Ceramic Water Dispenser with Black Stripes and Natural Counter Stand

I wish it had come with at least a flat cover, but I use a saucer turned down and it works fine. I like the plastic rim that gives it some protection from when I may find a lid. I bought this pottery jug to replace the leaking BERKEY LITE that no one in the USA seems to have a replacement for. I've since found a Lowe's bucket suffices to catch the water, so I transfer it to this jug. The spigot which I sent a photo of, is plastic but has a 'lifetime warranty'... it tends to hit the jug if it slips from your hand, so I have angled it side ways to prevent that for the spigot's sake.. it feels pretty flimsy. I do have a metal spigot, but I don't want to perhaps track the pottery over time. The things we do for purified water!! It's all been quite the investment, but I enjoy having the same water to make ice cubes, my gallon of tea every few days and all my drinking/cooking water. As for the stand, I really wanted that and I didn't bother to screw it together, it's sturdy just being a stand and it came with a. round plastic mold with screw holes to protect the bottom of the jug. I didn't bother to screw it on.. it's study as can be just piecing it together. I saw one person complaining about having to screw it together.. but I didn't bother and ya get the same support, it is not flimsy. It was well packaged and arrived quickly.

The water dispenser itself seems great so far. It's ceramic and a true white color with crisp black bands. It comes with a plastic spout, so we ordered a metal one to use instead. But the stand that it came with is total junk. There aren't pre-drilled holes in the pieces, and the wood is narrow. So you have to pre-drill small holes with a bit before you then use a power drill to get the screws into place. Such fast, lazy, construction. They could have easily drilled the holes, as they show in the instructions, and made it a lot easier. The stand is pretty cheap and lightweight and it actually makes me worried to even set so much weight on top of it, so we will probably just leave the water dispenser sitting on the counter instead.

Love my dispenser. Small enough to set on the counter or on a tall shelf in the pantry. Wish I could find shorter bottles to hold the water.

First, I did not receive the jug in the pictures. Mine is a different color. Secondly, this requires way too much installation effort. To set up, wood screws need to be threaded into the wooden stand. The stand isn’t even drilled out. Very disappointed in this purchase

Good spigot!!