Takeya 17oz Water Bottle Just $11.99 on Amazon (Regularly $30)

I had gotten one of these for myself (from the Takeya site) and liked it so much that this one was purchased for my mom. She loves her’s also. The flip-top lid is so easy to use. The travel thermos is not too wide to hold easily and it fits perfectly into the cup holder.

I have actually held it upside-down to test how leakproof it is – not a drop of coffee was lost in the experiment. This is really the perfect size for a short trip or can fit in my purse for when I am out and about. I only wish that the larger size (for longer trips) wasn’t wider than the 17oz unit – I won’t be able to purchase the larger size for that reason but I can just refill the 17oz one during stops on longer trips.

Keeps my tea hot for a really long time. If I fill it with hot tea at 6:30 in the morning, it’s still just as hot at 11:00 a.m., and this is including the wintertime commute. I can’t tell you how much longer it keeps it hot because I’ve already finished my tea by 11:00 or 11:30. I was debating with purchasing this, or a Zojirushi, this one was less expensive, and for me, it really does the job.

The only downside, and it’s not much of a downside, is that inside the lid where the underside of the poor spout is, it’s kind of a deep groove that can be hard to clean. I solved this with a very small narrow flexible brush that is used for cleaning inside straws, but it’s still kind of tricky to get it in there. But considering how well this works in every other respect, any inconvenience in cleaning is acceptable to me.