Unfortunately I did not read the reviews before purchasing. The glass is nice and thick and it keeps my water quite cold, however, I bought this to replace my plastic leaking water pitcher and it didn't fix my problem. These glass pitchers leak when I try to pour water into a glass. I've tried to pour quickly and slowly BUT THEY STILL LEAK. I now have two pitchers which I refuse to use. The handle is also close to the pitcher which makes it difficult to put your entire hand around it to pour. POOR DESIGN OVER ALL