Tomme Tippee.........for big kids too (Tommee Tippee Tip-It-Up First Cup Plus)

Member Name: mrbusy62

Product:	Tommee Tippee Tip-It-Up First Cup Plus
Date:	07/11/09 (13 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Robust, easy to handle

Disadvantages: Can be thrown without warning

They say that as you get older you become more child like and not wanting to go against this gross exxageration we decided to get one of these for my Grandfather as his health was worsening.

Being a very shaky man he was spilling cups of tea and the occasional whisky, though between you and I, I think it was when he stopped drinking that the shakes arrived.

He was a very proud man and when I first presented this to him he let out a torrent of abusive four letter words and promptly pitched it at me, missing by about an inch an knocking the 'wally dug' off the fireplace. And the medical people think he's not doing so well!!!

He didn't really speak to me for about four weeks after that, but I think that may have been his series of mini strokes as his health gradually worsened and in time we gradually weaned him onto the Tommee Tippee. Initially by adding a wee dram of whiskey to his tea.

And wow, the washing levels reduced and we could spend more time playing dominoes, cards and watching trashy television. I would say that he perked up completely but we reached a mutual understanding. My grandfather managed to drink from this and gradually accepted that his health was failing. He still tried to pitch it at me once in a while but the lid stayed on and nothing got damaged. Another advantage was that he could drink without his false teeth (a bonus as he was always loosing them) and the cup did not hurt his mouth due to the soft spout.

All in it was an unexpected find, and while my Grandfather may have past on I still have a chuckle about looking after a slightly older baby with much love.

I appreciate this is the normally a baby product, but it's nice to get a different perspective once in a while. I frequently tell my 12 year old he's going to get a pelican bib!!!

Summary: Very good product