Here is what I want: Straw cup (she does not understand tipping to drink). Easy to clean (hand wash fine). Not prone to mold. Relatively easy to suck out of. Doesn't leak when left on side (a little leaking if she flings it? Fine).

Here is what I've tried:
1) Zoli cups - her current water cups. She loves them. Easy to suck. BUT she keeps chewing the ends off the straws which makes them leak a lot, plus the straw is impossible to clean really well so it has to be replaced about monthly, plus if I put anything other than water in there I can't clean it out well enough and it molds in under a week.

2) Nuby "2 handle flip n sip": her current juice cup. She loves it. Easy to suck. Easy to clean the straw and and cup BUT the sliding mechanism is impossible to clean and gets all moldy and there is no way to get to it to scrub it out.

3) Nuby "No spill cup with flex straw": I thought the straw looked the same as the 2 handle Nuby cup but it isn't. It's really hard to suck (even for me) and it just frustrates my LO.

4) Munchkin Click Lock Flip straw cup: Way too hard to suck out of. LO can't really get anything out of this at all.

5) Contigo kid sized cup: She doesn't understand the spout is a straw. Can't convince her to suck on it.

6) Miracle 360 cup: Same as sippy cup-- she doesn't understand the tipping motion. Plus she doesn't understand she is supposed to suck on the edge of it.

We really need to find a good solution for a straw cup so we can start offering milk in that. But I'm sick of wasting money on cups that don't work.