Why does anyone use these ridiculous things? The concept is lovely, the look is sweet, but the practicality is nowhere in evidence. My first, and last, brush with them came gratefully with some cheap-ass version from Target or Marshall’s, made of plastic, but designed in the same way as these fancier ones from Crate & Barrel. In all the designs I’ve seen, you’ve got to fill the thing with a good two to three inches of whatever you’re drinking before you even reach the spout. For a household of two, that’s already way more liquid than can be imbibed in a single sitting.
And if you do happen to have a party or event where you’re serving a bazillion people, once you come close to finishing the thing, you are left with that same two to three inches of liquid that you must tilt and twist and pour without breaking it or spilling it or swearing up a storm in front of all the kids.
Don’t even get me started on what happens when all the pretty fruit you are inspired to add clogs the damn spigot.
