Mine I can barely taste one 1. Fruit punch I had to put at like 8 and got about 64oz out of it. I’m drinking the sweet tea and have it on 6 and I have 96oz through this one so far and it doesn’t seem to be getting weaker.
My boyfriend just bought me one and I am in love with mine!! I didn’t expect it to be as good as it is!! I just ordered a ton of cartridges. They have bundle pricing online. When you realize that a one gatorade is almost $4, like you said, then you realize how much better of a price this is. turn up the dial as the flavor gets lower! I can use mine on 9 when the cartridge is at the end of its life. I can’t recommend this bottle enough. I love it! Just bought the ones with stevia and I’m interested to see how I like those
SOLUTION! I looked up same problem on RUclips - remove cartridge and take lid off of bottle. Look at little pronged piece of plastic and GENTLY move it around a bit. This piece regulates the air pressure. I personally wouldn’t remove it because of that. Try it and wiggle again if needed. Only took me 10 seconds turning and it worked. My lips appreciated it
Never worked for me they even sent me a new lid and I have the same issue I have played with that little valve that you're talking about for days I ran it in the dishwasher the problem is the air flow certain lids I have an issue because I ordered a new one the squeeze bottle that came with a different type of lid and it's working great
I just got my bottle today from Cirkul. So glad to know they have them at walmart....will have to go see which flavors they have. Anyway.... first tried it and got barely any water, was about to see if I could return it.... then messing with it I turned it all the way to 9 and a little past.....there is a little indented circle then back to the water setting and took a sip (then I turned up the flavor). Then it was flowing much easier. Love it so far. Level 2 of the Berry Pomegranate is high enough for me... three was too strong. So curious who is out there using these things on 9?!?!?!! LOL
i did the same thing as you Angie, and poor water flow is what i got, with both cartridges. The dial has nothing to do with water flow. Water flow should not even be a factor with this bottle, just the amount of flavor in each sip, the taste of each flavor, which unfortunately for both cartridges i liked the flavor, agree 9 is crazy, but still poor water flow. Thank you.
Yes I just got mines as a gift. And it's difficult to drink from. I started with the fruit punch. And I got six refills on level 3 before it went out. The flavor was great not too sweet on that level. But other than twisting the top to let the air out. It's not bad.
I found out it you made the cap portion that goes around the clear part of the bottle too tight. The bottle can’t get any air and when you’re sucking through the top, you won’t barely get any water out so when you tighten the white cap that attaches to the clear bottle make it tight, but not too tight and you’re fine. You’re able to get water out of the bottle.
I just got one and I have had to almost unscrew the cap because when you suck on it, the air gets trapped in the bottle making it harder to drink from the more you drink, so you have to burp it to let the air out lol.
I just received mine and was having issues with the water coming out. It does have to do with the pressure. Took lid off a few times and turned the dial to max a few times and checked the inside gadget on the mouth piece to make sure the pressure is releasing. The water started flowing better but I am happy with level 2-3.
I have one but haven't used it yet. My cup came with three flavors in the same box as in your video. I'll be trying my cup tomorrow. I don't think I'm going to like the Berry flavor.
very difficult to drink from all i get is the flavor and it seems to come through as grainy i turn the bottle all the way upside down and it still hardly came out still very difficult to drink from i'm very disapointed in it
Just tried mine . Took it to work with me Monday Bought mine at Sams club Good price. Mine came with bottle and four cartridges Started with fruit punch Think will use it on 1-2 3 seemed alittle to sweet and anything above that was intense. Was interesting when I first started drinking from it. Thought what did I do? But then I started getting hang of it. Told my co workers and friends who asked felt like was drinking from a baby bottle or I was a fish😂😂 I like it, but I definitely see why they say sips. Will alternate from it and my other water bottles. Since I work in retail will definitely use my old water bottles when I need a quick swig on the go and use it when i have time to take my time and enjoy my beverage. Love the concept to get you to drink more water Love all the flavors too And love the fact that 1 cartridge will last for awhile For me probably will be 1 1/2 weeks or alittle more
I actually bought two. The first one worked fine out of the box. The second one wouldn't let air through the air inlet, so I had to use a toothpick to open that rubber nub on the lid to get proper air flow. After which, it worked as intended.
I got the big 42oz purple one about a month ago and I never experienced the issue you are talking about. I get a ton of water with each sip, I usually set mine to 3 or 4. Plus those circle cartridges don't last I can get about 2 of my 42oz bottles and it's out. So I have been refilling them now with water enhancers.
I have a another bottle with this same problem and if you have your bottle near by and fill it with water and not tighten it all the way you’ll see you’re able to get water out of it on all settings
idk about yall i just got mine today and it works fine and the lid thing you can move so you don’t have to drink from weird sides😭 took a while to learn that😃
All I did was flip the bottle upside down with water in it and the flavor filter screwed in. You’ll see bubbles coming up into the water. Once it stops flip it back over and voila! Easy to drink
Totally agree....Hard to sip from. The flavor cartridges are good tho, I just wish they had made it easier to sip.. That part of the Cirkul water bottle, I would like to say it sucks, but sadly it is hard to drink from..
They do actually have a squeeze bottle on their web site. Messing with the little silicone vent on the underside of the lid does fix the problem you're having. It has on all three bottles my family has. But I do agree with you that you shouldn't have to do any of that to start with. But my family all love our Cirkul and drink more water since we started using them.
All you gotta do is open up the rubber gasket on the bottom side of the lid. If you flip the lip over, there’s a little clear piece of rubber in a little hole, opposite side of cartridge hole. Take a paper clip and stick it in the hole in the middle of that gasket, and rotate it around. It will open up the gasket, and make the bottle much easier to drink from. You could’ve gotten this info from Cirkul’s website before posting a negative, misleading review.
Quick user poll, how many of you(who are still reading these posts) who are having trouble drinking from your cirkul, got it from Walmart? We got all of ours from the website and have not seen any of these issues.
I must have got a defective one from Costco. I got no more flavor after filling the bottle 1 time. I opened the cylinder and it was empty 😤 I also have to keep opening it to release the air. I’ll probably return it.
If yours was defective, then every single one I have gotten is equally defective. I have the 32 oz steel bottle and have never gotten through more than two of those bottles before the flavor completely died. Sometimes it dies before the first bottle is empty. And that's at level three. So much for 120 oz per cartridge. Their customer service is basically useless. I contacted them about the problem and only got a bunch of boilerplate out of them that repeated what they said on the website and on the cartridge packaging. Cirkul is an interesting concept, but poorly executed.
@Killer Reviews and audience...I've used this product since COVID. I'd disagree with the con you've addressed. I genuinely don't gravitate toward water. This product has exponentially increased my water intake. During summer I even freeze the water; even that has never caused the concern you've experienced. Clearly, I'm pro Cirkul LOL. They have a variety of bottles; a different style could enhance one's experience? I'm not understanding the concern with it taking 20 sips...there's a squeeze bottle, perhaps alleviating that issue? Men typically prefer to chug their beverages.
😂 I don't know how it's difficult to drink from. You said you can't squeeze it, it's not a squeeze bottle. Can you imagine the people who buy the stainless version? " It won't squeeze!" Of course you need to suck the water through it. You should also hear the air going into the bottle to equalize the pressure inside. Maybe if it's not working right, check to see if the assembly was done correctly. I dunno, I've had no problem drinking from mine.
That is exactly the point i am making. They should probably change the design to one that is a squeeze bottle or at least be more flexible than the one in the video because the one in the video is stiff and poor water flow.
@@KillerReviews I'm just saying it's a possibility. Or something could be blocking the air inflow that equalizes the pressure in the bottle itself. I got the stainless steel bottle, and I have to suck the water out of the nozzle too, but I can hear the air going back in as I suck on it, and I get no difficulty with the flow of water, or the air returning inside. I just don't think it's a flaw with the product, necessarily, but you could possibly have a defective one, or perhaps the assembly of the components isn't tight or something. I guess I'm just trying to help you resolve the issue and have a good experience?
@@ChefBrad72 i appreciate what you’re saying but at the same time it sounds ridiculous. When other commenters are having the same issue should it not be as simple as screwing the cap on, inserting the flavor cartridge and taking a sip? Why all the extra crap about equalization? Shouldn’t be a science experiment getting this thing to work. Or at least include instructions in the box on how to conduct it because there aren’t any.
@@KillerReviews TBH, that's quite simply what I did. I just assembled it and I get plenty of water flow. Again, not trying to cause a problem, just trying to help.
The berry tastes like vomit I literally almost threw and yeah the bottles are really awkward that's why they just came out with the Tumblr and I'm not a fan of that either I'm not a fan of it at all except for they have so many flavors and I do enjoy the flavors but I've had nothing but issues due to the air flow they really need to reinvent the air flow design I've gone through three bottles three and to be honest they don't even sell it anymore unfortunately the squeeze bottle is the only one that works properly but that sucks to drink out of the water gets warm within an hour there's no insulation
I have 3 bottles and I have never had any problems with air flow but there is a simple fix. It’s just removing or moving a plastic ring. As far as berry flavor. I have yet to drink or eat ANYTHING berry flavored and it not taste like vomit.
I have the 20,32 and now the 40 oz strawsip tumbler. You do not squeeze the bottle to get the liquid. You suck on it. Have you ever bought the flavored water bottles at the store with that same top? Your review sucks! I love my Cirkul water bottles and have completely stopped drinking pop. I usually start the flavor cartridges at a level 4.
It's a scam. Why not just add juice to you're water. Most juices are meant to be diluted anyways. I never understood people being sold back the same things they already have. I want to add that sugar isnt bad for you. Most things claiming zero sugar have aspartame, stevia, xylitol, sucralose, and etc.(artificial sweeteners)
@@rattsjcfanpage01 If you buy bottled drinks and run out, don't you have to buy more? Wow, an infinitely available product. Now, that, would be impressive! But no one would sell it, because they'd never make any more money. *smh*
I brought one several months ago and I have no problem with the flow of the water. I usually keep on level 3. I really like it.
Same. Cirkul is great.
How long do your flavor pods last? It seems like when I start a new one even on level one I get high amounts of flavoring.
Mine I can barely taste one 1. Fruit punch I had to put at like 8 and got about 64oz out of it. I’m drinking the sweet tea and have it on 6 and I have 96oz through this one so far and it doesn’t seem to be getting weaker.
My boyfriend just bought me one and I am in love with mine!! I didn’t expect it to be as good as it is!! I just ordered a ton of cartridges. They have bundle pricing online. When you realize that a one gatorade is almost $4, like you said, then you realize how much better of a price this is. turn up the dial as the flavor gets lower! I can use mine on 9 when the cartridge is at the end of its life. I can’t recommend this bottle enough. I love it! Just bought the ones with stevia and I’m interested to see how I like those
SOLUTION! I looked up same problem on RUclips - remove cartridge and take lid off of bottle. Look at little pronged piece of plastic and GENTLY move it around a bit. This piece regulates the air pressure. I personally wouldn’t remove it because of that. Try it and wiggle again if needed. Only took me 10 seconds turning and it worked. My lips appreciated it
My lips hurt drinking from this bottle.
That fixed the problem thank you so much.
I have the tumbler cirkul I love mine
@@angeladows3761same here quick fix thanks
Never worked for me they even sent me a new lid and I have the same issue I have played with that little valve that you're talking about for days I ran it in the dishwasher the problem is the air flow certain lids I have an issue because I ordered a new one the squeeze bottle that came with a different type of lid and it's working great
I just got my bottle today from Cirkul. So glad to know they have them at walmart....will have to go see which flavors they have. Anyway.... first tried it and got barely any water, was about to see if I could return it.... then messing with it I turned it all the way to 9 and a little past.....there is a little indented circle then back to the water setting and took a sip (then I turned up the flavor). Then it was flowing much easier. Love it so far. Level 2 of the Berry Pomegranate is high enough for me... three was too strong. So curious who is out there using these things on 9?!?!?!! LOL
i did the same thing as you Angie, and poor water flow is what i got, with both cartridges. The dial has nothing to do with water flow. Water flow should not even be a factor with this bottle, just the amount of flavor in each sip, the taste of each flavor, which unfortunately for both cartridges i liked the flavor, agree 9 is crazy, but still poor water flow. Thank you.
Just tried the suggestion of turning the bottle upside down. IT WORKED!!!!! Its a lot easier tondrink from
Yes I just got mines as a gift. And it's difficult to drink from. I started with the fruit punch. And I got six refills on level 3 before it went out. The flavor was great not too sweet on that level. But other than twisting the top to let the air out. It's not bad.
I found out it you made the cap portion that goes around the clear part of the bottle too tight. The bottle can’t get any air and when you’re sucking through the top, you won’t barely get any water out so when you tighten the white cap that attaches to the clear bottle make it tight, but not too tight and you’re fine. You’re able to get water out of the bottle.
I purchased mine a few days ago and I love it I have my dial set to three and it's perfect a cartridge will last me about 4 refills
You can loosen up the flavor cap from the bottle for the water flow to get better.
I just got one and I have had to almost unscrew the cap because when you suck on it, the air gets trapped in the bottle making it harder to drink from the more you drink, so you have to burp it to let the air out lol.
Yes I just bought this yesterday and I am having a hard time sipping it
I just received mine and was having issues with the water coming out. It does have to do with the pressure. Took lid off a few times and turned the dial to max a few times and checked the inside gadget on the mouth piece to make sure the pressure is releasing. The water started flowing better but I am happy with level 2-3.
This is a really underrated review! Keep up the good work!
Thank you.
I have one but haven't used it yet. My cup came with three flavors in the same box as in your video. I'll be trying my cup tomorrow. I don't think I'm going to like the Berry flavor.
There is a gauge under the lid to make it easier to drink from the bottle
very difficult to drink from all i get is the flavor and it seems to come through as grainy i turn the bottle all the way upside down and it still hardly came out still very difficult to drink from i'm very disapointed in it
Just tried mine . Took it to work with me Monday
Bought mine at Sams club
Good price. Mine came with bottle and four cartridges
Started with fruit punch
Think will use it on 1-2
3 seemed alittle to sweet and anything above that was intense.
Was interesting when I first started drinking from it. Thought what did I do?
But then I started getting hang of it. Told my co workers and friends who asked felt like was drinking from a baby bottle or I was a fish😂😂
I like it, but I definitely see why they say sips. Will alternate from it and my other water bottles. Since I work in retail will definitely use my old water bottles when I need a quick swig on the go and use it when i have time to take my time and enjoy my beverage.
Love the concept to get you to drink more water
Love all the flavors too
And love the fact that 1 cartridge will last for awhile
For me probably will be 1 1/2 weeks or alittle more
I actually bought two. The first one worked fine out of the box. The second one wouldn't let air through the air inlet, so I had to use a toothpick to open that rubber nub on the lid to get proper air flow. After which, it worked as intended.
This is good to know. Thank you for sharing.
Maybe a vid is more better
I got the big 42oz purple one about a month ago and I never experienced the issue you are talking about. I get a ton of water with each sip, I usually set mine to 3 or 4. Plus those circle cartridges don't last I can get about 2 of my 42oz bottles and it's out. So I have been refilling them now with water enhancers.
My cartridges don’t last a full bottle it empties b4 the bottle does
I bought one this morning and I’m having trouble drinking out of it as well.
I have a another bottle with this same problem and if you have your bottle near by and fill it with water and not tighten it all the way you’ll see you’re able to get water out of it on all settings
idk about yall i just got mine today and it works fine and the lid thing you can move so you don’t have to drink from weird sides😭 took a while to learn that😃
All I did was flip the bottle upside down with water in it and the flavor filter screwed in. You’ll see bubbles coming up into the water. Once it stops flip it back over and voila! Easy to drink
Its the valve they stick when new. Once you do that you shouldn't have an issue.
Totally agree....Hard to sip from. The flavor cartridges are good tho, I just wish they had made it easier to sip.. That part of the Cirkul water bottle, I would like to say it sucks, but sadly it is hard to drink from..
They do actually have a squeeze bottle on their web site. Messing with the little silicone vent on the underside of the lid does fix the problem you're having. It has on all three bottles my family has. But I do agree with you that you shouldn't have to do any of that to start with. But my family all love our Cirkul and drink more water since we started using them.
I am happy to hear in the end you fixed your bottle and you and your family enjoy them. Thank you for sharing. 😃
And yes I just noticed the squeeze bottle myself. It does not get this same amount of attention having poor water flow. Thanks again.
at the time of making this video i did not know there was a squeeze bottle.
All you gotta do is open up the rubber gasket on the bottom side of the lid. If you flip the lip over, there’s a little clear piece of rubber in a little hole, opposite side of cartridge hole. Take a paper clip and stick it in the hole in the middle of that gasket, and rotate it around. It will open up the gasket, and make the bottle much easier to drink from.
You could’ve gotten this info from Cirkul’s website before posting a negative, misleading review.
Some commenters on here are having the same issue. The problem is some carts are faulty. Enough with your paper clip nonsense.
And while you are at it, post a link to this information about the gasket because on Cirkuls website I can’t find it, starting to look like a liar.
You have to mess with the plastic little tip inside of the lid to get a better flow
Should it work after that or do you need to do it often?
How sanitary are they?
I have the same problem. I only got flavoring on the first fill of the bottle, second fill no flavor. Very disappointed.
You have to suck the water out. Comes out easily but a noise .I thought it was broken originally. The company says suck it out , it prevents spillage.
Mine LEAKS so bad , not hard to drink out of but leaks all over my shirt( the mouthpiece)
I got one for Christmas and my son gave it to me so yeah I don’t like it. It’s hard to drink from.
Too bad you got really lost and confused I'm trying to explain how many ounces are how long do the cartridges?
i say in the beginning how long the cartridge last.
I just bought one today. Very disappointed with it. I just get a dribble of water out of it? 🤷♀️
Defective sip prob. That can happen as the plastic can expand a little bit if it is exposed to heat throughout the shipping.
Same thing here, you have to unscrew the cap lightly so it doesn't vacuum closed. Annoying still, but it does help
Don’t screw the cap down so hard. It creates a vacuum you can’t suck from. Should come out a lot easier if you don’t tighten it down.
they use sucralose and some use Stevia, and some have no sweetener at all
Same experience I had it’s not driving drinking kind of drink
Quick user poll, how many of you(who are still reading these posts) who are having trouble drinking from your cirkul, got it from Walmart? We got all of ours from the website and have not seen any of these issues.
I must have got a defective one from Costco. I got no more flavor after filling the bottle 1 time. I opened the cylinder and it was empty 😤 I also have to keep opening it to release the air. I’ll probably return it.
Wow. Cirkul needs to do a thorough redesign. I think the problem with the bottle is you cant squeeze it to get water out!
If yours was defective, then every single one I have gotten is equally defective. I have the 32 oz steel bottle and have never gotten through more than two of those bottles before the flavor completely died. Sometimes it dies before the first bottle is empty. And that's at level three. So much for 120 oz per cartridge.
Their customer service is basically useless. I contacted them about the problem and only got a bunch of boilerplate out of them that repeated what they said on the website and on the cartridge packaging.
Cirkul is an interesting concept, but poorly executed.
@Killer Reviews and audience...I've used this product since COVID. I'd disagree with the con you've addressed.
I genuinely don't gravitate toward water. This product has exponentially increased my water intake. During summer I even freeze the water; even that has never caused the concern you've experienced.
Clearly, I'm pro Cirkul LOL. They have a variety of bottles; a different style could enhance one's experience?
I'm not understanding the concern with it taking 20 sips...there's a squeeze bottle, perhaps alleviating that issue? Men typically prefer to chug their beverages.
You may disagree but other users agree. Read the comments.
@KillerReviews i did. I only shared my thoughts and opinions; I wasn't attacking anyone
😂 I don't know how it's difficult to drink from. You said you can't squeeze it, it's not a squeeze bottle. Can you imagine the people who buy the stainless version? " It won't squeeze!" Of course you need to suck the water through it. You should also hear the air going into the bottle to equalize the pressure inside. Maybe if it's not working right, check to see if the assembly was done correctly. I dunno, I've had no problem drinking from mine.
That is exactly the point i am making. They should probably change the design to one that is a squeeze bottle or at least be more flexible than the one in the video because the one in the video is stiff and poor water flow.
You think i assembled it wrong? Other commenters are also reporting poor water flow.
@@KillerReviews I'm just saying it's a possibility. Or something could be blocking the air inflow that equalizes the pressure in the bottle itself. I got the stainless steel bottle, and I have to suck the water out of the nozzle too, but I can hear the air going back in as I suck on it, and I get no difficulty with the flow of water, or the air returning inside. I just don't think it's a flaw with the product, necessarily, but you could possibly have a defective one, or perhaps the assembly of the components isn't tight or something. I guess I'm just trying to help you resolve the issue and have a good experience?
@@ChefBrad72 i appreciate what you’re saying but at the same time it sounds ridiculous. When other commenters are having the same issue should it not be as simple as screwing the cap on, inserting the flavor cartridge and taking a sip? Why all the extra crap about equalization? Shouldn’t be a science experiment getting this thing to work. Or at least include instructions in the box on how to conduct it because there aren’t any.
@@KillerReviews TBH, that's quite simply what I did. I just assembled it and I get plenty of water flow. Again, not trying to cause a problem, just trying to help.
Its like what your hamster or gerbil uses to drink their water. You turn it up when it starts to run weak.
Well, after a days use, I can say I’m now not impressed because my flavor pouch is 3/4ths full, but yet I’m not getting flavor. GRRR
The berry tastes like vomit I literally almost threw and yeah the bottles are really awkward that's why they just came out with the Tumblr and I'm not a fan of that either I'm not a fan of it at all except for they have so many flavors and I do enjoy the flavors but I've had nothing but issues due to the air flow they really need to reinvent the air flow design I've gone through three bottles three and to be honest they don't even sell it anymore unfortunately the squeeze bottle is the only one that works properly but that sucks to drink out of the water gets warm within an hour there's no insulation
I have 3 bottles and I have never had any problems with air flow but there is a simple fix. It’s just removing or moving a plastic ring. As far as berry flavor. I have yet to drink or eat ANYTHING berry flavored and it not taste like vomit.
Screw it off and put it back on it releases the pressure
It is bad for your gut health.and the inside lid gets moldy.
I have the 20,32 and now the 40 oz strawsip tumbler. You do not squeeze the bottle to get the liquid. You suck on it. Have you ever bought the flavored water bottles at the store with that same top? Your review sucks! I love my Cirkul water bottles and have completely stopped drinking pop. I usually start the flavor cartridges at a level 4.
Mine leaks so bad .
Give me a bottle please 🥺🙏
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It's a scam. Why not just add juice to you're water. Most juices are meant to be diluted anyways. I never understood people being sold back the same things they already have. I want to add that sugar isnt bad for you. Most things claiming zero sugar have aspartame, stevia, xylitol, sucralose, and etc.(artificial sweeteners)
I stopped using mine 2 years ago and yes it is a scam, it’s a money making scam, each time you run out… get more, uh no thank you 😂
No sips have aspartame. Just an absolute lie.
@@DylanThomas-kf2mf yeah right… they just have other chemicals in it… like citrus acid
@@rattsjcfanpage01 how do you expect anything to ever be flavored? I’m sure you’re just the picture of health
@@rattsjcfanpage01 If you buy bottled drinks and run out, don't you have to buy more? Wow, an infinitely available product. Now, that, would be impressive! But no one would sell it, because they'd never make any more money. *smh*
What a ridiculous waste of plastic.