Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I bought the 20 oz Rambler and the separate handle as a gift and am deeply regretting all of it. Yes it insulates the beverage for a while, but seriously, all double walled vacuum tumblers do that these days, and the truth is the cheaper Chinese knockoffs that cost half as much do it just as well as Yeti does. So I knew I would be paying extra for the fit and finish and for what I figured would be a better designed lid in the "new" MagSlider lid. The fit and finish is top notch, the powder Duracoat looks great and very durable, and the lid looked to be excellent as well. Looking closer, it seemed the MagSlider lid has a wonderful double rubber flange on it that seems perfect for sealing liquids inside and preventing messy accidents. Great so far! Everything seemed wonderful, except that in use, the MagSlider lid actually leaks even in the closed position. Worse yet, this doesn't even seem to be a defective product, just a simple design flaw, in the sense that they surprisingly failed to account for the fact that consumers would want their liquid containers to actually contain the liquid inside them and not allow them to leak out when in any position besides exactly vertical. Apparently, Yeti thinks that for $30 you should expect nothing more than gravity to keep your coffee from spilling out of your Rambler. So, why? Why would you design a premium priced tumbler that utterly FAILS at one of the simplest tasks you demand from a liquid container? Even the cheap Chinese knockoffs at a third of the price have being leakproof as a basic quality. What good are the premium materials and lovely powder coat Duracoat finish if this thing leaks like crazy when it inevitably falls over? I really don't understand why the crack Yeti design team couldn't design a better lid at this price point for something they market as suitable for an active outdoors life. This design isn't suitable for a boring morning highway commute to an office cubicle though, let alone a day of getting knocked around on a work site or a boat. I had a similar experience with the Yeti Colster, which is $25 and two pieces for the simple task of keeping a can cold. Meanwhile a Thermos can cooler is $5, one piece, weighs significantly less, and keeps a can exactly as cold as the vastly overdesigned Yeti Colster. It really feels like they don't know what they're doing down there at Yeti HQ. Honestly, how do you manage to serially OVERdesign products yet UNDERdesign them at the same time? I'm highly disappointed in this company, as a premium priced product they should not be failing the basics of everyday utility. The Rambler is supposed to be one of their signature products. Before this I was considering buying one of their extremely spendy coolers, but I've completely struck that from my mind. Between this tumbler/lid and the Colster they've fooled me twice now, but they won't be fooling me again. Goodbye Yeti!