SHO Bottle - Ultimate Insulated, Double Walled Stainless Steel Vacuum Flask & Water Bottle - 12 Hours Hot & 24 Hours Cold - 260ml, 350ml, 500ml, 750ml & 1000ml - BPA Free

I bought this for my granddaughter as a treat to accompany her on her first day at grammar school.The colour is zingy and fresh looking (coral). I've had this make of flask myself for a couple of years and can guarantee that it is 100% leakproof, safe enough to put in your handbag or briefcase. I haven't used it for hot drinks, just really cold water that's been in the fridge. It keeps cold all day, I refill it at night to take to bed and it is still fresh and cold the next morning. I'm seriously thinking of buying another for tea or coffee. Don't want to cross-contaminate tastewise.However, the new flask recently bought is an improvement on my own which has an enamelled colour finish. Although I've taken a fair amount of care, the colour has chipped off in a few places. I bought one for my other granddaughter when she started High School. She is now in year 11, has taken significantly less care of hers and there is hardly any colour enamel left at all. However both flasks continue to work as well as ever.The new flask I have just bought has a different finish .... plastic which is slightly soft and spongy, but leaving the rim where you drink still in stainless steel. Big improvement, comfortable to hold, much less likely to get damaged.I really can't recommend this product enough, well worth the extra cost. It's a lovely gift too, as it comes in a very smart cylindrical box which indicates that what's inside is of high quality.

I thought it was bigger that expected, but that was my fault not looking at the dimensions. It is perfect for me though, when i'm out shopping and am feeling thirsty. The colour is lovely. It also hold hot drinks - so i can have cold water or a latte anytime I want. Great buy!

I was given a SHO bottle as a gift a few years ago and used it regularly since that day. Unfortunately I lost it so ordered a new one as my original was great. I had the smallest one previously which is a good size for bags. Have the next one up now which is perfect for longer trips out and exercise classes. Looks and feels like a quality product.

Liked the fact that it fitted into my moderate sized backpack/handbag. Use it to keep water cool overnight as it is much better than using a glass or mug on the bedside table.

I bought two of these one in yellow and one in green. The course are nice and bright and look good. The shape of the bottle is good as makes it easy to hold and neither has leaked one drop. They keep cold drinks nice and cold all day and equally keep hot drinks nice and hot. Great price. I would definitely recommend

Lovely design I got the pink one with elephants on great bottle I was annoyed as only had it 2 days when I dropped it and dented the lid my fault , will have to get a new lid it’s not to bad tho .

Keeps my drink cool all day. Brilliant. Bought two and we use the other for when we take milk camping as we have no fridge. Kept the milk fresh. Great product

Purchased two 500ml bottles to give me cold water to top up my insulated camelbak 'eddy'. Didn't intend to drink from the opening but I'm pleased to say that this is not sharp and would be perfectly acceptable/comfortable to drink from, should you choose to.I wanted two different colours so I could identify different contents easily if necessary. Ideally I would have chosen white and black, but black was out of stock at the time so I ordered stainless steel instead.Unfortunately the stainless does show fingerprints as I had anticipated however this is not a deal breaker as far as I'm concerned as their requirement was primarily to be functional and not 'pretty' although aesthetically they are an elegant looking bottle.Now for the important bit...Having only had them a couple of days I can't comment on their watertight properties yet but will be monitoring this on Monday when I take them to work.Cautiously optimistic re their claims of insulation effectiveness I put them to the test.In an ambient room temperature of approximately 23 degrees,I filled one with boiling water and the other with water chilled from the fridge. I was a little disappointed that the neck opening (30mm) was slightly too narrow to comfortably get an ice cube through, but undeterred I was able to add 4 small cubes with a little gentle persuasion.After 4 hrs the cold still had ice chips, no condensation on the outside and was a really nice ice cold drinkable temperature.The hot had steam and was extremely hot (too hot to drink straight away) I tested hourly from then on till 12 hrs.Both were still impressively working at that point so the next time I checked was at 25.5 hrs.The hot was still warm enough to drink and the cold still cool enough to be acceptable to me.At 28 hrs they were still doing their thing, albeit much less intensely now and so I gave up at this point as I was impressed enough.They both had more than proven their worth .!Compared to the non insulated plastic bottles I have been using , where the ice has disappeared within an hour of being at work these are brilliantly impressive. The diameter of the bottom of the bottle is approx 70mm which fits easily into the cup holder in the centre console of our car, however as they are quite tall it will be more convenient to keep them in the inner door pockets instead.So, having been highly sceptical I'm very pleased with the performance of these bottles thus far and so impressed I'm considering getting a litre bottle for the car so the dogs can enjoy ice cold water too.Will update if the paint starts to chip or the tops leak over time.27/06/2017 UpdateNo leaks from either bottle, however as a reviewer elsewhere has observed, the powder coating on the coloured bottle (white in my case) scratches easily..be warned!