Is it possible to drink from this cup with the lid on but without the straw? Thank you.
258990
Although I always use the straw with it you could definitely use it without one as well. The spout has a sliding plastic cover that does not seal liquid it as well as some of the other cups if turned on it's side or upside down it is sure to leak out. For that reason I always use the straw and keep it upright at all times. If you have a hot beverage in it, I don't know how you would use the straw to drink without scolding yourself, so it was designed to be used both ways. Hope this helps.
1545190
It doesn't have lid that you can drink out of, just a top that screws on, so only way to drink out is taking lid completely off. So not really designed to drink out of.
981631
yes you can drink directly from thermos when you completely remove the inner lid, but I prefer to pour it into lid to drink.
398374
I don't think so. The lid does not fit that tight. It doesn't leak when drinking with it on the cup but I think it would leak if turned upside down.
1268217
I don't know about the straws. The lid for the 70 oz mug has a flip top that allows you to drink out of it without spilling. The only thing I have found that could use a slight improvement is that the lid can be a little hard to tighten properly. If you don't get it tight enough some liquid can leak around the threading, and the sip hole will not line up properly with the handle.
1614246
No, you do not have to use the straw, in fact the ones I got did not include a straw. It has a drinking hole and a air hole in the top. It has a cover that rotates to cover the holes. It is not a very good mug for trying to use a straw because the drinking hole is not round.
1624544
No, you cannot close the hole that is on top of the cup top, but the straw itself does have a plastic cover on it.
204024
I tried it today and you can but it's a little more difficult than I would prefer. The straw works great tho!
1536149
No straw can go through the opening. The lid could be manipulated to make the hole a bit bigger, but you would have to do that.
343957
Good question.. Yes, you can and that is a good idea. With the straw it actually makes a weird sound, but without it you don't have that. So it's actually better without the straw.
2006020
Yes, you can take the straw holder off. However, when you do so, the little knob on top will not have anything to hold it on. Perhaps a little super glue would help. Then, you could have the piece removed but still have your knob to pick up the lid.
461591
Yes and no. It screws on very easily and very tightly. But it can leak around the straw. Once I put in in my purse when my hands were full (don't ask :-0). The inside of my purse got wet! Even so, I love the cup.
828231
Yes. You can drink or sip from it without the lid, but you would be doing so from the full 3" opening as you would from a regular drinking cup.
1221415
You can't drink out of this particular water bottle without making contact with the built-in straw. You have to bite down on it to get the water to flow through. Hope that helps!
981633
You can drink right from the thermos, though it's not as comfortable as drinking from a real cup. I haven't even used the lid to drink out of, I always drink straight from the thermos.
430798
The hole is very large you can drink out of it without a straw. I say just about any straw will fit. I don't understand the question about what side the hole is on. My daughter uses hers everyday.
1508163
i think you question is, can you buy just the straw top and screw it onto the bottom of the sippy cup. I dont know, but I think the sippy is a little shorter. I've never seen just the top. I once tried to buy a replacement straw for the straw cupt, but you had to buy the whole silicon piece and it was $7.