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The Stormshopping 10-pack catering trays occupy an unusual position in this category: they are the only lidded sandwich tray reviewed here in a gold or champagne-tinted colour. Every other reusable lidded tray in this category — the Zumart, ebake, and Coselena — uses a clear or black base. If your event has a gold or champagne colour scheme and the serving tray aesthetic matters, this is the only option reviewed here that delivers it. That distinction is real, and for a wedding buffet, a milestone birthday, or a formal dinner where gold tableware is already in use, matching trays have genuine appeal.
Before continuing: there is only one global rating on this listing at the time of writing, with no written review text. This assessment is based on product specifications and the category context from the other trays reviewed here. Treat it as a provisional assessment — not a verified buyer verdict.
The Single Most Important Specification: 4.5cm Height
The height of 4.5cm stated in the listing is the total combined height of the tray plus lid. The listing is explicit: ‘The height is 4.5 cm, including the lids height.’ This makes the Stormshopping tray the shallowest reviewed in this category by a significant margin. The Zumart 10-pack — reviewed separately and available at the same £12.99 price — has a combined height of 6cm. The Coselena (7cm external) and ebake (7.5cm external) are deeper still.
What does 4.5cm mean in practice? The triangular sandwich issue flagged across the Zumart and Coselena reviews — where the diagonal point of a stacked triangular sandwich exceeds available clearance — will be more acute here. Even rectangular-cut sandwiches with generous fillings or thick doorstep bread may approach the 4.5cm ceiling. The listing specifically describes this as a tray for sweet treats, party food, and mini cakes — the ‘mini’ qualifier is notable and suggests these are sized for smaller portions than a standard catering format. If your sandwiches are thin and uniformly cut, 4.5cm may be sufficient. If you are making generous filled sandwiches, verify your sandwich height against this clearance before ordering.
Footprint
At 33 x 25.4cm the footprint is comparable to the Zumart (33.5 x 24cm) and Coselena (33.5 x 24cm). The Stormshopping tray is marginally wider at 25.4cm versus 24cm. This is not a meaningful practical difference but does mean slightly more working surface area per tray, which partially compensates for the shallower depth if you are laying food flat rather than stacking it.
Price Versus Alternatives
At £12.99 for 10 trays (£1.30 each, currently 7% off RRP), the Stormshopping tray is priced identically to the Zumart 10-pack. The Zumart offers a 6cm height versus the Stormshopping’s 4.5cm, 1,432 reviews versus one, and Amazon’s Choice status. If colour is not a requirement, the Zumart is the objectively stronger choice at the same price. The Stormshopping’s only edge over the Zumart at this price point is the gold tint.
The Gold Colour in Context
The listing describes the colour as Gold and the product photography shows a champagne or rose-gold tinted tray rather than a bright yellow-gold. This is a softer, warm-toned tray that reads as elegant rather than garish, and it is a legitimate aesthetic choice for events where the gold palette extends to tableware. Wedding receptions with gold place settings, Christmas buffets with gold and white styling, milestone birthday parties — contexts where all-clear or black trays would look out of place against the rest of the table styling. No other product reviewed in this category offers this.
Verdict
The Stormshopping 10-pack cannot be confidently recommended or rejected on buyer evidence alone — one rating tells us nothing meaningful about real-world performance, freshness, or durability. What the specifications tell us is that the 4.5cm combined height is the shallowest in this category, and at the same £12.99 price as the Zumart 10-pack, buyers choosing on performance alone should choose the Zumart. The one legitimate reason to choose the Stormshopping is the gold colour, which is unique in this category and may be the deciding factor for events with a gold colour scheme. If that is your situation, and your sandwiches are not tall, this product may work well — but you are buying on spec rather than on verified buyer experience.
