I packed frozen smoothies in these for my kids lunches, and both times the red one has popped open and leaked all over my son's lunch. Suggestions?
1808641
After I fill it up with our smoothies, i sort of squeeze it a little before I put the lid in, so it creates a little suction. Maybe you could try that?
1808642
Yes, don't fill all the way to the top. Also, pack into a square container with paper towels underneath. I tell my girls to always be careful when opening. But filling 2/3 of the way full, all the way to the top will cause a pop. Good Luck!
1808643
I have used a rubber band and wrapped with aluminum foil. The tops definitely arent secure enough!
1808644
I have to put it in a ziplock sandwich container to keep it from leaking. I put other stuff in with it.
1736532
I use an old 2 lb deli container that I just leave in the freezer but any tail container would work. I just freeze left over smoothie so I only fill 1 or 2 at a time. If the container is full I just take out the frozen ones and fit them in somewhere else as they don't need to be upright after they are frozen.
811743
Make sure you froze them long enough. And when getting them out, run under warm water for 30 seconds at a time and shimmy the popsicle out. Hope that helps!
1364974
Thin sauces will leak into the next compartment. Something thick, like hummus, won't. Get the lunchbot round sauce tins with lids to put inside a compartment for yogurts and thin sauces. Hope that helps. Sorry for the delay, I was away in vacation and the lunch boxes were at home:-)
888405
Sorry, I have the same issue and didn't know what to do, so I glued the one cup that had cracked at the top seam...which kept the liquid out of the inside gap...other than that, they keep things hot longer, so I keep it with the cracks and all.
2145757
I have had no problems with mine, and it gets a lot of use. I fill with water and fruit and put in fridge and kids and I use all the time- mine is good quality no leaking.
826346
Mine leaked and I called them, sent it back, got a replacement. I don't recall how long I'd had it, but it was well over a year, perhaps 2 years. Husband had bought it as a gift from Williams Sonoma and I called the company itself. And now I'm ready to give it away because the pops stick unless they're sugar bombs.
2231738
We've been using them for only about a month, but several times a week, going through the dishwasher each time, and I haven't noticed any difference at this point. I've even packed yogurt and chocolate pudding in the smaller partition with the help of a little stick n seal wrap and it hasn't leaked.
457037
I have the same problem. Two of my lids broke. I just emailed Thermos, so I will just have to wait and see what they say.
875381
FWIW, I have had a half dozen similar bags, and if ice cubes are put into them, eventually they leak... To keep them from leaking, either use "blue ice" frozen packs or put the ice cubes in ziplock bags...
1749176
I first tried laying them down, and as they froze the top popped off of a few and they leaked. I should not have tried this on the top shelf. I thought maybe they were too full, so I left a lot more space at the top. They still leaked. Now I put them in a wide plastic tumbler that fits nicely in the door of the freezer so that they are upright and that works well. That said, most of them will not leak on their sides, and once frozen you can store them in any position.
839068
The vented lids come OFF in the lunch box, if you don't secure them with rubber bands! I use two rubber b ands to secure them, the lids do not snap on like you'd expect. The vents on the lids can be closed, but I don't know if they are "leak proof". I recommend laying them right side up to transport. Actually, I would recommend going to Target and buying the Rubbermaid ones!
2107505
I generally freeze mine overnight. They work amazingly well. I freeze leftover yogurt smoothies in them.
74891
YES...this is normal for them...It is disgusting and it never goes away. I ended up throwing them out because they are so messy. Even if you clean them, they lose half their volume, so you soak them again, freeze them, then they end up sliming again in your cooler. I've posted before to others buyer beware. Sorry you had the same problem.
1434038
Sorry, I've not used baby food in these. Just leftovers from our smoothies. I do have to run it under water for a few seconds before it will pop out
1003279
Just got mine and both are packed together in a bag with pumps attached and both leaked. For this price I am sending back.
1439581
No, mine haven't leaked, and I use them often.They will "sweat" after they've thawed - this usually happens if I don't unpack the cooler at the end of the day, and leave them in the cooler overnight. I will wipe them with a cloth before I put them back in the freezer.Hope this helps - I love these cooler packs.