A miser does not necessarily mean that you dont give, to me it means that you watch your pennies so that you have more to give and invest. I wanna be like this guy, ati zusharing for a thermos!!! Afterall a penny saved is a penny earned. Lemme start looking at all the stuff I can zusha for, starting with no more driving in 2012.

Unlike @miser I have very good thermos the problem is since the top(or is it lid) is made of plastic they have all given in to the heat ..so they have holes in them that make the thermos malfunction..and oh I forgot mine is the real thermos (the brand) where can I get those lids to replace this worn out tops.

@Miser when you open the thermos flask outer cover the glass has a protrusion, now a good flask have that protrusion protected to avoid cracking it.

I think if you are going to buy the cheap thermos you should open the glass and check if its cracked.

@miser. there is one (also from china) which is metallic all through. No glass parts, no risk of breakage, and your two year old can play football with it and it will still keep stuff warm. I bought one from some hawker and has worked perfectly ever since. I am not sure they are at the supermarkets though and I think they are a bit expensive.

That said avoid the Kamindis,take the loss and move on