tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364463577434058370.post6368430500843305103..comments2024-02-17T21:16:53.777-08:00Comments on The Nitpicky Consumer: A Tale of Three Sippy CupsThe Nitpicky Consumerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13662863924444681626noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364463577434058370.post-85188442989218861332015-03-11T15:19:44.170-07:002015-03-11T15:19:44.170-07:00Just a thought, as I have no dishwasher, either. O...Just a thought, as I have no dishwasher, either. One set of bottle brushes PLUS a capful of bleach to your dish water cleans kidlet cups REALLY clean!hkj*324https://www.blogger.com/profile/02998733907721065158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364463577434058370.post-39631624181381296062015-03-11T13:25:32.811-07:002015-03-11T13:25:32.811-07:00About two weeks ago I tried to contact The First Y...About two weeks ago I tried to contact The First Years about buying 100 lids from them. We use these cups in our church nursery and playgroup. Still no response. I am about to contact them again before I start writing unsavory internet reviews about the company. Being a church and all, they could even donate them for a lovely tax write-off!<br /><br />On another note, I finally bought Nalgene water bottles with the sippy lid for my kids. They have lasted six years. In fact, my kids are too old to use the cups anymore, but then I went and had another kid who now uses the cup. I don't have a dishwasher so most cups I won't buy because I can't get the nooks and crannies clean enough by hand.sheknappshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07668548973930321563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364463577434058370.post-83672497088434255332015-02-07T21:21:52.207-08:002015-02-07T21:21:52.207-08:00I found this thread as I was searching for replace...I found this thread as I was searching for replacement parts for our Nuby straw cups. I'm sure it is more profitable for them to just sell a new cup, but like you, it feels environmentally irresponsible to me to guy another cup when all I need is the straw. It has been enough to get me to switch brands. I recently go the Oxo straw cup and ordered the 3-pack of replacement straws on Amazon. You almost have to factor in the cost & trouble of replacing straws into the original decision of which cup to go with. Oxo thinks of everything.EFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01035199507815871890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364463577434058370.post-23666686330781364092013-07-09T05:20:59.645-07:002013-07-09T05:20:59.645-07:00It seems to me after 40 years of caring for kids, ...It seems to me after 40 years of caring for kids, that unless a company's CEO is a Mom, things that are sensible just make NO sense. I use these Take & Toss cups witn tne spouts excusively! Once you learn how to 'snap' them closed thney just do NOT leak. I've seen tne spout lid last almost 3 years with daily use by a busy toddler, but finding the same replacement lid or the straws, without buy mor cups seems to take an act of Congress. As much as moms & dads slend on such supplies it should just be a given to walk into a big box store and buy the replacement lids/straws and at a reasonable price. All I can figure about the companies that make these parts is that they just are not rujn by women. hkj*324https://www.blogger.com/profile/02998733907721065158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364463577434058370.post-31530538356407850262013-07-09T05:13:47.665-07:002013-07-09T05:13:47.665-07:00I, too, have the same issues with all infant/toddl...I, too, have the same issues with all infant/toddler cups. These are above ALL my favorites, especiallh with the spout top. Like you, I'm one to write companies to praise OR complain. It has taken the toddlers I watch 3 YEARS to finally bite through the spout, with almost daily use AND I find thwt they really are able to be tossed with liquid in them without a drop leaking out. Many things in life just don't make any sense and having to purchase extra straws or spouts via on-line only is just a given. I hope one day these companies will just finally 'get it' and run a lot or two of tne straws and spouts and package them alone, at any reasonable price. Makes good sense only to use sensible Moms!<br />hkj*324https://www.blogger.com/profile/02998733907721065158noreply@blogger.com