@jaybird I guess the comparison doesn't look as dramatic if you go by amazon that as 2 for $34. Reviews on there are decent except for black gunk building up on the lid that is hard to get off after a while.
@JonT If I had had time to both find one and then learn how to modify it and upload it I would have posted a teen doing serious eyeball rolling with the caption of "whatever"
@snapster Ironically saw this very travel mug this evening at Tuesday Morning discount store. $6.99. Plus tax. No shipping. Cheaper. But don't worry. I didn't buy it. After looking at it carefully I can understand why the lid is hard to clean. Too bad this isn't like a cast iron pot where it is a virtue not to clean it.
@somf69 Yes, it has a solid feel and parts are well machined. everything fits tight. I am getting the blue. PURPLE! we have purple, oh crap, I could have had purple!
Come on, a Craigslist Ad that was posted 2 hours ago, conveniently before the 12pm bell strikes and this junk cup goes live? Meh on the Craigslist ad, and the cup!
I don't know what's going on but...I can't seem to stop buying them. I was just going to buy a red..then I got a blue, too. Now purple is calling my name. HELP!!
How does the lock work? Does pushing the rocker button on top open the seal? Because that is totally not safe for bouncing around in a purse or a back seat.
"12 oz. capacity is no match for your super-sized American appetite"
What?!? Only 12 oz.? I'll stick with my 16 or 20 oz. travel mugs, thanks. Also, I don't eat my coffee. This is just wrong on so many levels without getting to the patriotic part.
I have a contigo mug I purchased a few years ago, different model. Annoying to clean but the whole not leaking when my cat knocks it over thing is priceless.
@kadagan some person on amazon says they put it in the top of the dishwasher even though it says not to, also says needs a new seal now and that a new lid costs $7
@snapster I do not have time to go re-read all the reviews to find each and every link to each and every review referencing the "old ones" (eg with the straight sides like you are selling and not the curved sides which is the current model). In the reviews for the now curved sided ones there are many comments about the "old" ones (the ones you are now selling). The things I picked up there are that eventually the lid gets black gunk that is hard to get out, that if you put it in the dishwasher do so on the top shelf and they didn't have problems even though the instructions say not to, that eventually the seal gives way and they don't sell just the seal - you have to buy a whole new lid for $7, and that some people prefer the old ones to the new ones as for some reason more people think the new ones leak than the old ones. Some of this in the reviews, some of this is in reply to the reviews. Most of the people with these kinds of comments already owned the old ones and had come back to buy more as the old ones only lasted them around 2-3 years with daily use before they needed to sink $7 in a new lid.
@Kidsandliz You believe that this is an old vs new product on the same Amazon product page? I didn't think so. And when you referenced the price earlier it seemed you were believing them the same. The Monroe is a completely different series from the West Loop
@snapster No I never said that. What I said was at that in some of the reviews and in some people's replies to the reviews of the new curved side one, they were contrasting the one you were selling (straight side one) with the new ones (curved side ones) and comparing old version (that you are selling) with new version (what is on amazon). What I also said was that I was not going to re-read all of the reviews and replies to the reviews to find you some urls. I don't have the time for that.
@snapster PS if you read what I said about the old ones (the ones you are selling) there appears to be a consensus that the old ones (let me repeat this again so you don't miss it - what you are selling) are somehow "better" which should help your sales. Now run along back to school so they can teach you to read more carefully :)
@Kidsandliz I really like contributions on reviews like you gave, but it wasn't clear to me that you were talking about the same product. I thought you were saying that Amazon changed from an old version to a new version but kept the same reviews (like the Apple App store does). Now I understand that you are saying individual reviews commented that they liked the old straighter ones better more generally. Now as to applying my comprehension skills to your 2-for-34 comment earlier, I'll keep working at it.
@snapster That would be easy - if all you are doing is changing the shape of the base, presumably to hold it easier, odds are reasonably high the price isn't going to change much, or if it changes then goes up a bit. Thus a fair comparison price is their new "improved" version which is not $50…
@mwarren dish washer safe is only the lid. The one review I saw was that the owner put the bottom in there too on the top rack and there appeared to be no damage… so if you are a gambling wo/man...
@Kidsandliz ok, just to be super literal here - you know the $50 was a joke craigslist post we made now, right? and what was the 2-for meant to compare to?
@snapster Yes as that was pointed out at the beginning of this thread… but going with the 'you are pretending you didn't do it' I posted that comparison since I was looking for online reviews anyway - by the way you missed an advertising opportunity for meh though on there by not saying buy it from me for $50 buy it from meh for $6.
@snapster don't think craiglist allows businesses to flog their wares although it is done all the time. If you want to build your customer base why not, unless you get flagged enough times and your account disabled so start with throw away emails LOL.
Can someone tell me how tall this is? I regret my purchase of the previously listed Stanley mugs as they dont fit under my Keurig so I want to make sure these will before buying.
Mine came to my office today and I was so damn excited about a coffee mug I didn't know how to act. It's a good size, not a giganto-mug, and I really do like the way the seal/pushbutton thingy works. The rocker/lock is genius. I'm tempted to throw it in my handbag just to test it out. The blue is a nice color. But the best part is that my coffee stayed hot for HOURS, since I was ridiculously busy at work and didn't get a chance to finish it. I wish I'd bought several, this mug is well worth it.
Specs
Condition - New
Warranty - Limited Lifetime - Contigo
Ships Via - FedEx SmartPost
What’s in the Box?
1x Contigo Monroe Autoseal Travel Mug
Pictures
Colors
Lid
Open
Price Check
$50 on Craigslist
It looks like the hand of @chadp though…
Warranty
90 days
@mediocrebot what the hell?
@mediocrebot yeah, there's a speaker dock lurking in the second photo
@khunjeff haha and their office shot in the 3rd.
Craigslist? Really?
@jaybird I guess the comparison doesn't look as dramatic if you go by amazon that as 2 for $34. Reviews on there are decent except for black gunk building up on the lid that is hard to get off after a while.
@Kidsandliz please join @jaybird in the time out corner. No price comp is available, so we had some fun.
@jaybird @Kidsandliz - @snapster
@JonT chorkle chorkle chorkle
@JonT If I had had time to both find one and then learn how to modify it and upload it I would have posted a teen doing serious eyeball rolling with the caption of "whatever"
@snapster Ironically saw this very travel mug this evening at Tuesday Morning discount store. $6.99. Plus tax. No shipping. Cheaper. But don't worry. I didn't buy it. After looking at it carefully I can understand why the lid is hard to clean. Too bad this isn't like a cast iron pot where it is a virtue not to clean it.
Craigslist!!! Don't pick it up alone...
OMG, and now we're back to travel mugs again!!
@khunjeff travel mug wednesday anyone?
@khunjeff keep looking; it's not just the mugs anymore. You'll know it when you see it.
Nice Review from Men's Journal
http://www.mensjournal.com/expert-advice/best-spill-proof-commuter-mugs-for-your-morning-drive-20130304/contigo-monroe-vacuum-insulated-tumbler
@somf69 ooh, how does one get a "quality post" over here?
@somf69 $20?
@somf69 Yes, it has a solid feel and parts are well machined. everything fits tight. I am getting the blue. PURPLE! we have purple, oh crap, I could have had purple!
@kylewood my wife met these specs when we met. Ymmv though.
That last picture...WTF? Is that a baby doll hand on the steering wheel? Is Jesus taking the wheel?
I don't get it.
@Just saw that! I gues he's driving with no hands!
@Mac454 Auto-steer is a dealer installed option on certain BMW models.
@jqubed
@Mac454 Udderly AMAZING!
@bluedyn Well played
@Mac454 We hope it is a doll hand. If it isn't, I don't want to sit near him at the beach.
Yo dawg. Meh heard you loved repetitive items. So they decided to pretty much sell the same shit over and over again.
@studerc SELL ME DRONES!
@studerc Guess people do love repetitive items, they sold 55 in first 15 minutes. If people keep buying them, meh keeps selling them!
@Collin1000 this guy gets it.
@studerc it sort of helps that they can sell out the quantities that they have with under 5% participation.
Hey Look!
You've got company!
@Zally Ohh, sneaky "Partner offer" got me.
@Zally Yup, no deal, weak Meh offering....
@Zally i think the 1sale thing is an ad buy by meh.
@devyanks90 I agree, still weak, MEH!
@Zally Yes, Meh's deal is on 1sale every day as a partner offer.
They called our office and when we said "Howdy Pard'nr" they just started billing us.
@Zally why'd you have to post that? Now I'm contemplating a 2-Pack of 10' Braided Lightning Cables...
Come on, a Craigslist Ad that was posted 2 hours ago, conveniently before the 12pm bell strikes and this junk cup goes live? Meh on the Craigslist ad, and the cup!
Bring back speaker docks over cups!
@Stallion you are forgiven for missing the gag aspect due to your spirited negativity.
@snapster Meh!!!!!!!! :)
@Stallion be careful what you wish for.
No longer made? As in discontinued? As in rare?
Think of the collectable value...
@Collin1000 Crazy collectable. $50 on Craigslist!
@Collin1000 Especially if you handwrite Starbucks across it.
@Collin1000: Only if it's new in the box . . .
@Collin1000 the new ones changed the shape of the bottom of it to a bit more hour glass - I guess easier to hold?
I don't know what's going on but...I can't seem to stop buying them. I was just going to buy a red..then I got a blue, too. Now purple is calling my name. HELP!!
Okay. I managed not to buy a third. It's just the colors are so...vibrant. It's hypnotizing.
@jenny stay strong
@jenny by the time we're done everything you own will be purple
@jenny i can't help you. i bought the wallet ninjas
@jenny Did you want to keep them on display with the purple in between the red and the blue or something?
@jqubed That's probably what will happen as I don't drink coffee. Just got a purple to send to my Mom!
Is that a baby's arm holding the steering wheel in the last photo? That's messed up.
@jmorrison0722 What, no baby arm auto-steer in your automobile?
@denboy only in Babyarm Motor Works vehicles.
@jmorrison0722 I might have expected the baby's am to be holding an apple.
He needs a Brodie knob for better grip.
50 bucks @ Craigslist.. wow
How does the lock work? Does pushing the rocker button on top open the seal? Because that is totally not safe for bouncing around in a purse or a back seat.
@HuckleberryGin when it's locked you can't press the button that opens the seal to let you drink
@HuckleberryGin Protip: Put this down while you're bouncing around the back seat.
"12 oz. capacity is no match for your super-sized American appetite"
What?!? Only 12 oz.? I'll stick with my 16 or 20 oz. travel mugs, thanks. Also, I don't eat my coffee. This is just wrong on so many levels without getting to the patriotic part.
So can I charge my iPad with this?
@kiding You should have been in on this Kickstarter. They might have reached their funding goal.
@ardgedee Damn.
@kiding Absolutely. The hotter the liquid the quicker the iPad charges. In fact I'm having a hot drink and recharging my iPad Air, now, right now!
I have a contigo mug I purchased a few years ago, different model. Annoying to clean but the whole not leaking when my cat knocks it over thing is priceless.
@Jkm There's a new model with a lid that opens to clean. More expensive, but worth it for a clean-freak like me. And the no-leak seal still works.
Are these dishwasher safe, or will they fall apart like so many travel mugs?
@kadagan some person on amazon says they put it in the top of the dishwasher even though it says not to, also says needs a new seal now and that a new lid costs $7
@Kidsandliz me thinks you don't have link to this on amazon, but please supply if you found it.
@snapster it is in a reply to a review, plus a couple of people commented on that in their reviews
@Kidsandliz please supply the link to the product you are believing is this one.
@snapster I do not have time to go re-read all the reviews to find each and every link to each and every review referencing the "old ones" (eg with the straight sides like you are selling and not the curved sides which is the current model). In the reviews for the now curved sided ones there are many comments about the "old" ones (the ones you are now selling). The things I picked up there are that eventually the lid gets black gunk that is hard to get out, that if you put it in the dishwasher do so on the top shelf and they didn't have problems even though the instructions say not to, that eventually the seal gives way and they don't sell just the seal - you have to buy a whole new lid for $7, and that some people prefer the old ones to the new ones as for some reason more people think the new ones leak than the old ones. Some of this in the reviews, some of this is in reply to the reviews. Most of the people with these kinds of comments already owned the old ones and had come back to buy more as the old ones only lasted them around 2-3 years with daily use before they needed to sink $7 in a new lid.
@Kidsandliz You believe that this is an old vs new product on the same Amazon product page? I didn't think so. And when you referenced the price earlier it seemed you were believing them the same. The Monroe is a completely different series from the West Loop
@snapster No I never said that. What I said was at that in some of the reviews and in some people's replies to the reviews of the new curved side one, they were contrasting the one you were selling (straight side one) with the new ones (curved side ones) and comparing old version (that you are selling) with new version (what is on amazon). What I also said was that I was not going to re-read all of the reviews and replies to the reviews to find you some urls. I don't have the time for that.
@snapster PS if you read what I said about the old ones (the ones you are selling) there appears to be a consensus that the old ones (let me repeat this again so you don't miss it - what you are selling) are somehow "better" which should help your sales. Now run along back to school so they can teach you to read more carefully :)
@kadagan Contigo's video showing how to use this mug says it's "top rack dishwasher safe" at 0:50.
@Kidsandliz I really like contributions on reviews like you gave, but it wasn't clear to me that you were talking about the same product. I thought you were saying that Amazon changed from an old version to a new version but kept the same reviews (like the Apple App store does). Now I understand that you are saying individual reviews commented that they liked the old straighter ones better more generally. Now as to applying my comprehension skills to your 2-for-34 comment earlier, I'll keep working at it.
@snapster That would be easy - if all you are doing is changing the shape of the base, presumably to hold it easier, odds are reasonably high the price isn't going to change much, or if it changes then goes up a bit. Thus a fair comparison price is their new "improved" version which is not $50…
@mwarren dish washer safe is only the lid. The one review I saw was that the owner put the bottom in there too on the top rack and there appeared to be no damage… so if you are a gambling wo/man...
@Kidsandliz ok, just to be super literal here - you know the $50 was a joke craigslist post we made now, right? and what was the 2-for meant to compare to?
@snapster Yes as that was pointed out at the beginning of this thread… but going with the 'you are pretending you didn't do it' I posted that comparison since I was looking for online reviews anyway - by the way you missed an advertising opportunity for meh though on there by not saying buy it from me for $50 buy it from meh for $6.
@Kidsandliz you think we should advertise on craigslist? Only now do I realize you've been trolling me!
@snapster don't think craiglist allows businesses to flog their wares although it is done all the time. If you want to build your customer base why not, unless you get flagged enough times and your account disabled so start with throw away emails LOL.
@snapster trolling you? Ok if you say so but I am going to claim that @marklog did it by using my account...
Will these work with a Mac?
/jk
@wilfbrim Yes, a Big Mac.
This won't fit in my wallet.
@RedHot buy a purse
@RedHot try removing 6 bucks and see if will fit?
We have 16 oz Contigo mugs, they keep coffee hot for hours, good insulation.
@Olperfesser spelling correction "for"→"four" :-) (ref Contigo's video )
Mehhhhh... didnt need another one, but yet I still bought one....
@GlockComa They're sneaky that way.
Tried to buy, wouldn't take my CC even though I have plenty of $$$ on it and all the details were right. Guess it wasn't mehn't to be.
@ObiJohnMehnobi email halp@meh.com and they'll help you out.
Bought two. One for me and one for my caffeine addicted friend. Will make a good gift. Only because it is the cadillac of commuter mugs.
Baby Arm...
Why is he sitting on a baby?
@smilingjack Clearly he's a babysitter.
@jqubed groan//
Can someone tell me how tall this is? I regret my purchase of the previously listed Stanley mugs as they dont fit under my Keurig so I want to make sure these will before buying.
@Awoken 5.75" with the lid off
@Jdub 6.35mm too big for the Mr. Coffie my friend has unless one removes the drip tray.
Baby arm
It needs a handle...and some LED lights.
I don't know if anyone's mentioned this, but there's a baby arm in that there last photo.
I can't believe how many comments there are and nobody's noticed the baby arm!
@Starblind ...but...everyone mentioned it...so...what?
Ya need to figure out how to get West Virginia to meh something
Hey did y'all know there's a baby arm in the last picture?
What's with the guy's giant 3rd hand holding the coffee mug in the last picture
Does the baby arm come with this mug?
So good they aren't made any more. Also, baby arm.
Does this come in a retail box? I'm thinking this would be a nice small gift, but I'd hate to give them if they're not in retail packaging - thanks!
@Sparky_Susan nope - you'll have to spend $7 on a hallmark gift bag for your $6 cup.
Ha! Oh well.
Didn't break the 2K mark. Oh well.
@JazzyJosh North Dakota's fault.
Mine came to my office today and I was so damn excited about a coffee mug I didn't know how to act. It's a good size, not a giganto-mug, and I really do like the way the seal/pushbutton thingy works. The rocker/lock is genius. I'm tempted to throw it in my handbag just to test it out. The blue is a nice color. But the best part is that my coffee stayed hot for HOURS, since I was ridiculously busy at work and didn't get a chance to finish it. I wish I'd bought several, this mug is well worth it.
I wish I had/could order another 2 as well. Really like these thermos'.