Brita Grand Water Filter Pitcher, Violet, 10 Cup

OK, I’m not afraid to admit upfront that I never was a fan of water. I don’t think I ever really drank it much even growing up. It always had to have some kind of flavoring, or fizziness – – – something more than just water (I was raised in the 50s and 60s when Kool-Aid was the only thing flowing in most homes with kids).Even opening up the small bottles I had to reach for those little packets of Crystal light before taking even a sip.And the home delivered bottled stuff really wasn’t that exciting to me although I did find myself maybe drinking a little more. The water where I live tastes like a mouthful of chemicals. It really is bad tasting stuff. I’ve tried to ignore it all these years. Some friends had mentioned Brita over the years but I always thought it was one of those elitist indulgences for those who were hip and cool . But I broke down and bought one. Even then I kept it aside for a while. Finally figured out how to fill it without it running all over everywhere and let it sit in the refrigerator for a month or two. One day I thought I would try it (mostly because I got tired of it taking up room in my refrigerator ). WoW! This is really good stuff (and remember, this had been sitting in my refrigerator for a while and it had picked up none of that refrigerator taste!). The day when I crave water is the day I thought never would come. I really am surprised. There is absolutely no aftertaste. Amazing. Even the bottled waters each have their own distinct little flavor. This has nothing but the taste of clear spring water—I mean like straight from the snowpack spring water. I have been reading some of the reviews, and don’t seem to have run into the same issues as many others have. As a newbie to Britta, it did take me a while to figure out quite how to do it. Realized that if you fill the top slowly and don’t let it fill beyond the lid line that there is no spillage problem. As I have no other experience with any other Britta product, I really have no comparison. The pitcher was a little bigger than I had anticipated, but now find that I use it quickly as I drink more water now that it tastes so much better, But it also makes things like tea and coffee taste great. Even my Lab, Buck, has gotten into the act. He can’t get enough of the ice cold water right out of the refrigerator, lapping it up at a rapid pace. I have even bought myself a giant insulated bottle so that I can carry the cold water around with me all day. And never once have I been tempted to dump any Crystal light into it. Don’t know what I’m going to do with all those little packets... A friend of mine was complaining recently about having to recycle all of her little water bottles – – especially because she had so many since she has retired and is around the house all day. I found myself purchasing one of these for her. Whoever would have thought…. I highly recommend it to not only those who already drink water, but to those who have never thought about drinking water on a regular basis. Great stuff!

I have had my pitcher for a few weeks now and I love it. I'm so glad I ignored the reviews about the lid falling off and listened to the one reviewer who said that if you don't try and hold the lid on it won't fall off. I have had no problems at all with the lid falling off except the one time I did try and hold it on then it did come loose and was falling off. So, just a hint here that it may seem it's going to fall off when you start to pour but it won't and if you push on the lid while pouring it will dislodge it from the pitcher and fall off. It does take almost an hour (I timed myself) to get the pitcher ready to use. It does take a little time for the water you pour into the top to go through the filter but this is perfectly normal and you want this because it means the filter is doing its job of grabbing all of that stuff you don't want to be drinking in your water. I did fill my pitcher up 3 times and dumped that water out without drinking any of it per instructions. The first two times I saw a scant amount of black stuff that came from the filter, which is completely normal. It takes probably 3-5 minutes now for me to pour water into the top and have it go thru the filter to fill my pitcher up to the full 10 cup capacity. Some here said that they were disappointed that it took so long but here again you want this to happen because it means the filter is doing its job. I haven't liked drinking our water even though we use a filter for the water we get out of our frig. I have been purchasing bottled water for almost 3 years and hated all the trash of those bottles plus the added expense. Since getting my pitcher I have loved drinking our water now, I could not believe the difference it made in the taste. I fill my pitcher with the water that comes out of our kitchen faucet and it tastes better than the filtered water that we get from our frig. We are going to invest in a second pitcher because there are 6 of us that live here and we love ice cold water and having just one pitcher in the frig isn't enough for us. Also, the 3 pack of filters Amazon sells to go in the pitcher is the better buy than the 5 or 6 pack and my husband told me that they are cheaper here than at Walmart.

This is a BIG pitcher, this thing is for you guzzlers out there who want a lot of water at once but without using a faucet filter that can detach, be messy, and ultimately be expensive. The Brita Grand in Purple is a perfect color for someone with Rett syndrome who wants to have a pitcher that really calls attention to its self on the table or in the fridge. You know where the water is always and you can get water filtered pretty quick through this pitcher. a full 80 ounces takes about 2-3 minutes depending on the condition of your filter. The only down side to this pitcher is that not only one fill of the reservoir will fill it, thats how big it is... that makes it a guessing game as to how many reservoir fulls it will take to fill this beast. It can overflow if you overfill so word of advice: underfill it.. you can always add more but if you overflow you got a messy situation to deal with.

love this product... we have to use little pieces of tape to hold the top on as all britas it has a design fault. Otherwise love love love that it holds enough water to fill the dog dish and the teapot. With a soft easy grip handle!

Las instrucciones para instalar el filtro son fáciles de entender, la jarra es de plástico de calidad, la boquilla para verter el agua es de tamaño perfecto. Luce el agua cristalina dentro de la jarra y quita los sabores y bacterias contenidos en el agua.

Muy practica y de buena capacidad. No le da sabor raro al agua como otros sistemas de filtrado. Los filtros duran bastante tiempo.

Super but because I drink a lot of water I still need to fill it a couple of times a day . Water tastes good meaning there is no taste to the water which is a good thing!!!

muy buena calidad, llego antes de lo esperado, no notas la diferencia en el sabor del agua