My son loves this pitcher to make his drink mixes in. He's been using the same pitcher for years and won't allow me to use it to make juice mixes. This pitcher is durable and has withstood a lot over the years. From him mixing lemonade, scraping the bottom over and over to him taking it to school so that his friends can taste his kool-aid and the numerous amount of washes it's been through, it's still as durable as it was the day I purchased it. I also appreciate the pour opening. It's convenient if you place it on the top shelf of the fridge. After using it, we actually don't close it with our hands. We hit it on the ceiling of the fridge and it closes every time. I'm sure we didn't begin using it that way, it just became a habit after so much use.