I guess I'm going to be the exception for the lid My handle is about to rip off but it really is a strong handle I just hope there might be a way to find a stronger handle and also that spring that flips the lid open can you guys like melt that into the plastic so that way it stays down cuz I've been drinking and it'll stab me in the nose also I've only had my bottle for 2 years and as you can see it's really banged up My son is severely autistic and he had his for about 1 year and he broke it The vacuum seals gone so I don't know if there's a way to make them stronger but that would be awesome do like throwing tests where you just throw the bottle up in the air and have it land on concrete cuz that's what literally happened for my son and for me I would go to set it down places and it would just slip and it would fall and hit the concrete my lid I have only had four two months and it's already all tore up the handles about the brake but to me that's life and that's normal so I wouldn't say that these are lifetime bottles not unless they had a free replacement no questions ask guarantee.