Thermos Nissan 26-Ounce Travel Companion Stainless-Steel Insulated Bottle | 
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Brand: Nissan
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $34.00
Buy New: $16.61 (On sale from $19.44)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  92 reviews
Sales Rank: 287
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: Yes
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 3.3 x 3.3 x 11.5
MPN: FBB750
Model: FBB750
UPC: 080012068915
EAN: 0080012068915
ASIN: B00004S1CY
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Keeps beverages hot or cold for hours | | • | Holds nearly 26 ounces | | • | Easy, no-drip pouring without removing stopper | | • | Hand wash with mild detergent | | • | Five-year warranty against defects |
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Amazon.com Review
Virtually unbreakable, this lightweight, vacuum-insulated thermos travels to work or recreation easily, and for hours afterward, coffee, tea, or broth will still be hot. Or lemonade, iced tea, or a sports drink will still be chilled. Tapered toward the top and slim enough (11 inches high, 3 inches in diameter at bottom) to safely pour with one hand, it slips into a briefcase or backpack. Pouring is a snap--twist off the cup, which holds 6 ounces of liquid, twist the stopper a few turns and pour through a no-drip slot (there's one for righthanders, another for lefthanders) without removing the stopper. Fine threading ensures the stopper seals tightly, while the exterior has a handsome satin finish. The smooth interior cleans with sponge or cloth, and preheating or prechilling with hot or cold water is recommended. --Fred Brack
Product Description
Your new THERMOS brand Unbreakable Steel Vacuum Mug/Bottle is designed to give you years of reliable service. It is built with quality standards you expect from THERMOS. - Light and compact design allows larger capacity in a smaller bottler - Easy pouring twists and pour spout - Leak-proof for no-spill transport - Hot 24 hours, Cold 24 hours Specificatons Capacity:25.6 oz (0.75L)
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| Customer Reviews: Read 87 more reviews...
 no better than any other thermos August 6, 2008
I'm giving this 2 stars just for its looks. It is a nice-looking thermos but so far has not proven any better at keeping things hot than any other one on the market. I poured boiling water into the thermos, sealed it and let it sit for 20 minutes or so. I emptied the water, put a filter cone filled with coffee on top and poured boiling water through that into the thermos. Sealed it up, took it to work, had a small cup of coffee. About 5 hours later, mid-afternoon, I poured what was not really hot coffee for a 2nd small cup and when I went to freshen that it was totally luke warm. I suppose I could buy a little coffee maker, brew the coffee in that and pour that straight into the thermos, but doing it the way I am, which may inherently result in less hot coffee, is simpler and how I want to prepare it. Seems like, even brewing it the way I am, should stay much hotter, much longer.
 Great Thermos June 5, 2008
There isn't much to say about a thermos. This works exactly like I wanted it to. It keeps my tea hot all day, it pours nicely into its cup-lid, and it's easy to get to work. The only minor complaint I have is that the opening is fairly small, but I think it's worth it for the benefit of a conveniently sized thermos. Would definitely recommend this for anyone who would be using it on a daily basis.
Chiming in with a glowing review June 2, 2008
Based upon the excellent critical and positive reviews here, I purchased this Thermos, and I'm not at all disappointed. It's exceeded my expectations, in fact.
An example: I filled it with hot green tea yesterday at noon. It's now 9:30am, more than 20 hours later. I was expecting lukewarm, or even room temperature, tea, and was surprised to be greeted with steam when I unscrewed the stopper! It's still hot! Not as hot, of course, but I also did not "pre-warm" the thermos with hot water before putting in the tea.
Other things I've done wrong besides not pre-warming would be filling it too full, then screwing in the stopper and causing a little overflow (there has to be room for the stopper, obviously). Even with the stopper in tight, this is a recipe for spills as the liquid moves around, expands and contracts, plays cards, whatever those crazy liquid molecules do in a Thermos. However, the "lid/cup/cap" thing you screw onto the very top caught 99% of the spill after the overfilled thermos Jostled around in my accouterments. I know this because the inside of my bag was not a mess (a tiny little wet spot on a paper, but I like tea stains anyway), but when I unscrewed the lid/cup/cap thing, all the spill came out. Thank you, lid! That could have been bad. This is a product that compensates for user-error.
The construction is fantastic. It's strong and pleasant to look at, and it feels like it holds much more liquid than you'd think it should by its appearance. When I'm filling it, I keep pouring and pouring. Isn't it full yet? No? More! It's shiny, though, and will show fingerprints and water spots. Not that I care. It's very LIGHT. I was expecting it to weigh much more. It's lighter by far, even filled to overflow, than all the books I lug around with me.
I only have two (minor) critical observations. The stopper must be screwed tightly into the bottle. This can make it difficult to open if you have, say, lotion on your hands (I often do). It's also a little hard to clean. It's not a big deal if you have a bottle brush, and even if you don't, you can just fill it with water, a little soap, and shake it around. Just make sure you get all the soap out. And finally, the pouring is not flawless. It dribbles a little. I don't really care. If I do it with skill, it doesn't dribble at all, and it's pretty ingenious to use the stopper as a pouring mechanism (you pour with the stopper in place but unscrewed somewhat).
Is this a Japanese design (Nissan) with an American label (Thermos) manufactured in China? Or an American design with a Japanese label manufactured in China? I think it's the former, making use of some Thermos patents. It is definitely a bi-lingual product, having instructions in both English and Japanese hiragana on the stopper. That way, if someone who does not know what "pour" means, they will hopefully know what "susugu" means.
I've had it about a week. It does come under warranty (it says 5 years on the box, but it says 1 year in the instructions, seems like a finicky replacement program, and you have to send the thermos away for a new one, and only at their option), though I don't expect to need it. If something went wrong after a few years, I'd happily buy a new one. I suppose the warranty is to catch defective units, like one described in another review which did not hold temperatures.
There was also a complaint by someone that theirs smelled like coffee. I really don't think Amazon is selling used units. They just kind of smell like that (the materials and processing do smell vaguely like coffee, I'll admit, but it is not coffee).
Thank you to all the reviewers who made this excellent purchase a no-brainer for me. I hope my review will be equally helpful in assisting other potential buyers.
Spending $1.65 + gas less each day!!! May 13, 2008
I am extremely impressed with this Thermos bottle! Even though I miss the smiling faces each morning at the Tim Horton's drive-thru, I get to slow down a little and not be so manic trying to get out of the house, I control the strength of my brew exactly like I like it, I save $1.65 each morning, I don't waste gas while waiting in line to get to the drive-thru window, and I have two cups of coffee in the morning instead of one. And both are as hot as when they were freshly made! Oh, and Tim Horton's ground coffee is available at Tim Horton's and the grocery so I don't miss out on that wonderful flavor of theirs.
I don't understand the comments about the stopper not sealing or leaking, though. I've had no problems at all and just unscrewing the stopper a little bit lets me pour my coffee without getting over-excited and drenching my desktop. Yes, I've done that. And it's easy to carry! There's plenty of room in my computer bag if I don't want to carry it by hand.
All in all, one heck of a buy; useful, durable, and looks good. What more could you want?
Hot water keeps hot! May 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It is excellent! I wanted a Thermos for my baby. Something I can carry in my diarper bag and be sure to have hot water when needed. The size and weight are just perfect. It keeps the water really hot.
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