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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
spend your money on Klean Kanteen instead, January 9, 2008
Trying to find a great non-plastic, safe sippy cup, I was excited to see this one coming on the market. Loved that it's thermal, as we live in the mid-atlantic region with long hot summers. And that it's Thermos.
But after a few months of trying to use them (yup, we bought a couple), they sit in the back of the cupboard. The problems are: unless you get the lid parts aligned perfectly and on super tight, it seeps when it's laying on its side. The lid has 4 pieces, not a huge problem, but try as I might I just can't the lid on right, so if my daughter drops it, it leaks - in the car, on the couch, the carpet, you get it. The other problem is there's a silicone ring inside the cup, just under the rim, and you really have to get under it to clean the cup (can't pull it out) or the cup with smell sour all the time.
We have had great luck with the Klean Kanteen - easy to clean, comes with a sport top (some of them) and you can get a sippy top adapter that allows you to use Avent sippy tops/lids sold separately. No leaks, very clean, stainless steel - wish there was a thermal version! Also, our 3.5 yr old has trouble opening and closing the twisting sport top on her Sigg bottle, so Klean Kanteen works best for us for now.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Fuggetabout Fuggo, September 9, 2007
We purchased this Fuggo sippy cup for our toddler a couple of weeks ago, liking the visual style, apparent durability, and Thermos brand name. Unfortunately, we almost immediately found this to be one of the worst products we have purchased for our child.
The biggest problem is that this leak-proof cup leaks. The cap is so terribly over-designed that taking it apart and putting it back together properly is a chore. Four different pieces (the outer blue shell, the yellow mouthpiece insert, and a 2-piece form-fitting silicone and plastic valve contraption) must be separated, each individually cleaned and then reassembled. This might be simple enough if it actually worked, but when putting the lid back together the yellow and blue pieces simply do not realign properly. What this means is that the spout may be leak-proof but the cap itself isn't. We've followed the instructions implicitly and repeatedly end up with the contents spilling out of the top.
In addition, if your child likes to chew, this spout seems to be too thin, soft and flexible to be durable. Normally we'd think this might end up being a choking hazard, but since we won't use the cup because of the leakage we really don't know how durable it actually is.
And then there's the price. This Foogo costs approximately 2-3 times that of any other sippy cup we've purchased previously, and the cheaper ones don't leak and are simple to clean. Yes, this one may be insulated, but if you're in doubt spend the extra money you'll save on a small cooler bag.
Most disturbing is that I voiced these concerns to Thermos directly via it's website a few weeks ago. To date I've yet to receive the courtesy of a reply.
Steer clear of Foogo. It's not worth the bother, the leaks, the price, or Thermos' poor customer service.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Don't know what others are complaining about..., April 13, 2008
...this cup pretty much rocks. Yeah, it has a few valvey-type parts---so do Avents and plenty of other sippies. And unlike any other sippies I know of, this thing has double-wall vacuum insulation, just like those equally rockin' Nissan Thermos insulated mugs for grown-ups. Keeps things cold even in 90+ heat, which makes my 20-month-old much more likely to drink enough water. Doesn't sweat all over your diaper bag, or get too slippery or cold for little hands. True, it's not absolutely positively 100% leakproof, but passed the hold-upside-down-and-shake test with flying colors...in actual use, maybe drips once or twice at random. So I'm really not sure how others are getting it to leak more than that.
To sum it up, it's a great cup. Keep it up, Thermos.
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