No Longer Working Remote? We Found the Cutest and Most Functional Lunch Bag for Your Return to the Office

Five years after remote work became popular, many people are finding themselves heading back to the office. If you’re one of them, we have just the thing to make the transition a bit easier.

Aside from swapping your comfy leggings for office-appropriate attire and making sure your work bag is packed with essentials, returning to the office also means it’s back to packed lunches. While we have plenty of lunch ideas to get you through the workday, our favorite hack for sparking some joy while you eat at your desk is with an adorable lunch bag. The best part? One of our favorites is currently on sale.

This Vera Bradley nylon lunch cooler is as cute as it is functional—plus, you can save $17 for a limited time. Lightweight, water-repellant, and made from 100 percent recycled fabric, it comes in four solid colors and two patterns, including summer-ready styles like butterflies and lotus blossoms.

Vera Bradley Nylon Lunch Cooler

The bag’s soft diamond-quilted pattern on the outside adds a coziness not typical of a standard lunch bag, while the polyester lining inside makes it easy to wipe up spills and helps keep your lunch cold for hours. The eight-inch deep bag is seven inches tall and eight inches wide, so there’s plenty of room for a full lunch (plus some extra snacks). The bag has a built-in top strap for hand-carrying and a 52-inch adjustable strap if you’d prefer to sling it over your shoulder or wear it crossbody style.

A zipper closure ensures your food stays cold in the bag, while two exterior slip pockets can hold extras like condiments, a water bottle, or even your phone. The bag is also easy to clean—just wipe it down with mild detergent and a damp cloth, then lay it flat to dry.

Shoppers say the bag is sturdy, has plenty of room, and holds its shape after washing. “This Vera Bradley Cooler Bag is everything you’d hope and expect. Not only is it functional and durable, but it is also stunning,” wrote one reviewer. “It’s large enough to hold a six-pack of soda or your lunch and dinner, but also dainty and soft enough to look more like a purse or everyday bag, especially with its shoulder strap. The zipper is large, plastic, and solid.”

Shoppers say the bag’s excellent insulation keeps food cold for an entire work shift and would also be great for a road trip to keep drinks cold. “This is a really cute lunch cooler that works really well. I packed my lunch in it (no ice pack, but [cold food] straight from the fridge) and then left it in my car. When I came back for it, my lunch was still nice and cool,” wrote one five-star reviewer. “This is a great size to use as a cooler too. For me, it’s the perfect size to pack a couple drinks for an afternoon at the pool.”

There’s no saying how long the Vera Bradley lunch cooler will be on sale, so you’ll want to grab it now while you can save 32 percent. Keep scrolling to shop some of our other favorite lunch bags, with prices starting at $12.

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