Can you use this without the plastic straw? We are trying to stay away from plastic. By tilting maybe?
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I just tried it and yes it seems to work without the straw by tilting it :)
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I just tried it and it works fine without the straw by tilting it and drinking. This water bottle works great and keeps ice overnight. Hope this helps.
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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.
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Yes, you could remove the straw and tilt it to drink. I believe it is BPA safe though if you are worried about the plastic.
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I never thought to try it without the straw. I just did and actually, it works even better without the straw!! Thanks so much for asking that question! I like the water bottle even better now!! :-)
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Yes but the straw is BPA free. I use mine when driving and do not want to tilt it to take my eyes off the road.
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Yes, you can. I've been frustrated with this straw because I have such a hard time getting a good flow going (lol), and just now tried it without the straw after reading these answers. Never thought to try it before.
45806
By plastic part do you mean the straw? If so then yes the bottom of the straw that sits in the water can be removed and then put in when drinking. I have always left it in so that the straw was sitting in a bag or somewhere and get germs before it was put into the water and drank from. It should work either way. Hope that helps!
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I don' think so. The straws are wider than plastic straws. You will never go back to plastic!
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my miracle gro does not come with plastic straw . please let me know if i can get it from manufacture!
45807
I believe you can remove the straw from the bottom of the lid but then you'd need to remove the lid in order to drink from it. I wouldn't remove the part of the straw that is above the lid because it wouldn't keep your drink warm or cold.
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Yes, but plastic it is removable. I use mine without plastic and it works fine.
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Why are there conflicting answers here, it either works without straw or doesn't. I prefer not to use plastic so was hoping I could use without the straw. Can anyone confirm?
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I would say yes, but haven't tried with a straw. There is not a specific opening for a straw.
902159
I honestly can't answer that. I use regular old plastic drinking straws with mine when I need to. But normally I use mine for hot liquid so no straws used. Sorry I can't be more help. Maybe ask the seller. They'd know better.
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Yes you can use it without the straw. Actually that is how we use it because the straw was cracked and didn't work.
45808
No, you cannot. I do believe that Thermos has made straw-free ones recently. It has a small opening at the top and it supposedly regulates the flow of liquid.
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Absolutely not . My husband never uses the straw and I always do. I don't care for the straw that comes with it ,so I'll use one from McDonald's .et al. W love these pitchers .I believe we've bought 4 or 5 from Amazon .l We make sure there's always a clean 1 or 2. . Sandy Hathway
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The straw has a stopper that is closer to one end of the straw. I use the straw with the stopper in the cup to keep my straw from coming out of the top, but I have seen others use it toward the sucking end of the straw ... guess you can do what you want. But mine don't move from what I can tell. Hope this helps.
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There is a plastic straw and insert inside that is not meant to interact with hot liquids
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Yes, you can. There's a licking mechanism so you can tilt it as much as you like. We've had ours for a year out at our pool where ther is no shade and love it. It's a perfect size.
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Thank you for your quick response! I was looking for something other than plastic to drink my green smoothies and more importantly my flavored water with my doTERRA Essential Oils. Some of the oils you can't put in plastic containers or use plastic straws. After reading the bad flavor reviews on the stainless steel straws, I decided to try the glass ones! I too am a straw person. Not sure how I have never heard of glass straws before! Can't wait to get some! Thanks again for your reply!
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You could probably use a thick straw! I didn't end up keeping the lids because the didn't stay on very well. The underside has three rings to fit "any" size. They didn't fit either of the cups I get it for!! It's also not a secure fit, if the cup falls over, you will have a big mess