A sample receiving device for releasably storing a composition, comprising: (a) a lid comprising a reservoir for retaining said composition, and a pierceable barrier, sealing said composition within said reservoir; and (b) a funnel comprising a first open end for receiving a sample and a channel extending from said first open end to a second open end, said first open end configured for closure by said lid and for receiving said composition, and said second open end being releasably or permanently attachable to a sample receptacle, wherein said funnel comprises one or more cutting ribs for cutting said pierceable barrier during closure of the lid, characterized in that the one or more cutting ribs cut said pierceable barrier without a twisting action during closure of the lid, wherein the lid is attached to the funnel via a living hinge; wherein said one or more cutting ribs extend upwardly toward said first open end of the funnel and each of said one or more cutting ribs comprises a sharp upper edge, wherein at least one of said one or more cutting ribs comprises a piercing tooth projecting beyond said sharp upper edge of said at least one of said one or more cutting ribs; wherein the piercing tooth contacts and pierces said pierceable barrier to form a puncture, and said sharp upper edge of said at least one of said one or more cutting ribs propagates a cut in said pierceable barrier from the puncture made by said piercing tooth. (a) a lid comprising a reservoir for retaining said composition, and a pierceable barrier, sealing said composition within said reservoir; and (b) a funnel comprising a first open end for receiving a sample and a channel extending from said first open end to a second open end, said first open end configured for closure by said lid and for receiving said composition, and said second open end being releasably or permanently attachable to a sample receptacle, wherein said funnel comprises one or more cutting ribs for cutting said pierceable barrier during closure of the lid, characterized in that the one or more cutting ribs cut said pierceable barrier without a twisting action during closure of the lid, wherein the lid is attached to the funnel via a living hinge; wherein said one or more cutting ribs extend upwardly toward said first open end of the funnel and each of said one or more cutting ribs comprises a sharp upper edge, wherein at least one of said one or more cutting ribs comprises a piercing tooth projecting beyond said sharp upper edge of said at least one of said one or more cutting ribs; wherein the piercing tooth contacts and pierces said pierceable barrier to form a puncture, and said sharp upper edge of said at least one of said one or more cutting ribs propagates a cut in said pierceable barrier from the puncture made by said piercing tooth. the one or more cutting ribs cut said pierceable barrier without a twisting action during closure of the lid, wherein the lid is attached to the funnel via a living hinge; wherein said one or more cutting ribs extend upwardly toward said first open end of the funnel and each of said one or more cutting ribs comprises a sharp upper edge, wherein at least one of said one or more cutting ribs comprises a piercing tooth projecting beyond said sharp upper edge of said at least one of said one or more cutting ribs; wherein the piercing tooth contacts and pierces said pierceable barrier to form a puncture, and said sharp upper edge of said at least one of said one or more cutting ribs propagates a cut in said pierceable barrier from the puncture made by said piercing tooth.