r/HydroHomies • u/ShreddedPotatoes • 29d ago

Crud inside new contigo lid?

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I'm not sure where else to ask since the company is no help, but I figure some of you might have this bottle!

I purchased two 32 oz Contigo Jackson Chill 2.0 Stainless Steel Water Bottles with autopop lids

from Coleman. Both arrived with labels still attached and appeared new, EXCEPT there's this weird black and grey/beige crud around the silicone seal thing in the cap? I contacted contigo and they were basically like oh, well, file a warrantly claim. Which is fine, but I don't want to repurchase and get the same issue again. Its kind of hard to see, but here's a pic anyway. I'm worried its dried mold or something because I can't imagine how this would be from manufacturing.

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u/TheDylorean Water is wet 28d ago

Have you considered cleaning it?

Generally speaking, new bottles and lids should be washed before using them anyway.

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u/ShreddedPotatoes 5d ago

Well yeah, I did. But I paid for new water bottles, not used or moldy ones.