Too bad it's not very well-designed or constructed. The plunger likes to fall as other reviewers have said, and to avoid this I have to put the whole plunger mechanism in at an angle (although sometimes if I am very careful I can get it to float above the water level). I was disappointed to find out that the plunger doesn't "squish" the tea to squeeze the water out of the leaves; it just puts the tea in a special place where it can't mingle with the rest of the water. Finally, it pours badly. I dont' know why because it has what looks like a fine spout, but it dribbles a little bit, even if you don't fill it above the "approximately 1.6 inches from the lip" as recommended.But all of this doesn't matter becuase it does work, and it's just so cute that I couldn't resist it. 4 stars anyway. Just be sure you're buying it for the right reason (because it's cute, not because it's functional).