File this one under “products I was hoping to really love but that I had such a bad experience with I couldn’t keep quiet.”
The Promise of Brugo is awesome
I first saw it when it was a Yahoo pick. I thought it seemed awesome and I wanted to buy one for my mom’s birthday, for my own birthday, and for everyone else as a go-to gift for ever and ever.
Seriously.
It comes in fun colors, promises a locking mechanism (so I could chuck it in my diaper bag, no doubt), and — most ingeniously — cools hot beverages to the right drinkable temperature with a patented method.
I thought that the tip-and-sip mechanism would work well with my desire to chug a cocoa or mocha before it has time to cool.
I ponied up the $22 it cost and had one of my very first post-partum outings as a drive to the tea shop to buy myself an orange one as soon as they came in stock.
The Execution of Brugo is a huge disappointment
Let me keep this short and sweet:
Locking. A failure, quite leaky.
Sipping. Hard to do.
Cleaning. Near impossible.
Fun color. Yeah, it still looks good.
Price. Ouch. I’m just glad I only got one and not the full case I intended.
What are y’all using out there that’s better and cheaper?
{ 3 comments… read them below or add one }
I’m using an Oxo LiquiSeal travel mug. It has a tight seal between cup and lid and the sipping hole can be sealed as well with a button that works like a click-top pen. It’s hard to describe but it works great!
My only complaint is that the top is not supposed to go in the dishwasher to avoid weakening the rubber gasket. It doesn’t cool your beverage but for $10 it’s my pick.
I guess I’m the wrong one to ask since I’m using a freebie mug with an Equal logo (they used to be a client) that’s stainless on the outside and black plastic on the inside. Doesn’t drip and keeps coffee hot for the hour or so it takes me to drink it. Plus, I’m less fearful of spilling a hot beverage on the baby!
That said, I’ve got buyer’s remorse over an insulated cup holder that’s supposed to attach to any stroller. Doesn’t fit mine, though!
$22? That seems crazy. I too use a freebie mug that I received from IHOP. Its slender enough that it fits in my car’s cup holder and tall enough that it holds plenty of cofee and keeps it hot. So far it’s been the best.
From personal experience I’d stay away from the Starbucks thermos. It was a leaking nightmare.
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