Fatally flawed mug cannot be cleaned and starts stinking
I purchased this mug locally after too little research. The product suffers from serious design flaws. Despite hand-cleaning thoroughly after each use, the lid smells awful from old coffee and soured milk. There is liquid trapped inside the lid now, sucked into some internal chamber when I poured hot and then cold water over it in an attempt to kill the stench-causing bacterial colonies. The lid cannot be disassembled and can never be properly cleaned because of inaccessible internal surfaces. If that weren't enough, the click mechanism is showing signs that it's nearing the end of its useful life. All this after only a few months of use.
Another flaw is the permanent silicone sealing ring that forms a large lip inside the ... Read More
Great if you like the taste of mold.
OXO has really let me down this time...
I bought this cup about 2 years ago and for the first month or so, it was the best cup in the world. Didn't leak, kept hot things hot and cold things cold for hours and hours. Thought I found product utopia... then I kept getting sore throats and various infections. One day I looked at the lid and there under the rim of the lid is a pocket of sludge and slime, with no way to access it. I contacted OXO and I've yet to hear back from them. Terrible product...
Very good Cup. Really is leakproof
First of all the cup works great and I fill it up and drink for about 2 hours and it is still very hot. I carry it in my ski jacket pocket and let it flop around in it without ONE drop being spilled. it works as intended and really this is what most people what to know about, not how very few people can't figure out how to clean a really simple cup.
Now on to my rant about the people that almost made me pass up a really great cup.
I bought this item even though I was afraid of the reviews that complained about the top getting gross. While I have only had this cup a short while I see what the problem could be with this cup and any problem can be handled by SIMPLY rising out the cup ASAP after using. Some of these ... Read More
Not for everybody
I think this tumbler is great if you're a tea or straight coffee drinker. If you have lattes and mochas every day, I think this may not be for you. Yes the seal is awesome, totally leakproof. The heat retention is great too, especially if you preheat.
BUT...it's true you can't really, truly clean the lid. If I were to drink anything very creamy, chocolatey, or (heaven forbid) with caramel, then it would definitely get stuck inside the lid seal mechanism.
Barring that, it's a great tumbler. Great attention to detail has clearly been paid in the design. The "drinking slope" of the lid was well thought-out; it's comfortable on the lips. The liquid has enough "travel time" out of the hole so as not to scald you. ... Read More
Easy to use, but hard to clean
I bought this mug on the recommendation of many people - and it IS easy to use and seems to be leak proof, but am thinking it will be hard to clean. The mug breaks down into to pieces, the lid and the mug, but there's no way to take the lid apart to really clean it. Just called the company to ask if I was missing something, but was told that no, the lid doesn't come apart, and they recommend washing it immediately after us, or at least rinsing out the lid when finished. Easy to say, harder for me to do - I tend to forget to clean it out right away and would have liked something that I could take apart and scrub when it gets gross.
