Bought my first travel mug some 8 years ago. My first requirement for such a mug would be autoseal button. Which is not that hard to implement, to be honest, but most producers avoid.
After some time I bought another Stanley Trigger Action travel mug, which turned out to be a disappointment: the paint started to peel off, then I think the button also snapped, so I ended up throwing it away.
I almost bought a third mug from Stanley, but they had some stock issues, so I decided to go with Contigo instead, the only other brand that reliably produces autosealing mugs.
Learning from Stanley’s disaster, I chose stainless steel option. For that reason, by the way, I decided to go with Transit model, and not the Luxe model. The later was available only in 350ml size in stainless steel.
What I like about this mug so far:
First, it has a silicone base, so it shouldn’t slip like Stanley does.
Second, the safety ring on the top that blocks the button so it doesn’t get pressed accidentally feels more solid than in Stanley.
We’ll see how well the silicone holds with time, though.