Customer Reviews

Thermos Foogo Leak-Proof SS 7 Ounce Sippy Cup, Blue, 9 Months

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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.

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.

...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.

I bought both the Foogo straw cup and this sippy cup. While the straw cup leaked continuously when tilted without the cap on, this sippy cup does not leak when tilted upside down!

The spout is relatively soft although not as soft as the spouts on the Nuby cups/bottles. The valve took some effort to remove for cleaning as there is an additional valve plate over the valve and the plastic pull is tough to grasp even with small fingers. However, it is doable and I may get better at pulling it just the right way.

This would a 5-star product if it had an easier valve set-up for cleaning and a cap to protect the spout from dirt when the kids drop it.

Most of us busy parents dont take time to read the directions anymore. We just assume all sippy cups will work the same.
Do not put it in the dishwasher, even top shelf. For some reason the parts are just not the same after. I have 4 cups and NONE of them have ever leaked. I really like them.
My only issue, my son likes to throw things and these are pretty heavy. Not good getting hit in the head with a steel sippy cup...

Everyone says it leaks. Maybe it does, but I don't use it in the car, etc. I have simply used it to wean my baby from bottles and to learn how liquid flows. So I don't even use the "leak-proof" valve, anyway. I have had a couple of nasty incidents in which the milk actually leaked through the rim of the cup (between the rim and the lid) but after I played with it a little, I found that I had screwed in on improperly. Now I just take extra care in making sure it's lined up and tight and have had no further problems.

I agree that kleen kanteen is better for preventing leaks on the go. My 3-year old uses those occasionally (we mostly use real cups at the dining table anyway), but those are too big and unwieldy for a baby to learn with. My 12-month old is doing great with the foogo and I am planning to augment my collection (have two, getting two more).

do not waste your money. the only thing that this product does is keep liquids cold. they leak and are extemely hard to clean

This is the first sippy we have had that doesn't leak. Sure it may take a second try at putting it together right after cleaning it (which is really simple, I don't understand what all the complaints are about), but the quality of this container far outweighs the 10 seconds lost having to put the lid on twice.

Our son also loves it. It makes a funny little bird-like sound when he holds the nipple end on top. He finds that endlessly amusing. And the thing is practically bulletproof. He walks around smashing it on everything and there isn't a mark to be found anywhere.

I'd give this 6 stars if I could.

My son is 3 and 1/2 and he was excited to get his new, sleek sippy cups. I purchased them so that he would no longer be exposed to the harmful chemicals in typical sippy cups. It is super sturdy and the parts are all high quality.. because it is so sturdy, it is a bit heavy, so that may be an issue for very little ones.

I don't know if it leaks or how much damage it can take. I've had it only a few hours and have decided my son will never drink from it. The rubber/silicone? valve is imparting a strong and disgusting flavor to the water even after several washings. Why go BPA free if something else is going to leech off into baby's drink??