An otherwise good product, but seriously let down by what I view to be a small but fundamental design flaw. The jug has no spout cover, leaving any contents open. What were the designers at Brita thinking?! The maintenance of basic good food hygiene requires that all perishable food and liquids be fully covered during storage, including in a fridge. It therefore seems bizarre to me to go to all the trouble and expense to filter water to remove impurities, then store it unprotected against air borne bacteria, which effectively renders the product useless for my purposes. The open spout void also presents the risk during filling of accidentally spilling unfiltered tap water directly into the body of the jug, which sort of defeats the object.

I’ve now swapped the offending item for the Brita Aluna jug, which does have a protective spout and is, paradoxically, cheaper. It does, however, seem rather counter-intuitive to have previously paid significantly more for rather less.