Review on Sterilite 0488 One-Gallon Round Pitcher: Clear Base with Teal Lid & Tab, Top-Notch Quality by Darnell Murphy

I have ordered several of these jugs and they smelled strongly of a strange plastic smell. gave them soda to soak and aired them out, which seemed to fix the problem, but after taking them out of the cupboard to use (kept with the lid on), the smell seemed to come back. I'm not sure what the smell is or why it's hard to get rid of, but eventually the smell went away. PROS: + large 1 gallon pitcher if you drink a lot of what you're making + has a cut out at the bottom that allows you to stack lidded pitchers on top of each other (though I'm not sure why you do that want). CONS: - Smell of a new plastic glass! It took weeks of soaking and airing to completely get rid of the smell It's something else, but I was disappointed that I had to put so much effort before I could use it without the strong plastic smell. 1 gallon of liquid is heavy the pen doesn't feel like it's up to the task nothing has broken yet but I'm afraid to hold a full heavy jug just by the handle.