Customer Rating:  
Summary: Amazon.com Delivers.....Used Coffee Mugs
Comment: If you're in the market for a used Nissan coffee mug, then step right up and order from Amazon.com!
So you're probably thinking, yes, maybe I would like a used coffee mug. How about a used coffee mug with dried, brown coffee stains still in it...And how about with the fresh aroma of a...what does that smell like, ah, Vanilla Latte I believe it is.
If you're still interested, continue ordering, but be advised as customer service will be unwilling to compensate you for any issues you may have with receiving a dirty mug in the mail. I think Nissan stainless makes a nice product, but I would
suggest ordering from SOMEWHERE ELSE!!!
Hip, Hip, Boooooo
Customer Rating:
Summary: Some Like It Hotter
Comment: As with many other products on Amazon.com, the "Ultimate" earned pretty much of a bimodal distribution: People seem to basically love or really dislike the "Travel Tumbler." Either the quality control at Nissan is terrible (i.e., people are getting tumblers that differ greatly in quality), or the reviews themselves are just not very reliable. Coffee lovers may be a pretty emotional bunch when it comes to their preferred caffeine delivery method, and some of the complaints seem steeped more in emotion than practicality. I'll try clarifying the bases of my own evaluation, which places the "Ultimate's" performance somewhere between the very good/very bad polarity I see here.
1. LEAKING: Unlike what one person said, it does NOT leak like a "colander." When you squeeze the handle-like mechanism, a small hole at the top of the lid depresses. The problem is that this coffee will drain though the "covered" hole, albeit very slowly: If I lift the cup WITHOUT squeezing the "HANDLE" as if to take a sip, a slow, very small stream of coffee comes out the apparently sealed top. Although the product description above touts that the container is spill-proof, rather than leak-proof, this slight leakage is psychologically annoying given the price and the expected performance. Practically speaking, however, it's not that important: You won't leak or spill a hot beverage if the "tumbler" is basically upright. The rubberized grip surrounding the center provides a comfortable and secure grip.
2. COFFEE NOSE: Other Nissan beverage holders have drinkers complaining that residual liquid on the top of the lid leaves a spot on their noses when they go for their next sip. It's true that a small amount of liquid is left (and this, too, will spill if, for some muckraking reason, you choose to hold the tumbler upside-down to disprove the anti-spill claims of Nissan), but it settles down far enough from where you drink that it leaves your nose alone, which is exactly what it should do.
3. TEMPERATURE: I found that it does NOT keep my beverage very hot for hours. At 45 minutes, my coffee was still very hot, but noticeable cooling occurred after about an hour. You can minimize temperature reduction by pre-warming the tumbler with very, very hot water, and filling it with the hottest possible drink possible. However, even the double steel container doesn't hold in the heat nearly as well as the Nissan thermos. This is probably the biggest disappointment, although a fairly negligible one personally (my longest drive is generally about an hour). Those who insist on very hot coffee for periods of one hour or more, however, may be disappointed.
4. CLEANING: Yes, there is a small white ring around the top of the container for insulation. I have not had any problem with accumulated debris, odors, or with other nasty things that reviewers have described. Simply cleaning it after each use should do the trick; I'll update this review if I find the tumbler particularly resistant to cleaning. However, other Nissan travel mugs either have similar problems or don't have the convenient squeeze handle.
Recommendation: Resistant to leaking and unlikely to spill, the Nissan still fails to meet expectations, especially given the cost. A more important problem, then, is that its heat retention is unsatisfactory for periods much longer than an hour. My recommendation (one that I wish I had heard before) is to wait for more current reviews of the commuter mug rated #1 by the venerable "Wall Street Journal," but not yet available due to current demand: The Zojirushi Tumbler (http: //www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004S57G/qid=1137462602/sr=1-25/ref=sr_1_25/103-7519344-0327817?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=284507). The Nissan 14-Ounce Leak-Proof Insulated Travel Mug, though not without its critics, also looks promising.
Customer Rating:
Summary: About as "Spill-Resistant" as a Colander...
Comment: Well, other reviewers have extolled the virtues of this mug---including its supposed spill-resistant top.
I'm here to dispell this myth.
Our old mugs (Starbucks, heh!) were junky, and leaky as hell. We'd put them in our lunchbox, standing straight up, and they'd somehow leak everywhere. So, I was in search of something nice, and Thermos' Nissan line is pretty infamous. The little latch lever mechanism looked ingenious, and several people talked about how it won't spill.
I received my two new mugs a couple of days ago. Put coffee in them, excited that I would no longer have to fear coffee stains on my lunch cooler and car. Boy, was I ever wrong. You might as well not even have the dang stopper mechanism, because if the thing tips over with liquid inside, it comes pouring out. The seal on the plug that stops up the sipping hole is useless; this is mainly because the actual lever mechanism provides very little pressure against the hole when closed. As a result, you have, in essence, a failed product. It should be recalled.
What good is a "travel" mug if the thing leaks everywhere? I might as well take a regular open-top ceramic mug in the car, because it would spill just as much. And no, it's not defective, because I bought two, and both of them leak the same. I'm returning them, and have ordered Nissan's "Leak-Proof" model. We'll see if that lives up to the name.
The only reason it gets two stars is because it does live up to half of my expectations: at least it kept my coffee hot. But what good is hot coffee when it's all over your car seat? I urge you, buy the "leak-proof" model. Stay away from this one, unless you're looking for a "travel" mug that leaks everywhere.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Developed a leak
Comment: About ten months after purchase, the mug developed a leak at the seal between the lid and the tumbler. No amount of tightening stops the dribble. Now looking for a stainless steel insulated bib.
Customer Rating:
Summary: BEST MUG EVER
Comment: This mug is the best I've ever found. It has the longest heat retention. The no spill lever is great and keeps more heat in. When was the last time you remembered to close the lid on other mug types before you knocked it over? Worried about bacteria!!- well wash it in soap for 30 seconds. I use the lever to hook into my belt loop or fanny pack strap, when I need a free hand; and it won't spill because the action of hanging by the lever keeps it tightly closed. it does'nt need a handle. I was racking my brain when I lost it, couldn't find it anywhere in retail stores. Hail the all powerfull search engines.
I'm buying 2 more. PS fitting the lid to the 18oz version is a great idea.
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