Yuuki Cup
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Composition: Medical Grade Silicone
Sizes: 1 (small) and 2 (large)
Dimensions: Size 1 = length (including stem) 67mm, diameter 42mm. Size 2 = length (including stem) 75mm, diameter 47mm
Capacity: Size 1 = 15ml, Size 2 = 20mls to the edge = 25 and 37 ml
Stem: Thick solid stem
Measuring Lines: Yes
Cost (RRP): 15EUR or CZK $399 [Currency Converter]
Guarantee: 2 years
Been around since: 2007
Other Details: The stem is about the same thickness as the tube stems, but is solid (not hollow).
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Comment by Elizabby | January 11, 2009
The Yuuki site is back up. I wish I read Czech!
Comment by Dina | January 31, 2009
If you click on the icon of the UK’s flag at the top left of the page it’s translated into English.
Comment by marj | March 8, 2009
Guess what! The Yuuki now has an English version of it’s site, AND it’s on sale for 13euro!!!!
http://www.yuuki.cz/en/presentation/
http://www.yuuki.cz/en/price-list/
Comment by redhead74 | March 26, 2009
Hi. Just click on a small British flag in the right upper corner and everything will be in English. The Yuuki cup look really nice, cost 13 Euro, but shipping outside EU is abt 15 Euros
Comment by Anna | April 27, 2009
Hi ladies!
I am just sharing my opinion.
I am an experienced user of Ladycup and Femmecup and I am happy using them. A few weeks ago I received Yuuki cups I ordered for my niece and friends. I was very much disappointed!!!
The box looks VERY CHEAP! You can see a glue. The manual looks like it was printed on a printer. The small cup is ok. Not very good, but ok. Stiff enough, just like my Ladycup. The stem is solid, but soft, like a clear rubber. But the big cup is too soft. Much softer than the small one. Almost like thick condom. I just don’t see them opening inside. Definitely it will be a problem to get it pop-up. Plus I ordered 2 big cups. And the 2 absolutely identical cups are different. One is softer than another. Isn’t that strange? They don’t look produced professionally.
The big cup itself is a little bigger than big Ladycup, the stem is hollow and very soft. The same width, but 2-3 mm longer, air-holes are very small and located under the rim. That helps to keep 3-5 ml more than LC. I would not buy the cup if I saw it in a store and could try the firmness with my fingers.
It was not easy to pay the invoice first, but we have fixed it with a lady from Yuuki. Finally I paid with Paypal. I transferred the money on June 10. They mailed the cups on June 15. Other companies did it within 24 hours. The worst thing I discovered about the company and their service is that they listed 10 Euros for shipping to Ukraine, while Ladycup charges 2,99 Euros mailing me from the same Czech republic, Femmecup has free shipping! But… when I received the package today I saw a postage stamp with exactly the same postal service seals and price about 3,78 Euros for 3 boxes, not the 10 Euros they listed. How do you like that?
I wrote them a polite letter saying that I would like to return 2 big cups as I found them useless for me. I had not tried them, just observed, and i didn’t like what I saw. The YUUKI did not reply. After 6 days I wrote them again, they pretend they don’t get my letters. I hoped they cared about company reputation and would take the unused cups back as they promise on their web site. But they seem to be very unprofessional!!!
So basing on my own experience I recommend not to buy YUUKI cup because of its cheap quality, terrible service and cheating with the shipping price.
Maybe somebody uses the cups and is happy. Good luck!
Comment by Anna | July 7, 2009
Hello ladies,
we would like to react on these comments.
Points:
1) Box – the box is our original product and it is possible that it doesn´t suit to everybody. But we still think that the box is practical and safer to keep the cup in. In offer is now added extra bag. So everybody can now decide if they like to get the bag or just the box.
2) thickness – bouth sizes have the same thickness (30 shore) but it can seem that the bigger size is softer, but that is made only becouse of the size. In technology way is not possible to produce different thikness of cups, the mould doesn´t let it.
3) delivery – it is written in conditions – 4 EUR for the cup in EU. Mostly we send the order as soon as possible – 48 hours, latest is 5-10 working days.
All prices and delivery conditions are mention on web pages. Everybody can read it before making order. If the order is made, that means they agree with all conditions.
4) return order – till this day we have never recieved any cups back.
We don´t know too much what to think about all this…
We hope that ladies that have the cup YUUKI are satisfied with it. We continually try to improve quality of our services and products. For any comments we are very gratefull.
Best regards
Team Yuuki
Comment by yuuki team | September 6, 2009