I ordered the slice orange and it is definitely orange. I like the size and found it kept my coffee warm a good while. That is about all I liked about it. First, it is very hard to see the lid choices for "lock", "sip" and "tip and cool". They also do not line up correctly and when I want to just "sip" almost nothing comes out. The "tip and cool" feature is a joke. I promptly got burned the first time I tried it and the coffee had been in the mug for about 20 minutes. (Obviously it keeps it hot!) Also, you cannot take off the lid and just drink from the mug part due to the design. It is also very hard to wash. It has a very narrow opening. The first time I carried this to work I had it in the "lock" position and coffee still spilled. Come to think of it, I only took it one time and will most likely never use again. Perhaps I should just return it.
Click Here For Most Helpful Customer Reviews >>
I really like this travel mug. On Amazon it says 100% leak-proof, on the packaging the travel mug comes in it says "not leak-proof". I found that if you don't over fill the mug and you close/lock it properly, it doesn't leak. My coffee stayed hot for a quite a while and the PTZ was a neat feature. The only problem I have with the mug is that it just doesn't hold enough coffee. It says it holds 16 oz but my old mug held 16 oz and this one is about 4 oz short.
Best Deals for BRUGO 2nd Generation Leakproof Travel Mug with Built-in Temperature
We have tried many travel mugs over the years but these new Brugo mugs are by far the best. Coffee seems to stay hot for ages but with the great tip and sip technology you can drink it whenever you need. No more playing the balancing game of waiting for it to get cool enough to drink but then leaving it too long so it goes cold perfect also for drinking straight away, no more burning lips. Also loving the leakproof lid. As long as you take the final sip from the cooling chamber (we learnt the hard way) it is completely leakproof no more coffee everywhere in the van or car. Can even leave hot drinks on the table outside with the kids running round without the usual spiilage and close burns. Perfect. We are using our matching pair more and more. No more expensive services for us!
Honest reviews on BRUGO 2nd Generation Leakproof Travel Mug with Built-in Temperature
I am a heavy coffee drinker, and love gadgets, so was excited when I got this as a Christmas gift. Despite some initial problems, I have used it as my daily commute mug for about 3 weeks now. My rating is 2 stars, and I'd value the mug around $5.
Good features:
1. Very drip-proof -but not 100% as claimed. There are 2 tiny vent holes on the top of the lid, so it will drip if you shake it around vigorously. But under normal use I really don't do that, so I think it's fairly called drip-proof. This is particularly important given the way you have to tip it for the tip-n-cool feature. So when the top is in the CLOSED position, it gets top marks for being truly closed!
2. Because I feel bad saying there's only one good feature, I'll give it a pro for having a nice comfortable shape, and for sitting in my car's drink holder nicely -it's not so top-heavy as to tip over easily...it can't survive sharp corners, but can survive lane changes at 45mph.
Failures:
1. Tip-n-cool feature gets a C-. Yes it works, but I had many many problems getting even a reasonable drink into the reservoir. I would tip it a little, a lot, and ultimately I had to play around with the angle and direction of the tip to get anything into the cooling chamber. That said, it DOES help cool that bit of the drink. But you really have to experience it as a driver, or worse as a person walking any distance to work: in between every drink you're flipping the mug away from you, finding that angle to get anything in the reservoir. You can't tell if you succeeded until you try to take a drink, so very often I try to take a sip, get nothing tip again, repeat. In the driving context, that also means you're holding the mug a LOT longer than if you just got a complete sip in one try.
2. The lid dial is incredibly difficult to turn. I'm sure it helps keep things sealed up, but I have to have a firm grip on the mug with one hand, and use my other hand to turn it. The problem, as a commuter, is that this means I can't change its setting with one hand -so for my drive to work I can only change it at stop lights, and it's open the whole time I want to be able to drink. With other mugs, I made it a habit to close the lid with my thumb as I'm putting the mug back in the drink holder -I try to minimize the amount of time I'm holding the mug, and don't want it sloshing around in the drink holder. That's just not possible with this mug.
3. The gasket in the lid popped out, and now won't settle back in firmly any more and can be a real pain to get back in place. I don't think it's got any flange on it to "lock" it in place, so if it slips out of its channel, it's like settling a rubber band back in place -get it perfect and it's fine for a while, but it can be infuriating to get it back there sometimes (especially if it's wet).
4. Temperature -really, it's mediocre in this category. In a 35 minute car ride in the winter, my coffee goes from piping hot to slightly cool by the time I reach my desk. I have a Thermos mug that is insane in this area -it'll keep coffee scalding hot for 4+ hours with lid closed...I can't drink my coffee at all in the car if I use that mug because it just stays too hot.
5. Yes, the lip is very very drip prone. I'm not sure it's a big deal, but it's definitely annoying in a $25 mug.
6. One oddball thing -the "stainless steel" finish on the lid is a metal skin. On the inner edge, the metal has a very slight flare INWARD. Not a huge problem but when I turn the dial, I constantly rake either my index finger nail or thumbnail along it and get little scores in my nails...it hasn't ever caught skin, but it's a really aggravating sensation. Amazing lack of consideration for that bit of the finish.
7. And the most infuriating problem of all: there is a small square-block tab on the outer edge of the lid, and a matching one on the mug, so that when you screw the lid down, those two block meet and the lid is perfectly locked down. Nice. However, it's RIGHT UNDER THE MOUTH. Look at this closeup from Brugo's site and you can see it: What's infuriating is that every time I take a drink, that little block of plastic digs right into my bottom lip. And when I'm putting the lid on I have to twist it two full rotations to seal it. If my thumb is by the tab, that means that little block of plastic rakes the pad of my thumb; or if the heel of my palm is there, that gets raked -not a pleasant sensation. That one little bit of plastic must have seemed like a brilliant idea to someone, but then the moron forgot to (a) make it "safer," and (b) move it out of the way of the drinker's mouth!
So the little tab, and the inability to set it with one hand are the big fatal flaws for the mug as my commuter mug. The weak performance of the tip-n-cool feature dooms it the rest of the way since that's the main reason anyone would be willing to spend significant money on this mug. In the end it's a decent $5 plastic mug.
Next I'll begin hacking it to see if I can make it better :-D
Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for BRUGO 2nd Generation Leakproof Travel Mug with Built-in Temperature
Just ok, heavy car mug. Difficult to clean. Arrived timely, packaging sloppy with mug half way out of its container and in a too big box.
