanks
I've seen these and they look great
These are great. Trying to become more organized so these would be quite helpful - between the crafts, kid toys and just stuff everywhere, I need all the help I can get.
I love the idea of these! Would love to try some out!
Wow! I would love to have some Bento Boxes!
I would love these!
kmrowley1@gmail.com
Oh I would LOVE to win this....I need some serious organiztion help! :) And these are so cute!!!
jen_0817@yahoo.com
Those look great! I'd love to give them a try! Thanks!
I would love to be the winner!
Those are great! I'm impressed!
I love organization tools. Thanks for the chance!
These are amazing, and such a surprise that they are from Rubbermaid!Thanks for the chance to win them!
PICK ME, PICK ME! With my first Grandbaby due tomorrow (9/6/12), I have lots of projects going and could use the organization....
The Rubbermaid Bento Boxes look like a great fabric storage system. I would love to win them.
These are so nifty. With my little ones out of sight out of mind is my mantra.
Amazing and practical! I can think of many uses for them in my elementary school classroom!
Wow, these look great to organize all the craft stuff!
I am really working on becoming more organized and these would be a great help. Thanks for the wonderful giveaway :)
Renee
fattybumpkins at yahoo dot com
Wow, these would be perfect for the sewing room I'm in the process of organizing! Thanks for the shout-out; I'll have to take a peep at them next time I'm out..
queserasera2 [at] yahoo [dot] com
These look awesome! I love the slight flexibility, and I could definitely see them being used for toy organization in my dual purposed living room/childcare area.
I am a big fan of containers and boxes (especially ones made specifically for organizing) because organizing is one of my favorite things to do. Really. I'd love to win!
These look like something I could use - a lot! Love to have this set!
janny_wan@yahoo.com
Looks like a great thing! I'm always looking for new ways to be organized! Maryfdavis {at} gmail {dot} com
I need some nicer containers for crafty clutter and these seem perfect! Thanks for the chance to win!
They look like really great boxes. I love boxes of all kinds. I especially like the lids for these. If I don't win them, I will have to search high and low for them.
How fun! Can a girl EVER have too many organizational containers? And I LOVE the Paprika.
I'd love to have a chance to try these out!
Oh My! These would be perfect for my craft room redo. I'll have to check them out at JoAnns.
I could really find so many uses for these in my home.
winit6@hotmail.com
Oh, organization! How my pregnant brain loves that. These are super!
More cute storage containers? Yes, please!
Very cool way to hide the clutter.
Those are so cool! I will have to find them. My husband is obsessed with containers and would love these!:)
How couldn't use more organization & storage. If it looks that pretty all the better.
What great boxes! I love boxes to organize more of my stuff in!
Blessings,
Diane
These are so cool! And stylish to display in the living room to hide toys =)
Awesome! My craft area could sure use some organization and I'm lovin' these Bento Boxes! :) Yay Rubbermaid!
Another perfect example of a simple, yet creative idea to be used in so many different ways and spaces...why can't I come up with such great ideas? I'd love to win these and put them to good use in my home!! Thank you for the opportunity.
Super cute! I'd love to try them out!
I need help with organizing my home. These would be a great start.
I would seriously love a set of these! And Rubbermaid makes them? Very cool! Even if I don't win a set, I will still look into buying some. My sewing room is small and ever so cluttered...these would help tremendously!
Gina Koston
Gina's Custom Creations
GinasCustomCreations@yahoo.com
Oh my... pretty and practical Rubbermaid storage? Thank you Rubbermaid!! Say good bye to "Rubbermaid Blue" and hello to Paprika... I could definitely use some of these in my life! Thanks for the giveaway.
These are awesome boxes. I might even be able to get organized. Love the red!
Dona
sewingmilesofsmiles.blogspot.com
I have been looking at these in the store lately and think they would be great for our new shelves we are having built for our electronics and dvd collection.
Leaving now to shop and will definitely be looking for these new storage ideas.
I could sure use these. My 25 year old daughter and 2 grandkids (ages 1.5 and 3) just moved in with me after a bad breakup with her fiance of 2 years. We are storing all of her things and the house is a cluttered chaos. - Karen
Those are awesome!! Would love to try those out in the kid's playroom!
crystagreen@gmail.com
Oh my stinkin heck! I started working from home and I have 2 boxes of stuff from my office that I need to find storage for, especially since my desk is in my living room. I SO need these. Yay! Thanks for passing this along. Even if I don't win, I see this in my house in short order!
I can't count the ways I could use these--and so stylish!
Thanks,
Rhonda
rhondajzap@yahoo.com
How perfect - I really need these and would put them to such good use!!
Fabulous give away! I can just imagine all the ways I could use these in my home.
barberg@sbcglobal.net
Wow! How lovely and useful these Bento boxes must be!! Your display and use of them in your surroundings makes them very attractive. Unique toppers, too!
To have all my paper crafting supplies so well arranged would upgrade the looks of my shelving!
Best wishes..........~Sandie
I really need these boxes! They look great.
I love these boxes!! Toss my name into the hat please and thanks for the chance!!!
Finally there is help for the unorganized!
I think everyone would enjoy these and I hope I win!
We are remodeling and these boxes would look great in our new spaces!
Rubbermaid is really pressing the envelope in the best way for storage solutions! Awesome!
Very nice! I know just where I would use them!
These look great! I love that they are practical and stylish! Would love to try them out!
I love that they are functional AND attractive!
The boxes look super. Just what I need to help on my quest to be organized.
Very nice and they match my decor :)
These are prefect for my craft space or to store projects while you're working on them because of the flexibility of the inner compartments.
Id love to be entered in this give-away
-a
Wow,I love it when things are nice to look at and practical. Now if they were just less expensive (i.e. free). :-)
Very nice! I just saw these in a magazine this week, and without a description had no idea why they are called 'bento' boxes...now I know! Thank you for the chance to win a set.
Wow, they look like great storage boxes. I can always use more storage.
Wow this is cool. I love these.
Great idea Rubbermaid, always trying to improve storage capabilities for everyone. Great give a way. Hope i win. Thanks for allowing us such a great prize.
Rubbermaid is a great product and these are really neat! If I don't win them, I'll have to check them out!
Thank you for the giveaway!
Have been wanting to try these for some time. Hoping to win!!
jednc @ hotmail .com
Thanks forth he give away. What an awesome idea from Rubbermaid!
countrynana340at gmail dot com
I am always looking for ways to organize things for my family of six. These bento boxes would be a fantastic way to organize. Thanks for the chance to win!
Thanks for introducing me to such a great new line! Love it :)
These would be great for my family to use! I know we would get lots of use out of them.
nancyscouture at gmail.com
I've been wanting some of these ever since I was sent an email promotion a few months ago. They look very cool and I love the paprika color.
Those look neat - thanks for the review! The topper is just what I need on my ottoman to control the remotes :)
Very nice organizational boxes! I am currently organizing my sewing and school rooms so these would sure come in handy! :)
Wow these are beautiful and so versatile. They would look amazing in so many places in my home. My mind keeps thinking of different ways I could use them.
These are so beautiful. My condo has a "library" room full of open bookshelves. I would love to win a set to try them out for storage on these shelves.
I particularly love the red ones!
I love this set and the ideal this would love great in my livingroom
purple_lover_04 at msn dot com
I love the set, and what a great idea. I love to organize my stuff and I'm always looking for new and stylish ways to do it!
This giveaway closes on my birthday. I would love to have these boxes as a birthday present!
Those are fabulous. What a great idea. I could use several sets of these to get me organized. Thanks Suzanne!
wow what a great giveaway! These bento
box storage boxes look amazing. Classy but also a great way to organize things. Thanks for the chance to win. Cehlinger1 at gmail.com
The Bento boxes are amazing! I'd love to see them in person and put them to good use! Thanks for the opportunity!
Stephmansdoerfer@yahoo.com
This blog is great! Your patterns are fantastic- what great gift ideas! The rubbermaid set is pretty cool too :)
always looking for storage ideas! These are really cute!
These boxes are fabulous! Having recently moved, I am finally finding time to organize my project room! Awesome options for organization.
Love the idea of moveable compartments!
Wow! I love this idea...Would love to win and give them some crafty items to store!
My new dorm room could sure use these to help me get organized!
These look really neat!
Love it! I may have to look into these for my craft room.
What a fabulous idea and so nice to look at!
Those look so cool! I might have to go check them out in person!!
These would be such a great help for our nursery!
Those look wonderful for organizing!
Just Moved into ranch level home one story. I am trying to reorganize and move in to accommodate my new lifestyle which includes a wheelchair walker and hoping for full time use of a cane. Love this boxes I never knew Rubbermaid made this type storage boxes.
I was just looking to get organized around the house and these look great!
These boxes look great and very stylish!
Excellent! These are very stylish storage containers indeed.
Those look great. I'd love to use them to help organize our new, much smaller home.
Anything to hide the clutter! I love all the neat ideas I see on your blog! Thanks for the give away!
I have some of these Bento boxes and love them...would love to win more! I use them in my sewing room to store supplies. The are displayed on top of my large armoire and look great while keeping the supplies close at hand. Great giveaway!
liking these more and more :)
I LOVE these boxes...clutter be gone!! I'd love to win them :) donnaloyd@comcast.net
These look amazing! They would be a great solution for our new home, 100 years old with limited storage.
These would be absolutely amazingly for organizing things in my dorm room!
I would love to try these. Thanks!
These look great...with five kids, we can use all the organizational help we can!
Thanks for a fun giveaway!
Julie
wjtrout@paulbunyan.net
would love to win these!
Love these boxes and the color is so great!!! What a beautiful way to tame the clutter in my house! Thanks for the chance to win.
What a great product - especially great for the "organizationally challenged" like me!
These just blow my sox off! I'm a huge Rubbermaid fan anyway, and I LOVE these boxes!
Fantastic idea! These would be sooooooo useful in my craft room. I'm partial to the red ones but would be pleased as punch with any color or pattern if I were to be the lucky winner!!
Kitty
Oooohhhhh the things I could put in these wonderful boxes! Love them and the flexibility they provide! Just found your blog and I'm loving your projects! Thanks!!
This would look great on my bar. I love them. Tiffypoot @ (aol.com)
These look intriguing. Thanks for the opportunity to win a set.
Christine
really like the designs they have. Hope they get more colors though :)
I could do WONDERS with these now that I'm a new mom. I absolutely love them. Any word on if they are released to the public yet?
I need these so much..Thanks for the chance to win..
saw that they had these on amazon, but would LOVE to win them!
Love the idea of these! With our growing children we have plenty of uses for them.
Love the look of these! With our growing we could surely put these to good use (and get rid of some unsightly cardboard boxes!). Thank you for the opportunity.
count me in-yes to stylish organization. thanks.
Those are awesome looking storage containers. I love how stylish they look too. Beautiful.
Those would be great, especially because I need to organize our new house.
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