Anytime, Anywhere, Any way up . . . (Anyway-Up Cups)

Member Name: Night Owl

Product:	Anyway-Up Cups
Date:	24/05/01 (364 review reads)
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Advantages: NO MORE LEAKS!!!

Disadvantages: Hard to get the lid off, when the cup is new, but it does get easier. You just need a bit of patience.

No, I’m not talking about me! I’m talking about the ‘Anywayup’ cup - a godsend for every parent!!
The ‘Anywayup’cup is a basic training cup, for babies and toddlers, except that it has one very important feature - it can be any way up and it won’t leak. This is because it has a unique integral valve, which means that when you stop drinking, the drink stops flowing and it has no separate parts to assemble or clean.

This all important claim of the cup - not leaking, is the very reason why I went out and bought this cup, and no doubt why other parents have bought it as well.

Just the thought of no more wet patches or drips on the carpet and no more of my daughter wearing more of the drink than she actually swallowed, was all that was needed to persuade me to make this purchase. I shouldn’t think that I am the only parent, that has a child that likes to wave her cup around in the air, or throws it and it always lands upside down with the spout in the carpet, what are the chances of that happening every time - it must be slim, but my daughter manages it every time!

There are three different ‘Anywayup’ cups, which come in variety of colours that I mention below, and are all translucent, which is ideal for seeing how much drink is left without having to take the lid off: -

The No Spills Smiley Cup - costs £3.49 and comes in Dusky Pink, Lilac, Banana Yellow and Azure Blue. Unfortunately, I haven’t bought one of these, so I am unable to give you my opinion or give you any information about this one - sorry!

The No Spills Tots Cup - costs £2.99 and the colours to choose from are Orange, Dark Blue, Banana Yellow and Azure Blue. This cup is suitable from 6 months and has two handles just right for little hands to hold. The spout is not too hard and allows just enough drink to go through, not too much for small mouths to swallow. I bought Chloe the Azure Blue cup, w
hich she uses just for her milk, and then the Orange cup, which she uses for her squash. At first she wasn’t quite sure what to do with it, as it was slightly different to the previous cup (Tommee Tippee) that she had from just over four months, but it didn’t take her long to work it out! She has had it since she was at least six months, and uses it every day.

The No Spills Tumbler - costs £2.99 and this is available in Orange, Dark Blue, Banana Yellow and Azure Blue. This cup is suitable from 12 months onwards and as it name suggests is a tumbler more than a cup. It has no handles and holds more drink than the cup. I bought one for Chloe because I thought it would be handy if we were going out, I could make her one big drink that would last, but with it having no handles, it is quite awquard and hard for her to hold and use. Also if it is full of drink, it becomes quite heavy for her to try and hold. She didn’t get on so well with this one, me and my bright ideas. This tumbler only occasionally gets used now, but I’m sure that as she gets older (she’s fourteen months now), she will get more use out of it, but really as I am typing this, I’m thinking that by the time she is able to use this tumbler quite comfortably, then I should be training her to drink from the next stage cup!

As explained at the beginning of this op. all these ‘Anywayup’ cups and tumblers have the unique integral valve, which means there will be no more spills, as when you stop drinking, the drink stop flowing, and there are no separate parts to assemble or clean.

They all have a snap on lid that has a thumb tab on, to help you to remove it, and in the middle of the snap on lid, is what they call a ’Primer button’, this is to express some of the air that is in the cup which will help activate the valve.

I have to admit that when I looked at the instructions upon buying this cup and it said press the &
#8217;primer button’ I was looking for an actual button, and I kept thinking to myself I can’t see any button? The ’primer button’ is actually a small convex oval in the middle of the lid, which can be easily pressed to activate the valve. (Brain cell on holiday again! LOL).

The cups can be bought from Supermarkets and I bought Chloe’s from Tesco’s, for £2.99.


‘Anywayup’ Cup Instructions
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1. Snap on lid evenly all the way round, the easiest way is to press down with both thumbs on the ‘Primer Button’

2. To remove lid, use the thumb tab to lever off.

3. To seal the lid, press and release the ‘Primer Button’.

4. Your child’s first few sucks will then activate the valve, making it totally spill-proof.

5. The ‘Anywayup’ cup will automatically seal between sips. Pressing the ‘Primer Button’ alone will not fully activate the valve.

6. Not suitable for hot or fizzy drinks!


On the Move
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For travelling, to ensure a perfect non-drip seal, press the ‘Primer Button’ and suck some air through the spout. When you hear the valve hiss, the ‘Anywayup’cup is then sealed and ready to go.

If you are flying, or travelling for long periods, re-activate the valve occasionally. This is especially important in aeroplanes where the pressure could affect the seal.


Looking after your Cup
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If the ‘Anywayup’ cup is properly looked after, it should give you many months of use. It should be washed gently in cool, very weak soapy water, and if using a dishwasher (no - not your partner! LOL) then rinse out the spout with cold water to remove any salt residue. Avoid pushing anything through the valve (if necessary, use a cotton wool bud to gently clean the valve), and do no
t soak in washing up or use abrasive cleaners.

The ‘Anywayup’ cup may be sterilised in solution, but do not microwave or steam sterilise.

The lids should give many months of leak free use, but if you do need to replace the lid, then these can be purchased separately.

The cup is microwave safe, without the lid, and ensure that the liquid has cooled before replacing the lid.

Do not store below 4 degrees Celsius.


Conclusion
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As I have stated earlier, Chloe gets on really well with hers, the only problem that I had, which wasn’t actually down to the cups, was that for a while my daughter didn’t drink from it properly, and the drink didn’t actually leak from the cup, but from her mouth! Of course as she got older, then she naturally began to drink properly.

The only real problem that I had with the cups was that getting the lid off the cup is quite frustrating, as it is very hard to remove the lid. I used to have get hold of the lid with the tea cloth and then hold the rest of the cup in a bare hand, so that I had a good grip and then pull. Of course as it has been used it is now getting easier to remove, and so is not as frustrating!

I definitely (and Chloe) wouldn’t do without this cup, as it has saved alot of wet carpets and clothes!!!

The 'Anywayup' cups are made by Tough 'n' Tumble. If you need any further information then their helpline number is:
(UK) 029 20 575600

or their address is:
Tough 'n' Tumble
V & A Marketing Ltd.,
P. O. Box 534,
Cardiff
CF14 2YT

Their web-site address for products and also Kids is:
www.tough-n-tumble.com

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