Zoku Reusable Pocket Straw

We own several different brands of telescopic stainless steel straws with silicone tips that was purchased elsewhere & they are all great, thus we have something to compare these Zoku straws to.

When I saw these Zoku straws at the Yuppiechef store in Mall of Africa, I though they would be awesome to hang on our keys so that we'll never forget our straws at home again. Boy was I wrong! These are the absolute worst straws you can imagine, I would gladly give this product a 0 star rating if I could.

The problems are:

1) The 2 pieces of the cover does not screw together securely , they merely just clicks together loosely. So when the straw is hanging from your keys, the weight of the straw pulls the bottom of the cover away from the top so the straws are continuously falling off. This makes them completely useless for the purpose I had purchased them. The straws are packaged in a way that you will not know about this problem until you have opened the packaging & therefore cannot return them.

2) The silicone tips have a terrible chemical smell & taste to them that taints everything you drink through them. This taste also hasn't gone away with repeated washing. None of the other silicone tips that we own have this problem.

3) The 3 sections of the straws does not fit into each other tight enough. This causes a 2 fold problem: the straw collapses in on itself while you are drinking from it & it also sucks in air from the joints making it very difficult to suck up any liquid through it. We have not experienced these problems with the other brands of telescopic straws that we own.

These straws were the first Zoku products that I have ever purchased & based on the terrible quality of this product, I will definitely not buy anything else from them. I find myself wondering why Yuppiechef would link their good name to such an inferior product brand?

Please do not buy these straws, you WILL be disappointed & end up throwing them away, thereby wasting your money, like I have. Read more

I would not recommend this product to a friend.

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Bought two for the grandchildren for Christmas. They love them. The straws are easy to use, specially in a restaurant where the straw can be popped back into the case for washing later.

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3 out of 5 stars

Nice idea

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Review by Jeremy C. on 15 March 2020

Verified Owner

It's a bit over-priced for an aerial with a silicone cap, but hey, I bought 2. Just remember to remove the cleaning brush before use, or you get interesting results.

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I have used my beautiful straw twice now and it was so easy to pull out of my bag and put back when done. I especially love the silicone tip.

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Very good value for money. Sturdy with a comfortable silicone tip.
Conveniently packed in a carrier with a cleaner.

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Excellent product, small and compact. Cleans easily.

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Absolutely love how compact it is and that it comes with a cleaning brush, mine is hooked onto my backpack and goes everywhere with me. It's super comfortable to drink with and crazy easy to clean and store! Definitely going to order the other 2 colours to have in the car!

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Very beautiful packaging. Nice, small, compact size which does not take up a lot of space in your bag. Easy to use and has a handy cleaning brush with it. The straw is great because you can adjust it to different sizes. Love it! Would definitely buy more of them and for friends and family.

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