Rubbermaid 3117RDSPA Litterless Juice Boxes

by Rubbermaid

Product Features

• Rubbermaid
• 3117RDSPA
• Food Container & Food Storage

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 5.1 x 12.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000VPBL98
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,708 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Rubbermaid 3117RDSPA Litterless Juice Boxes Rubbermaid 3117RDSPA Litterless Juice Boxes Features: Patented sipping spout offers comfortable, easy drinking Straws snap tight for a leak-resistant fit Freezer and top rack dishwasher safe. Rubbermaid 3117RDSPA Litterless Juice Boxes Specifications: Description: 8.5 Oz Litterless Juice Box Leak-resistant and freezer safe Patented sipping spout for comfortable easy drinking Straw snaps tight for leak-resistant fit Top rack dishwasher safe 8.5 oz

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best re-useable juice box I've used, March 4, 2009

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Jolene Dial (Knoxville, TN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rubbermaid 3117RDSPA Litterless Juice Boxes (Kitchen)

I have four children and they pack lunches often. I love the convenience of juice boxes, but hate the waste they create. I originally purchased two of the Rubbermaid Litterless Juice Box several years ago. One was lost (one child is notorious for that) and the other one is still going strong. They do not leak no matter what position they end up in in the lunch box. I have since purchased other brands only to be discouraged and disgusted when I have to clean juice or milk off of anything and everything in the lunch box and backpack it was housed in. I cannot locate these in my local stores and may end up ordering from Amazon. As for the straws becoming worn, I didn't have that problem. However, there was an insert in the product that told where to order extra straws for replacement. I also wash this product in the dishwasher. I put the bottle on the top shelf and the lid in the silverware basket. I always wash the straws by hand as they may get lost and melted in the dishwasher.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Does Not Leak - Easy for Kids to Open, March 10, 2010

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Shirley Lee (Irvine, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rubbermaid 3117RDSPA Litterless Juice Boxes (Kitchen)

I've been using this for 7 months now and am very very happy with them. They don't leak as long as you tighten the lid and it is easy for my 3 and 5 yr old to open the straw.

My search to find an everyday liquid container for milk and juice was extensive.

Most other cups didn't meet my simple needs. They were too big, too heavy, suction was bad, too many hidden parts to collect goo and require qtip cleaning.

Even the alum bottles (we have been using for 3 yrs) weren't good for milk and juice. We still keep an alum bottle of water in the backpack.

These juices boxes are light, see thru and have simple parts to clean.

I incl 2 juice boxes in a lunchbox. 1 w/milk and 1 w/orange juice. The straws are still in good shape but I just reordered some from the Rubbermaid site.

Our school charges .75/day for snack time milk. So these juice boxes have paid for themselves many fold already.

My review has a point reduction because the juice box for the orange juice has an orange stain now. Rubbermaid advertises this as BPA free but still.
btw -I got these at the C*nt@in*rSt@re.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Works great until it doesn't, November 10, 2010

By 

Rebecca S "euro music fan & mom" (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rubbermaid 3117RDSPA Litterless Juice Boxes (Kitchen)

Background: We purchased these juice boxes for our toddler in daycare to use daily in her lunch box. We usually washed them (bottle, lids, and straws) in the dishwasher. Perhaps not the best method.

The Good: I think the boxes are a little pricey at almost $4, but they're reusable I figured it was worth the investment. These are a great size for a kid's lunch. At 8.5 ounces they're slightly more that an typical throw away juice box. My 3-year-old had no problems with flip-top straw. They work much better than the 99¢ versions you'll find at some stores because of the valve in the lid. They are not thermal and so will not stay hot or cold on their own.

Our Problems: We've bought several of these juice boxes from our local grocery stores and super-box stores. The first two were awesome, no leaking and fit in our daughter's lunch box perfectly. Then one had a straw that cracked where it attached to the lid. We chalked that up to, "It could happen to anyone." As a quick fix we tried snipped store bought straws on the lid and fudging the situation. But the store straws were just a little too narrow and often split when slipping them on. So we bought a new juice box. Within a week the lid cracked. I have no way of knowing if it was the new box or the old box as we used both daily. We cannibalized the new straw with the old box.
Eventually we bought a few extra boxes. We've had another cracked lid that we chalk up to rough toddler usage. There have been no more cracked straws. What we've had a problem with is the straw "wearing out". There's a feeder spigot/nozzle thing-y inside the lid that the straw slides onto. We keep having straws that are not snug and therefore the drink leaks out. Everywhere. Given that I've got a toddler using the boxes I cannot depend on her to place the lunch box or juice box upright every time.
Ordering replacement straws is a bit of a pain as well since Rubbermaid does not handle this directly. You must print out and mail in an order form to a third party source. A set of 10 straws costs $3 and there's a $3 S&H fee. I felt like I should order two sets to save the S&H charges, but who wants to have that many straws on hand? And is the product really worth it if you go through that many?
These boxes will also sometimes "spurt" liquid out on their own. Not with any force, it more like you pick up the bottle and there's a puddle of it on the lid. I think this has more to do with physics, than quality. The lids have a small valve and this happens as the drink inside warms to room temperature.

Our Conclusion: In the end these boxes are great until the above mentioned problems happen. So we've given up on these boxes in favor of a traditional thermos bottle.

Update 2/5/2011 - We are still using 2 of these boxes with no problem. I did buy replacement straws and it turns out the $3 covers the order plus S&H so now I've got 20 straws. As for the leaking around exterior flip straw, I was sure it was due to the interior straw not fitting well. I tried new interior straws on all and still had problems with most of them. So I ended up pitching most 4 of 6 that I owned. I'd had these less than a year & while I feel certain they've probably paid for themselves it is a shame. I do not put any parts of the drink box in the dishwasher any more.