Customer Reviews

Munchkin Mighty Grip Flip Straw Cups 2-Pack, 10- Ounce (Colors Vary)

5 star:		(36)
4 star:		(31)
3 star:		(17)
2 star:		(14)
1 star:		(31)

 

 

I am not sure what was wrong with the one negative reviewers cup (maybe her straw was loose or a random defect), but this is seriously the only cup that my daughter can shake, hold upside down, whether is is closed OR open, and is DOESN'T leak. I have bought every other straw cup out there, and this is the only one I now buy. I now own six of them, and they are all great. No defects in the ones I got.
And they are the easiest to clean.

We tried many different sippy cups in trying to transition our son from a bottle to a cup and the straw style was the easiest. He didn't like the kind of sippy that you had to tilt and we wasted a lot of milk and juice that way. With this cup he can easily carry it around and nothing is wasted.

Only draw back that I can think of is that you need to promptly rinse the cup and straws after use as the straws can be difficult to clean.

My daughter has an oral fixation and tends to chew up the plastic straws on her other disposable cups. I thought that the different texture on this cup would avert that tendency, however she began chewing on these silicone straws also. Unfortunately, the straw did not hold up to the demands and were cut through almost within hours of my giving her the cup. The Nuby cups have stood up much better to her teeth and have the added benefit of having replacement straws easily available. The Nuby straw cups do however have the disadvantage that it is a bit harder to suck water through their straws than the Mighty Grip Flip cups. But the Grip Flip cups are slightly more ergonomic and lighter. If I didn't have a biter, I'd prefer this cup.

I have the non-flip-top version of the Munchkin straw cups and we've been very happy with those. Thought I would get the flip version to keep the straw clean when we pack drinks. However, in this version, the valve is located much further down the straw (below the lid) and getting liquid out is _much_ harder than either the non-flip version or the Nuby straw cups we have. I tried some variations in the assembly of the straw pieces and made sure the bottom wasn't sealing against the bottom of the reservoir but in all cases it takes about 3 times the suction force to get the liquid up the straw. Drinking from this was difficult for me and completely frustrated my son. We've gone back to the Nubys and non-flip Munchkins.

I'm surprised to hear from the one reviewer that this cup doesn't leak when closed and turned upside down. I have two of these cups and both of them leak when turned upside down or even when they're just turned on their side and shaken a little. I believe I'm the third person (at the time of this review) to experience this problem, so I find it hard to believe we all just got defective cups. Then again, I haven't contacted Munchkin and perhaps there was a bad batch of cups.

Despite the leaking, I'm pretty happy with this cup. It's easy to assemble and wash (unlike the Nuby straw cup with flip top that has 3 straw pieces and is a major pain to put together), and I appreciate that it's BPA free. My son (17 mo) does not usually turn the cup upside down, so the leaking isn't a big problem. When the cup is in my diaper bag, standing vertically, it doesn't leak, and that's all I care about with respect to leaking. I just want to be able to transport the thing without making a mess.

Love these!! Just skip the sippy cup when going from bottle to drinking out of a real cup. These are leak proof when thrown on the floor. My 13 month old daugher does so well with these. These are the BEST!!Munchkin Mighty Grip Flip Straw Cups 2-Pack, 10 oz (Colors Vary)

I bought these cups when my daughter was 7 months old. I never read the directions came with the cup which i think many people who buy these cups do. You think you will put it together and it works. It was so hard for me to suck anything out of it and I offered them to my 6 year old nephew who once visited me. He said he didn't want them because it's hard to get liquid out. So I had them for about 6 months when i wanted to just throw them away but i decided to read positive reviews about it. It turns out you need to really push the two parts of the straw into each other. It has a part inside the softer straw that doesn't let water come through so you need to push the harder straw into the softer one to make an opening. The day I read about it and put it together my 1 year old daughter learned how to suck from it and she was so proud of herself. She drank two cups of water in just few hours. Since then we use only these cups. They are the best. They don't leak, you don't loose lids.

I like the idea of the flip top to keep the spout clean when going out, but it doesn't seem to work as well as Munchkin's regular straw cup.

GOOD:
- Flip top keeps spout clean when going out, etc.
- Ergonomic
- Spill proof, and mechanism is IN the bottle, so baby can *NOT* get liquid out by just pressing on the spout.

NEGATIVE:
- Have to suck on it pretty hard to get liquid out, I guess spill-proof mechanism works a little TOO well (relatively speaking).
- More parts -> more troublesome to clean

Great sippy cups for big kids. It's still spill proof but b/c it's from a straw they don't feel like "babies". My son is almost 3 and loves them.

I am so annoyed with this product. Feel like a fool for getting it. My 1+ year old looks so confused when given this sippy. nothing comes out! so i tried it. it is IMPOSSIbLE to get a sip out! My mouth hurt and felt so uncomfortable- and now i am stuck with 2!! ugh...i am trying to complain to munchkin. they better do something about it. i read that someone says you need to bite and suck it but that doesn't really work too. she can use my bite and suck camelBak just fine but nothing from this. Do NOT WASTE your MONEY!! no star if i could