BritaWater Filter Pitcher Advanced Replacement Filters, 3 Count

Perfect for my Brita water jug. So convenient for filtering tap water.

I’ve used the Brita pitcher and filters for years and like the brand. Amazon, on the other hand.... It’s becoming like that guy on the street corner with watches lining the inside of his trench coat. It feels like a gamble ordering from the company, because I’m never sure I’m going to get the true branded item. I bought these filters a while back. I used the first one and noticed that it consistently filtered the water into the pitcher at a much slower rate than the ones I’ve bought in my local grocery store in the past. Bought a 3-pack at the grocery store to see if the quality of the brand changed. Nope. The filters worked like champs. Ran out of those and decided to use the ones from Amazon. Back to the same problem. Tonight, I pulled the pitcher out of the fridge after it was in there for at least an hour. The water still hadn’t drained into the pitcher. Devoting resources to quality control and vetting one’s vendors is a reasonable business practice, Amazon. Pull it together.

The filters work as expected. I don’t taste anything “off” in my water so I don’t have anything negative to say about the flavor. I do filter my water a second time after filtering through my Brita into an alkaline water filter.I will say that the value for the dollar is low. I found less expensive filters from Kirkland at Costco that work the same! For 10 filters I paid a little over $23. That’s a bit more reasonable in my opinion. I’d be okay with the Brita price if they had some sort of recycling program for these filters which would justify the higher cost.

I purchased these filters for our Brita pitcher, fulfilled by Amazon. It was shipped in the original Brita box, which I'm surprised that it survived the trip from North Las Vegas, Nevada. The filters were Made in UK and not in Canada like my other ones. They fit the pitcher but the slots where the water goes through were different. I followed the pre installation instructions. I ran water through it and the water tasted terrible. I contacted Brita and they said the filters were NOT for pitchers sold in the USA and will not work correctly. Brita is sending me replacements. If you get Brita filters made in the UK, send them back. The picture on the Amazon website are not what was sent.

As you can see this filter does not look like the filter on the box as advertised. I have been using Brita filters for years and know the one I received is the old style from years back. I was concerned about the age so I called the Brita company. They assured me there is an indefinite shelf life for all the filters. Therefore, I kept them. However, it takes a lot longer for the water to pass thru these after a short time. Before long, the water wasn’t even filtering thru. I bought a box of 3 and am already on the 2nd one in a short amount of time. I have already gone to a store to purchase the updated filters I thot I was buying thru Amazon. I would never purchase again thru this seller.

Not sure if this was a knock off product or original OEM. Ive used Brita for a long time with filters bought at Costco with no issues. This package arrived with some sticker over the box UPC - stating " new item ". If so, why the sticker - weird. Anyhow followed instructions on flushing before use and tried a couple of pitchers and the water tasted like metal. No good......