Contigo Autoseal West Loop Stainless Steel Travel Mug
[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': "It's a pain to clean this thing."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Purchased this set of cups. One of the lids had an obvious manufacturer defect, as it broke off at the rim right where the "push to clean" button is. This caused the lid to leak, which is a potential burn hazard if the cup contained a hot beverage. I reported it to Contigo not once but twice, with photos attached, because there is a LIFETIME GUARANTEE. Contigo never bothered to respond to either message. My advice: don\'t purchase their products. The lifetime guarantee means nothing.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2016', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I originally wrote this in reply to one of the less than delighted reviewers. Upon rereading, I\'m moving it out front with the other big people reviews.\n\nWhere is the love folks? Where is happy? It\'s a travel mug for crying out loud.\n\nCoffee hot for hours- check.\nIced tea cold for hours- check.\nReduced dry cleaning bills and reduced suspicions amongst my coworkers that I had "a little accident" in the crotch of my pants- check.\nOperator savvy enough to know that items at temperature can pressurize a well sealed container and to exercise a weensy bit of caution when going for that refreshing beverage- check.\n\nIt is a machine and machines require a little maintenance. Regular, thorough cleaning of the parts, lid in particular, will result in years, measured in calendar years, years of faithful service.\n\nThis mug is the best thing to happen to portable fluid ingestion mechanisms ever. We have four of these and that is too few. I\'m ordering four more while they are on sale. We\'ll use them as our regular drink glasses and revel in the convenience of unstained shirts and no more mid drink trip to the fridge to add cubes to get the tepid stuff back to cold, not to mention that one of my grandkids grenaded a drinking glass on the kitchen floor this morning and that\'s the last straw. These things are practically indestructible and they don\'t hurl their contents and glass shards in a half acre blast radius when you drop one.\n\nOn the topic of floors, we raised a family buying neutral and coffee colored carpet to hide the stains. Contigo frees us to buy the most gawdawful neon rugs that Big Lots can throw at us. (I would have said Amazon but I don\'t want to insult Jeff. He has drones.)\n\nThese mugs, unlike your humble reviewer, do not sweat. Put a 20 oz iced tea in a cupholder in the family truckster or the barcolounger and the cupholder is dry when the mug is dry.\n\nCons? Of course.\n\nThe paint peeled on one of ours as others report. I let the exterior soak in some thinner for an hour or so and voila a stainless one where a peeling blue one had been.Funny thing was the paint fell away but the Contigo brand name remained firmly emblazoned on the mug. File under "shoulda seen that coming".\n\nPeople steal them.\n\nThe moral of that story is that you can\'t count on human nature but you can count on this mug.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "This particular handle is very comfortable to hold with a nice rubbery grip. The button to push down to release your beverage is comfortable and seems to be placed at a natural height.\n\nI love that you can drink out of either side of the lid. So, if you grab the mug with your left hand, you can bring it right up to your mouth and take a sip. Same with grabbing it from your right side. You don't have to turn the mug around or find the hole to take a sip.\n\nThe black finish is very nice. It does not seem to attract smudges or fingerprints. The handle is attached to the lid, which makes for easy cleaning.\n\nThe mug fits nicely in my Ford F150 cup holders. Not too snug. Not too loose.\n\nFor a $20-$25 mug, the quality of this mug is exceptional.\n\nIt's for theses reasons-- functionality, look, feel, price and portability-- that I think this is the best tumbler with a handle you can buy!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "High chance of mold in the lid around and under the spring and behind the flap. Very hard to fully clean. Do extreme cleaning on this, we never noticed the hidden mold and have been sick and feeling horrible for a few weeks. It doesn't disassemble enough to clean all the way. We would wash them daily. Found chunks when we used a tooth pick under and around the spring. We absolutely loved these cups at first, we have about 6. We will be searching for a different design that we can actually clean thoroughly."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I did a lot of research before buying this one. I don't like having a lot of coffee mugs and just wanted one that I knew would keep my coffee hot for hours, would fit in the cup holder in my car, would not spill through my running around and has a pleasant design. Looked at some articles before finally deciding on this one. I can take sip of my coffee now 5 hours into work and my coffee is still hot. Love this mug so much!\n\nIf you are on fence, go for it! You won't regret it!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I will start this review by saying I have 4 great loves in my life: my husband, my son, my pets, and now my Contigo Autoseal Travel Mug. I bought a 16 ounce mug in Radiant Orchid, and I don\'t have one single complaint. Like was mentioned in one review I read, if you follow the clearly written instructions that are included with your mug you should have no problems whatsoever. "Funny taste"? WASH YOUR MUG LIKE IT SAYS TO DO! Leaking? FILL YOUR MUG AND CLOSE THE LID LIKE IT SAYS TO DO! "My beverage is hot!" Well, dummy, YOU put the beverage in there and the mug is designed to keep it hot so what do you flippin\' think it gonna happen?\nI love that it is autoseal because I am often walking into work with an armload of stuff and now I don\'t have to be concerned with keeping my mug upright while I fumble with other things. There is also no longer a rush to chug my coffee before it gets cold! I\'m currently sipping on hot coffee that was poured at 7am this morning. It is now 9:52am.\n\nMug praises aside I come to you with a sincere warning to pay close attention to the source of the mug you choose.\nMY mug was distributed by Amazon so I had no problems whatsoever. However, I also purchased a mug for my husband at the same time through a third party that is long overdue to arrive, and I can\'t get a reply to my e-mails.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "I really like everything about this mug so I bought 2 more for other members of my family. They worked great for a while. But now a year later, 2 of the 3 have lost their vacuum and no longer keep beverages hot or cold for very long. So I figured it's just a manufacturing defect and they will replace. The problem is, they do not respond to warranty claims. Have filled out a claim form twice, including pictures and descriptions of the problem. I got an automated response telling me to wait 2-3 weeks for a reply. It's been over 2 months and have not heard anything. I tried emailing the warranty department directly, but the email bounced because the mailbox was full. Calling the toll free number results in a recorded message telling you to fill out the warranty claim form on their site - which is useless."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This is truly leak proof. When I first got it, I was confused as to how to get coffee to come out of it. I thought I just had to press the tab on the top of the lip to unlock it and coffee would come out. Nope. I finally figured out that you have to unlock it and press on the button that’s on the side to release the coffee. After this ordeal, it’s safe to say this is pretty air tight.\n\nThere’s also a thing to push under the lid for when you want to clean it, which is pretty convenient. Overall, it’s a great product. It’s sturdy, keeps my coffee warm and is worth every dollar.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'The marble pattern is so pretty and elegant, plus it goes with all outfits. Definitely leak-proof. I throw it in my purse during my commute to and from work (with a lot of coffee in it) and not a single drop has ever come out.'}]