Customer Reviews

Playtex Baby Einstein 9oz. Insulated Straw Cup

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This is my least favorite cup that we have tried. It doesn't leak when dropped, but the liquid tends to come up the straw (when open or closed). I've checked and double-checked that the straw is in correctly and I can't figure out why this happens, but I've read reviews where other moms had similar problems. It is insulated which is good for milk or hot days. The straw is 2 pieces and easy to clean and assemble. The cup is top-rack dishwasher safe.

5/29/08 - BPA Free - made of #5 Polypropelene

I bought this straw cup to replace by Nuby (contain BPA) cups. They are easy to clean and put back together. I have had no problems with leaking - although there is a little splatter of what is in the top part of the straw when I close the lid. My son loves to look at these cups and they fit well in standard cup holders (other have not). A great BPA free option for straw cup users!

great buy. it looks nice and it works perfectly. easy to clean and assemble.

I bought this a while ago for my 3 year old to make him feel like a "big boy"- just like his big brother- without giving me cause to worry about what he's drinking and where! It's been a wonderful transition from sippy cups to open lid cups for him, specifically when he's running around the house with liquids other than water.

It comes apart easily and washes great in my dishwasher. I've never had any issues with reassembling the cup either.

I do wonder what it is that makes these leak sometimes. I have never had any troubles with it, but sent it with my son when he went to the grandparents and they had major leakage issues. Maybe it's because I always screw the lid on with it in the closed position, so the liquid isn't drawn up the straw? Not sure, I'm not very good at science or physics, so I can't say what it is that I'm doing "right." Perhaps someone else can give a clue as to what is causing this cup to leak for some people?

The leaking with this cup is simply terrible, and it seems to have a mind of its own. It doesn't necessarily leak when you tip it over. It leaks AS SOON AS YOU PUT LIQUID IN IT AND CLOSE THE TOP. It just oozes milk everywhere. We are so careful about making sure the straw parts are positioned carefully, but it still leaks.

It leaks less if you only fill it halfway, but that is so little milk.

I am still searching for a good insulated cup that doesn't leak, but I haven't found it yet...

Edited 4/17/10: We recently took this cup back out to use with plain water, and we've been fine with it. I'm not sure whether that's because water leaks aren't as noticeable as milk leaks, or if it's something else. When we used this cup with milk we'd often put it in the fridge or in an insulated container with an ice pack for travel, and I wonder whether making the outside of it cold was what caused the milk to ooze up through the straw on its own (no idea about the physics of these things).

Anyway, used recently with plain water we've been fine with this cup. The only negative of it as a straw cup is that the child has to tip the cup to get the liquid out once the liquid level goes down, which teaches the child to tip cups with straws. With regular straws they actually need to keep the cup down to get the liquid, so it's just kind of opposite of regular straws.