PSA: they make sippy cup straw cleaners now

Leeba25

I was going to buy the $6.99 Dr Brown's brushes (that I always use to clean the sippy cup straws), and then was looking around a bit too. In the section with the sippy cups, they had some straw cleaner brushes - same idea as the Dr Brown's ones, but marketed to clean straws, and only $1.99 for a two pack.

Here they are on the BRU website.

molldoll71

cool.  I use q-tips which work great and are even cheaper.

Pixiestx

Thanks! I need thoose b/c teagan's water cup has a mouth part which is not flat on the inside so I really need something with bristles.

didntelope

How is that not the same thing as pipe cleaners? That what we used. You can get a bag of 100 for, like 2 bucks.

wed2506

didntelope:

How is that not the same thing as pipe cleaners? That what we used. You can get a bag of 100 for, like 2 bucks.

it totally is just like pipe cleaners. I would have NEVER thought of using that and would have just spent the $2 on the BRU item.  Thanks for the tip!

Leeba25

didntelope:

How is that not the same thing as pipe cleaners? That what we used. You can get a bag of 100 for, like 2 bucks.

1) marketing

and

2) pipe cleaners kind of pill off. I get little blobs of red (or whatever color) when i've used them. which probably isn't a huge deal, but i can use the same bottle brush over & over without that happening.

Pixiestx

Wait,so these don't have stronger bristles than pipe cleaners? The pipe cleaners haven't been cutting it at all.

bosha711

Similarly, I got this OXO brush set & love that it has the long skinny brush for straws & a shorter wider one that is perfect for sippy spouts. Oh & it has a pick (sp?) that is good for the tiny holes in the sippy spout itself.

It was a little bit more expensive though.

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=11218921

Leeba25

Pixiestx:

Wait,so these don't have stronger bristles than pipe cleaners? The pipe cleaners haven't been cutting it at all.

yes they have stronger bristles than pipe cleaners.

ghl

We've used the Dr. browns ones and currently have this brush. We wanted something that would be consistently reusable unlike q tips or pipe cleaners, did the job without leaving behind any dyes, residue, fuzz, etc., and was durable enough to throw in the dishwasher regularly. These fit the bill.

MsHan

if u get pipe clears from a hardware or home improvement store and no craft ones there should be no issues with fuzz, dye etc