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FYI - Westpfal is now (August 27, 2008) located at 115 W. 25th St., between Fifth and Sixth Aves. The phone number is the same.

oatmeal - steel cut oats cooked in my rice cooker overnight

I would love this for my sewing

Just don't store apples, onions, and potatoes together (near one another) - they make each other spoil.

I use small clear glass Anchor Hocking containers to keep cut fruit and veggies fresh (like lemons or onion) - they're sort of like square bowls with a glass lid. The lid probably isn't 100% airtight, but no detectable odors leak out (I would definitely have noticed if my fridge had gotten onion-y: yuck).

They're really cheap (I think mine were around $4), cute, dishwasher safe, and best of all, they're NOT plastic.

A simple cooler is functional and uses much less plastic that the item at issue here. Also, a simple cooler is unlikely to break. My point is not that cold drinks should not be enjoyed at picnics.

This item looks like it would fall apart after a summer or two of use (fewer moving parts, please), and then it ends up in a landfill. Are "Rolling Cooler/Picnic Tables" the best use of our limited resources?

It's not just that it's ugly...it's that it's made of lots of plastic. What's wrong with a (sustainable) cloth blanket and wicker basket? Or aren't people flexible enough to sit on the ground?