AVOID!!! SCAM!!! Faulty Product. Customer service is in breach of consumer law
AVOID!!! SCAM!!! FAULTY!!! FRAUDULENT!!!
Be warned. The quality of the bottle has major flaws and is now useless. Customer service breaches consumer rights.
First, the lid does not snap shut. Water gets into the mechanism every time you wash, and this friction prevents the spring from engaging the lid lock.
Second, the inside seal to keep the top screwed on is loose and comes unstuck or falls off whenever opening the bottle.
Without the lid being locked shut, no water consumption is logged, and no UV sterilisation occurs. These are the main benefits of the bottle, so there is no point in purchasing. Also, a bottle that does not seal shut is little more than a large cup.
Other minor issues: the rubber bottom glue comes unstuck easily on its own, the clock does not keep time (inaccurate by up to 8 minutes within 1 month), the touch capacitive surface to press is poor and requires covering the entire screen with your hand, preventing you from seeing if manual UV sterilisation has been activated.
Additionally, the app does not sync with Apple HealthKit. So there is no way to tally your daily fluid intake! A massive shortcoming.
On top of this, customer service has been abysmal. They refuse to acknowledge the major flaws, accuse me of dropping and physically damaging the product, and refuse a refund or replacement.
I have lodged with ACC, Office of Fair Trading in QLD, and Consumer Affairs VIC. OFT Qld agreed this is a breach of Consumer Law, but Aquame refused to refund, instead accusing me of damaging it.
This had soooo much potential and I was so excited for this product. It claimed to UV steralised; log water intake; has a mouthpeach that was fully closed by the lid, keeping it clean; it had the time displayed; it kept drinks cold( it actually does a great job at this). Unfortunately, hardware and software flaws prevent this from occurring.
I cannot use this for the purpose and they are in breach of my consumer rights.
Several emails, and months of complaints, and I have nothing but an expsneive black cup.
20 February 2025
Unprompted review