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| Most helpful customer reviews 24 of 25 people found the following review helpful. HOWEVER, I am so frustrated with the Thermos lid design that I could scream!!! These cups, by the cute character designs, are geared towards younger children. My son dropped this cup once, and the lid broke. When the lid breaks, the cup is no longer spill-proof, and it cannot be used in a lunch box again (water leaked everywhere). These cups are very expensive–around $15 each. I bought him one replacement cup, and he had it for about 3 weeks before he dropped that one, and the lid broke on that one also. I cannot find any place to purchase replacement lids. And I am never going to buy another one of these cups until they change the design of the lid–or make them easier for young children with small hands to carry by adding a handle or something. If you are lucky enough to never drop this cup, then it’s great! If you ever drop it on a hard surface, then it’s terrible. UPDATE: I did contact the THERMOS customer care line 1-800-831-9242, and I was able to order replacement lids for the thermos cups. They only cost $2 per lid and were shipped quickly with replacement straws as well. Since you can order replacement lids, I would update my review back to 3 stars. 7 of 8 people found the following review helpful. And I have to say I’m pleased with these. They didn’t fall apart through a year of hard use by a second grader and a kindergartener. They also kept their drinks cool. Even milk that came home at the end of day wasn’t spoiled (although it was tepid). Both the exterior and inside liners are stainless steel. The cover is hard plastic, while the sippy-parts are human-grade plastic. The only downside to these little thermoses are that it’s hard to keep track of the little plastic sippy part and the internal straw. The Thermos people give you an extra set but we’ve still managed to loose two sets, and as far as I can see there are no replacements offered. Anyway we’re going to buy two more for this year as we expand our no-plastic containers policy. 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. The bottom half of the straw is polypropylene, the sippy part is silicone and there is a silicone ring sealing the lid to the container. All these parts need to be disassembled gently for cleaning. If you yank and pull, the silicone straw can rip, its happened to me once, but I’ve learned to twist rather than yank. As for the general durability of the straw? Its fine. You just have to watch your kids and explain to them that its not a good idea to chew on things that isn’t food and then replace the straws as soon as they show teeth marks. My kids use to chew the heck out of the playtex straw sippy cups too, but they are older now and we no longer have this issue. When assembling the parts together, you must be sure to line the sipping straw to the front where the lid clamps down, this will also cover the air pressure release hole so that nothing leaks. Otherwise it will leak, but once positioned, it isn’t likely to budge out of position. So just be careful to position it properly. Our containers never leak once I figured this out. Sometimes I’ll add a couple of ice cubes to their milk or drinks to keep it extra cold. Lately I started bagging their containers in the NYBUILT neoprene bags for the 1 liter size bottles before putting into their insulated lunch bags. It keeps everything extra cold for a long time. This way if my kids don’t finish their milk at lunch, they can still sip cold milk after school. Otherwise the milk will warm up if the container is half empty. The straws do become stained and they do wear out after repeated use. I purchase extra sets directly from Thermos for a dollar a set. This includes the top and bottom portion of the straw. I’ll purchase a half dozen at a time and start fresh every school year. Btw, keep the straws away from the dishwasher if you are cleaning anything with tomato sauce, the tomato pigments are highly attracted to plastic and can stain the insides of the straws. If you are trying to avoid using bpa plastic products out there to transport drinks, you can’t go wrong with these. I’ve purchased 7 of these over the last 4 years and use it daily for my kid’s milk for school. It sounds crazy that I go through this daily so my kids can take milk to school, especially since the school provides milk practically for free, and I can afford to buy the tetra pak milks. But I am very particular. I insist on Organic, Grass Pastured, non UHT, Whole milk. Since my kids drink so much milk, its the best I can do for them and there is no other way for me to provide it without these containers. To try and avoid the daily hassle of disassembling and cleaning —- I’ve looked high and low for alternatives –but this is it. update — 10/06/08 |
Terrible Lid Design, but you can buy a replacement
Great for the Lunch Box – a review of Thermos’ Kid’s Thermos
Best out there for cold drinks.
