Sigh. I rarely comment on purchases like this, but in this case I have to. We're expecting our first child any day and are busily getting ready, which includes washing all the baby gear. I had to go online to a competing vendor to get some bottle washing apparatus and am looking for something else for the nipples, or else a more expensive (read: durable and effective) alternative to this ode to ineffectiveness. If you're going to spend $6.00 on this thing, considering how much $ and time go into dealing with the sheer volume of stuff to wash, do yourself a favor and spend a little more and get something, or a few things, that work -> are well-built -> and are not a hassle.