Cool Review & Giveaway! GreenPaxx Eco-Friendly Reusable Cool Straws & Cool Caps

A few months ago, I received some fabulous new eco-friendly products to try out: Cool Straws and Cool Caps from GreenPaxx. My family liked them so much I bought more and we use them every day! This week I'm finally getting around to posting my Review of them,  & a Giveaway!

Cool Straws & Cool Caps are flexible, portable, reusable straws & lids. The straws come apart for easy cleaning, and can be rolled or folded up and will spring back into shape. The caps fit a wide variety of cup sizes and have a crosshatch opening for the straw. They come in blue & green or pink & green. There is also a Sealed cap with no straw opening.

I received 2 blue Cool Straws & 1 each of the regular and sealed Cool Caps to review. After trying them out, we wanted more, so I purchased some pink ones from the GreenPaxx website.

Of course, the first thing I did was try them on all my cups to see what they fit - and was pleased to discover they fit our Take 'n Toss cups perfectly! I've never considered those cups disposable - don't even get me started on the name that seems to encourage using them as such - but somehow over the years we have lost most of the flimsy caps and straws that came with them, which made them pretty useless since their rolled lip makes them uncomfortable to drink from. Cool Caps & Cool Straws to the rescue!

They also fit my pint glasses, Coca Cola glasses, coffee mugs, travel mugs, & mason jar glasses.

The "Sealed" Cool Caps are great for unfinished smoothies. 

What's in the glass?

Vanilla Coconut Strawberry Smoothie!

1 cup coconut milk

1/2 cup greek yogurt

1 cup strawberries (about 8 large)

1 tsp vanilla extract.   

Combine in blender. Add ice if desired. Blend. Enjoy :)
If you don't finish it all,  cover it with a Cool Cap and save it for later! No "fridge flavour", & no mess if knocked over by rummaging children!

I love that the Cool Caps fit my travel mugs. Now I can order iced coffee drinks in my own cup,  even the thick shake-like ones;  the Cool Straws are made for drinking thick drinks, like smoothies! 

I keep a Cool Straw folded like this in my bag or pocket when we go out. My middle child has trouble drinking from bottles or cups without the use of a straw, but by bringing our own Cool Straw, it doesn't matter what his drink is served in. And by folding it in half and tucking the open ends together,  I can tote it back home in my pocket or bag without making a mess :)

I really like our Cool Caps and Cool Straws. Some things I like about them:

• They are reusable! Before we got our Cool Straws we were going through a box of disposable straws a week!
• They are easy to clean. The straws come apart. I usually wash them in the dishwasher and they do stay in the cutlery basket.
• They are portable. Both caps and straws can be squashed into a pocket or container and spring right back to shape.
• They help stop messes. While the caps aren't completely spill-proof (there is a hole for the straw) they do keep drinks from sloshing out, and when tipped over, help keep spillage to a minimum, maybe even prevent them completely if you right the cup fast enough :) The lids also make a "bumper" on the edge of the glass, preventing breakage.
• They are comfortable. The silicone straw is easy to drink from. We tried a stainless straw but didn't like the feel of the metal. And I don't trust my little biters with a glass straw. Which brings me to...
• They are durable. My middle son is a chewer. The Cool Straws have survived for 3 months now! 

Something else I like : GreenPaxx is passionately devoted to providing toxin-free options for protecting our environment from plastic pollution. Visit their website at http://greenpaxx.com/  to learn more about their ecologically responsible practices.  I really like that they offer the option to have your items shipped with minimal packaging. My Cool Straws & Cool Caps arrived wrapped in paper that I could easily reuse or recycle :)

Want some Cool Straws & Cool Caps of your own?

Enter my Giveaway for a chance to win 2 Cool Caps & 4 Cool Straws in your choice of pink or blue!
or

Buy them from GreenPaxx Use the code SUMMER to save 20% through September 14th!  http://GreenPaxx.com/

To enter the Giveaway:

• Mandatory Entry: Visit the GreenPaxx website, then come back here and leave a comment telling me something that you like about any of the products.
• Bonus Entry: Like GreenPaxx on Facebook. Leave a comment if you like. Maybe tell them I sent you :)
• Bonus Entry: Follow GreenPaxx on Twitter. Leave a comment with your Twitter handle.
• Bonus Entry: Subscribe to GreenPaxx's YouTube channel. (4 Kids & A Raw Onion is adorable!)
• Leave a separate comment for each entry, and make sure your entry includes a way to contact you!

Giveway Ends Sunday July 29th at 9pm PST Closed

This giveaway is offered to US residents only.  Please do not enter this giveaway if you have received free products from GreenPaxx within the past 3 months. Retail value of prize is $19.90

Disclaimer: I received 2 Cool Caps and 2 Cool Straws to review. I received no other compensation, and all opinions are 100%  my own.