Lovely item. Giving 3 stars because there is no information about what type of varnish was used. Item has very strong varnish smell.

Looks as described, however mine came still strongly smelling of the vanish/stain used to treat the wood, whilst this doesn't ruin the product entirely it does require me to exert a little more effort as i will have to very scruitinous-ly scrub it in it's entirety before use.And even then it may require some airing time beforehand to finish whatever treatments have been applied.TL;DR: came strongly smelling of wood treatment chemicals; will be fine after extensive cleaning, comes as described and well packaged. 3/5 for my order experience 4.5/5 for the product itself.

This box is beautiful- it feels nice and the lid fits snugly, secured by an elastic band. The compartment separator comes out, so you could have larger items or portions in there. I got this for my daughter who is autistic and has sensory issues - she says she can ‘taste’ plastic when she uses an ordinary lunch box.I removed a star for 2 reasons:1. There are no instructions about washing - it doesn’t feel right to wash a wooden item, so I am cleaning it with a small amount of water and dish soap (not soaking it, wiping it), then drying it immediately.2. The oval shape is lovely, but doesn’t lend itself well to being secured with elastic around the middle.

It is a lovely object. well finished. I can not comment on use as it is intended as a gift.

The wood finish is lovely in person, it feels very nice to the touch, overall a very beautiful little bento box. Just what I wanted.