Lunch Pail II (retired)

[sailormolly]

Addy's Tin Pail Lunch was made by Pleasant Company and American Girl and is reviewed in its own thread. This thread is for the BeForever Lunch Pail (and for comparisons between this version and the earlier Tin Pail Lunch). This set was released in 2014 and retired in 2017. It is associated with Addy Learns a Lesson.

Momma packs Addy a special lunch for school, including: A pretend bunch of juicy grapes. A make-believe meat pie. A pretend cookie that spells out “LOVE”. A pretty checked napkin to spread out under her meal. A metal pail with a removable lid to carry it all.


Old version vs new version.

PC is on the left, AG is on the right.
Addy school lunch 1 by Elizabeth, on Flickr

I was shocked at how much heavier the new pail is. I used my postal scale to weigh them. PC pail is 1.4 oz. AG pail is 5.1 oz!

Addy school lunch 2 by Elizabeth, on Flickr
Napkins are the same size and shape.

Addy school lunch 3 by Elizabeth, on Flickr

Addy school lunch 4 by Elizabeth, on Flickr

Addy school lunch 5 by Elizabeth, on Flickr

For the most part I prefer the PC version. The new pail is a lot studier though. It's less likely to be crushed flat if a heavy object would fall in it. And this is the one and only time that I prefer the clumped cookies. Those PC cookies are so tiny! I'm always paranoid that I'm going to lose them.

SailorMolly

[Librarian4]

I purchased this a couple of weeks ago and I must say, with the exception of the clumped together LOVE cookies, I like this version better. I love the color and design of the pail and I think the grapes and meat pie look much better. I also prefer the blue/white napkin. I never had a desire to purchase the first version and I'm glad AG re-released it in the new format.

[mamato2browneyedgi]

I love the new painted pail design, but I too was shocked and disappointed by how heavy it is!
I did not care for the new foods either, they are larger, and IMO, much "faker" looking than the PC version.
I would rate the new set a solid "B"

[JustMagicMaria]

I think this new version is very pretty. It's a bit fancy for Addy (who already has here old lunch pail anyway), so I gave it to Harriet.

Here are Addy and Harriet having lunch to compare the two sets.

Grade: A- (for the ginormous grapes)