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I have two daughters, and when their Munchkin 360 cups started giving up the ghost (and leaking milk all over their lunchboxes, the floor, and my car) I started looking for new options - leak proof being an absolute must. I purchased two of these cups about a month ago. I (and the daycare teachers) were so thankful that they proved to be an excellent and leak-free solution to our lunchtime woes. Plus, my daughters both love them and call them their ‘coffee cups.’ They love that they can use them with the accompanying straw if they choose. Unfortunately within about two weeks, one of the cups’ lids stopped latching. Surprisingly it still somewhat holds the liquid in, but it definitely is no longer leak proof so I can’t count on it in the lunchbox. The other one is still going strong and works great, so I’m not sure what happened with one versus the other. I hate to order another as I’ve only had them a short time so I’m living with it and just using it around the house for now. I gave four stars because it seems the product is inconsistent, but the one that does work is really great.This cup is easy to clean and put together. I will say despite the instructions for approval of dishwashing the lid on the dishwasher, I learned the hard way you cannot use the high heat setting. I didn’t even think about that, and it warped one of his lids so much it would no longer fit. I contacted cupkin directly and they quickly had me fill out a form, shipped a replacement lid at no cost to me, and sent a personalized video of thanks to me. Wow. Above and beyond customer service. I will shop with them again I’m sure with the next child and maybe for myself. The cup doesn’t leak when full and tipped over! I tested it myself. It may let a drop or two out if there is something in the straw, but otherwise no leaks from the cup itself. Now, it is not drop proof! I found this out the hard way, and with whole milk of course. I tried to put a silicone ring around it so my 14 month old son couldn’t drop it on the floor, but it slipped right off and onto the floor. The dogs were pleased with this ?. I will continue using it as this is the only cup he will drink some milk out of. So, I’m very happy with that. I also use the second gray one for a watermelon refresher I make. He sucks that down no problem! (Fresh blended watermelon, splash of lime juice, splash of 100% pineapple juice, and fresh mint). I’ve spent a lot of money on other cups with/with out straws only to see him refuse to drink milk from them. Water is no problem, but milk he expects in his bottle. Hopefully, we will be able to get him off that night time bottle soon. That is the last one I need to drop. All in all, great cup, excellent customer service. Will by again in the future. Also adorable colors! We have the blue and gray.These cups are extremely lightweight and very easy for my 22mo who is on the smaller side (and therefore had small hands) to hold. The colors are bright and beautiful, just like the photos. The straw takes some wiggling to get through the opening perhaps since it’s designed to be leakproof. Kudos to their customer service. Order arrived with one lid missing a spout cover, I contacted them them and they sent a replacement right away.One thing to note: hand washing is recommended. They are easy to clean with a bottle and straw brush but something to keep in mind if you are strapped for time and need dishwasher safe items.Edited after about a week: I'm updating my original review and adding a star! I will keep on updating in the future. The customer service experience was very good, and they immediately shipped the broken part. They have a great online system for identifying the broken part/issue. Good on them! The cups are super cute and the part that broke is the only part made of plastic which is pretty small. Maybe in the future, they'll improve the design so that it can't break. for now they were quick to ship a replacement which is great and supports sustainability (shipping just the small part that broke, not an entirely new and unnecessary product.)This is a small family business as it seems from their website and communication, and I really want to support them so am trying to be honest about my experience but also to give them a chance to make it right, and so far they are handling the issue with such professional measures.Original review:The 3 stars are for the fact that the cups look cute and are useful when in working condition.However, the plastic attachment over one of the two lids broke in less than 24 hours after only one use. Pretty disappointing for a product that self-describes as a forever-lasting cup. It was probably a manufacturer defect. I reached out to the company a few days ago to give them a chance to make it right but its been 3 days and so far have not heard back. Will update if they do get back with a solution, otherwise will return and ask for a refund.I was looking to transition my little one from the Munchkin plastic sippy cups, and I wanted stainless steel to help keep water cold in the hot summer months. These worked out better than I expected! They're leak proof, which makes taking them on the go a great option. My only gripe is that I wish they had handles. My little one can't really grab the cup (we have the smallest size-8oz) and usually opts to grab by the straw, which sometimes slides out when doing so. I realize that's difficult to make for a stainless steel tumbler. Maybe make a handle attachment or just grooves for hands on the sides?I've only owned them for a couple months, so in terms of aesthetic, they've held up for the most part. One has a dent on the bottom from falling, but you have to expect that to happen sometimes. Any tumbler will dent if it falls far enough. I don't put them in the dishwasher, so the colors have held up pretty well too. But all in all, just a great little find!I've been using or had experience with double walled insulated cups, flasks, etc for more than 50 years and use them everyday so know a little about quality in such products. I also have a background in Health Visiting, children's nursing, and those 'looked after' and I have 3 grand children and numerous nieces and nephews so I know a little about the suitability or non suitability of certain items such training cups bottles for toddlers and young children.In the context of my experience I do not recommend this cup for for toddlers and young children for the following reasons 1) The lid spontaneously pops open with warm drink in the cup creating a major spill hazard. 2) The straws leach chemicals from the rubber itself apparent in taste and smell. 3) The poor design of the lid mean you can't suck through the straw hole unless you open the sippy hole creating to open holes and another spill hazard. 4) The hinge flaps are very very weak on the lid and the stopper rubber can easily be pulled out by a toddler and lost or worst still swallowed. 5) The rim of the cup is very thin, unrounded and sharp for little (or even adult) mouths. 6) Without the lid the lid at £26 the cups even though robust do not represent good value for money. TheDUOLE, 2PCS Mini Small Thermos Travel Mug is exactly the same size in 5 different colours and at half the price £13.94 represents much better value for money. Even better in my humble opinion is the Melitta 6758256 at £4.95. I have given more details of the issues I identified with the CUPKIN cup below.UNSECURE NON SCREW LID SELF OPENING WITH THE STEAM FROM WARM DRINKS:The lid does NOT stay on CLOSED with warm drink! Rather, the steam from the drink forces the lid up and open right in front of your eyes because IT IS NOT A SCREW TOP which I Knew before purchasing. What I did not expect was for the rubber gasket to hold so weakly with warm to moderate drink. The seal is so weak and unsecure that even when it was empty and I put the lid on without drinks in it and the lid was SPRINGING BACK OUT with both holes open that all I could think was that a toddler with flip this lid of in a second. I actually saw a very short video clip of it happening on youtube but thought it was jus a 'one off' that somebody had filmed as a joke but it's not. PUT WARM TO MODERATE DRINK IN THE CUPKIN NON LEAKING CUP AND THE LID SELF OPENS unless you open the straw or sip hole and still it incline to shift back out. Otherwise a toddler can easily flip the top open and be soaked in second.THE STRAWS SMELL CHEMICALLY AND LEACH INTO DRINKS:The straws smell and taste of TOXIC like chemicals and the smell or taste cannot be removed by washing it. Just try it for yourself PARENTS if you have bought one already. Smell and taste what you are giving to you children. Initially I thought I had not thoroughly rinsed the washing up liquid of it because I got a strong funny tase in my mouth when I drank with the straw. Then I remembered I DONT USE WASHING UP LIQUID. I actually used tiny amount natural non perfumed soap, then thoroughly washed the straw with a straw brush with warm water. Neverthless when I smelt it again it smelt almost like non bio strong concentrated clothes washing gel. I soaked the straws in soda bic but the same taste and smell came through. It's actuall the rubber/silicon that the straw is made from so the smell and taste does not go away. I use silicon straws for hot drinks all the time and NONE smell or taste like these CUPKIN straws. TRY IT before you get bequiled by the 5 star reviews and end up focussing on the CUTENESS of the cups BEFORE you put those straws in your child's mouth.NOT POSSIBLE TO SUCK FROM THE LEAK PROOF STRAW HOLE:IT IS IMPOSSIBLE to drink from STRAW HOLE if the SIP HOLE is closed due to the vaccum that the suction through the straw creates. So you have to open the sip flap in order to drink. This defeats the idea of a leak proof cup and negates the necessity of having 2 holes in the lid (2 weak points instead of 1). If you use a straw through the sip hole is sufficient without the need to open the straw hole so the straw hole is a superfluous and uneccessary weakness especially if you loose or break the rubber stopper (think toddler) and worse still, dangerouse if STRONG little toddler fingers pull the stopper off and swallows it.BUILT WEAKNESS IN THE LID HINGE (I GUESS THIS ENABLE THE COMPANY TO SEEL MORE LIDS OR BRING OUT AND UPDATED VERSION):The 1mm plastic hinge holding the sip hole cover is terribly fragile and WILL NOT withstand drops, throw and the general pulling and tugging that toddlers do.NARROW SHARP DRINKING LIP HAZZARDThe OUTER edge of the drinking lip is NOT VERY ROUNDED but rather QUITE SHARP, much sharper than any I have EVER used and I have many cups like this, SEE PHOTOS. I nearly cut my finger on the edge of the cup when I was washing it.The cup itself is very robust but and aesthetically and ergonomically pleasing but I DEFINATELY DO NOT RECOMMEND this cup especially at such a high price. In a very short while THE LID WILL BE NON FUNTIONAL and you will just have a (albeit nice but just a) cup unless you buy another £7 lid.If the CUPKIN lid weaknesses are an issue then CONSIDER buying the EXACT same pair of cups (and buy your own straw) with a different (not necessary better but no worse) lid for half the price on Amazon - see item: B099KBFHT8MUCH MUCH BETTER STILL (in my opinion), If you don't mind something with 15mls more capacity, a little taller but SMALLER DIAMETER GIRTH than the CUPKIN cup, BETTER for little hands, much safer lovely rounded and thicker edged drinking lip, A ROBUST SCREW TOP LID with a much less TOTAL SPILL RISK, much MUCH STRONGER SIP HOLE CLOSURE HINGES, NO ADDITIONAL UNESSESSARY HOLES IN THE LID A STAINLESS STEEL BODY, BUT ACTUALLY LIGHTER THAN THE CUPKIN THEN I HIGHLY RECCOMMEND THIS ONE ON AMAZON - B01EALG48G for £4.99It's the Melitta 6758256 Thermal Travel Mug. Most of the negative reviews are because it's TOO SMALL (250 MLS for an adults drink cup) or that it does not hold the heat long for a travel cup, both points of which are POSITIVE for a child cup. Brilliant. Best of all it is only £4.99 see photos of the red cupThe cups are easy to hold and made from good quality materials. They are not flimsy. However the top cover of the cap has a little flap for fastening the cap to the cup. That flap opens up easily and doesn’t fasten properly so the cup leaks and the juice spills from the top when the cup is tilted. Otherwise it is v good. Also please note that the cap and straw are not dishwasher safe.Am happy with the cup overallThese are gorgeous cups, and are a great idea, but unfortunately poorly designed and just not ideal for toddlers at all. The cup didn't last 2 days with my 14 month old: he dropped it once and the pop-up lid snapped off and broke. Other issues were:1) The lid is not very secure and when my toddler dropped it (accidentally, not with force) it came off and contents split everywhere (once with water, and once with smoothie!!).2) We noticed that my little one could only get a few sips in using the straw before it would stop working and he would get frustrated that the water wasn't coming through. Both my husband and I tried to suck from it and didn't work for us unless we let some air in by opening the lid a crack (this is so counterintuitive to have the lid slightly open when a toddler is using it (spills spills spills!!).Quite disappointed in all honesty, and just not worth the price.The crappy piece of rubber that is used as a mouth piece leak stopper falls off really easy & isn’t replaceable you have to buy a whole lid from the USA which costs more than x2 new cups from Amazon where they are not available separately. This is if they have stock which is unlikely as I’ve been waiting over x2 months now they tell me the above. I am receiving daily marketing emails saying how wonderful Max & his invention are & actually they’re service is pants.i bought this for my toddler to drink his milk and i love them. Beautiful colours,the lids seal very well and the straws are great and easy to wash.
