Nov
21
Filed Under Product Reviews, Product Safety
Last week, I posted some information on alternative stainless steel sippy cups. One in particular sparked my interest, The Safe Sippy. After searching feverishly for a site that had it, I finally found one and ordered a couple. They arrived yesterday.
I’m really disappointed in this cup. I was really excited to get it, but it falls short of the mark. For one, it says 6+ months and I don’t think at nearly 9 months, my son is ready for this. It’s got the rubber stopper in it, much like the playtex insulator, and he has a hard time with those as well. He’s pretty good with using sippys, but even I have to suck really hard to get the liquid out of it. The lid however is a completely different story. In my opinion the lid on a sippy shouldn’t leak, at all. Kids aren’t neat. They don’t put their cup down on the counter upright, like a normal person. No, they toss it around like a rag doll, and leave it exactly where it lands. The grooves on this cup aren’t deep enough to tighten the lid properly. And because of that, my carpet is still damp from yesterday’s trial run. And if I take the handle off, as the website says I can, and try and use it without the handles, it’s like Niagara falls.
In theory, this cup is a really great idea, and the design is sleek and clean looking. They just need to work on the leaking issue a little more, and maybe make it a little easier to get liquid out of it.
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Thanks for the review. I’m going to put it to the toddler test and see how it goes.
We bought the Safe Sippy today and have found the same issues mentioned above. In no way could we keep it from leaking from under the lid. There appears to be an intact o-ring in the under side of the cap which, in theory, should make contact with the top of the cup and prevent leaks. We couldn’t figure out why it kept literally pouring out. When we tried to suck water through the mouth piece, we too had a very difficult time getting anything to come out. We’re very disappointed in this product. It’s too bad because we were really happy to have found such a seemingly progressive, safe and functional product. It’s pricey too!
I wish I could get a refund, I am so angry at how awful this cup is. I mean, did they actually test it? I want to warn others of how terrible this cup is! GRRRRR
I’ve spoken with the company and there were a batch that shipped out that did have some problems. I’m told they are doing some improvements and are inspecting all new shipments. I’m going to let my toddler re-test the cup. Hopefully it passes this time!
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