Better Living Products 76345 AVIVA Three Chamber Dispenser Chrome

I have a lot of people living in this house ranging from 3-5 people depending on god knows what drama is going on at the time. Anyway, I hate it when the soap gets low and you have to tilt the thing just to pump it out. or when you can't get it out without rinsing it out because the straw just won't work like that. So about a year ago I went on a quest for something that uses all the soap in the container, and is refillable. It started with the Lysol automatic soap dispenser, i wrote a review and for more than 2 people it's a nightmare, damn thing broke too. Then I got something better, automatic and from Costco, but that eventually broke and cleaning it was a pain in the butt. So for awhile I settled with some cheap thing I found at the dollar store and finally it clicked in my head "amazon" has anything a store won't have. In short, even though it's not automatic, or 20+ dollars like the others I tried it works better than all of them. Pros - It's not automatic, no batteries or having to worry about water damage. - Easy to clean. Whole thing can be submerged in water and detaches from the mount. - Doesn't dispense to much soap. Each full pump give just enough for one hand wash, and you can just pump again if your not happy. - Easy to refill. The entire cap comes off. You can take the lid completely off your 80oz Softsoap Refill and dump it in there in seconds. - Looks sexy, something you can show off. - 10oz, which is plenty (considering it's easier than any container I've refilled so far) Con's - for some reason there is a slit at the top of the container in the back, so if you fill up the soap to the lid it'll just slowly drip out. not sure why they didn't just put the slit in the cap. Installing things, even as easy as this, is not something a gaming nerd like me is familiar with, but if you get some alcohol wipes and follow the instructions theirs nothing to it. Just don't say "ah well I don't have those on me, i'll just skip that part". it's on the wall solid, and I got it right the first time :D Oh and one final thing! The instructions say to use two of their included double sided tape, at first I had only seen 1 in the packaging, only later to realize that 1 square piece of tape was actually two. I didn't realize that in the beginning because only 1 side had a seam to tell that. UPDATE: So 5 years later. This thing is still working like new. Nothing has broken, and I even dropped the container a few times because I bumped into it the wrong way. 0 issues, and I'm 100% happy with this purchase. I'm considering getting another one or two for my kitchen sink. Maybe even a few for my shower. They aren't cheap though, $18 at the time of writing. So maybe I'll try this $7 variant I found instead. Still, if $18 is of little concern to you then you won't be wasting your time. Read more

From the packaging through installation, I was surprisingly impressed with this product. It has directions! Directions with words and diagrams! It not only holds onto wall with tape, it has silicone! The entire process was easy, without frustration and unexpected. I am so happy to be telling you this is worth the buy! There are hooks between the dispensers to hang bath poofs or whatever. I realized hanging the poof that it was totally perfect! My mom recently had a stroke and now uses only one hand/arm. Her bath poof hangs perfectly so when she pushes the button, soap is dispensed onto it! Perfect!!! I recommend these dispensers, great product for a fair price. Absolutely! Read more

Works well and a quality product. Read more

I played with the idea of utilizing all natural body wash as I live in a small town, and the supermarkets around me stopped carrying the brand of glycerine bar soap that I use (have sensitive skin). While glycerine based soaps were available at the pharmacy, their cost made them prohibitive other than to use as a facial or selective area usage. Due to the high rating of these dispensers, I purchased them and utilized them for one month - full disclosure, I did abandon the idea of body washes after that month due to many reasons; the dispenser was a very minor part (outlined below), while the majority was beyond the dispensers scope (and I found an online retailer for my favorite glycerine bar soap - hurray!). Here's my review of it: INSTALLATION - Small, acrylic shower stall with three glass sides in a bay window form. The installation is easy and straightforward, if you follow the instructions. It is vital to ensure that you clean and dry the surface well; I cleaned well, then followed after drying with another good cleaning of alcohol (and another drying) just to make sure there was no mineral reside left. You do have to use all the double-sided foam tape as well as the silicone adhesive and allow it 24 hours to cure before hanging the chambers and utilizing this unit. This is my only shower stall so my strategy was that I showered on Friday morning, immediately installed the unit, and then could laze about sleeping in on Saturday morning before using the shower stall again to ensure the hanging mount had enough time to cure. FILLING/PRIMING - The chambers hold a surprising amount of gel and shampoo (in my case), and are versatile as they come with several stick on labels for each chamber to customize to your requirement - bodywash, shampoo, conditioner, etc. - all the labels are there; simply peel and stick. Pop the chamber top off, fill the chamber after putting on the label, hang on the mount, and then prime. It is imperative to follow directions on priming so make sure you read them before getting mad and hateful in your review because the pumps don't work, or don't dispense as expected. Also, ensure you refill as required *BEFORE* the chambers empty completely (like your fuel tank, think about it around 3/4 empty) or you will have to re-prime them again if they "go dry." PROS - The units are extremely attractive with a shiny chrome, modern finish and although plastic - seem to be quite sturdy and the mount is excellent when properly installed and cured. The lids on the top have a small lip that will "snap" the lids on to keep them in place, but they are by no means sealed or airtight. The chambers themselves are "flat-bottomed;" this is really convenient as they can be sat on a counter without support to be filled and/or cleaned, or if the chambers need to be removed to clean the shower stall. If using for body wash with a mesh pouf, a few squirts is all that is required for a generous amount of lather that should well last the entire washing cycle of the body. I did found however, that the same amount of shampoo didn't quite lather my hair effectively (and I have a very short flat-top); this may due to the thickness of the shampoo so the same number of pumps wasn't delivering an effective amount of product - this would have to be explored with other thicknesses and/or diluting the shampoo a bit with some water so that it is less thick. The mount does feature two "hooks" to hang a pouf, brush, etc. from if necessary. CONS - The unit does have a somewhat "thick" footprint out from the wall, so make sure you hang it out of "movement" dimensions; my shower stall is extremely small and on several occasions while going through my shower habits, I ended up knocking one (or both) chambers off the mounting bracket. This is (to me at least) a design flaw, because the chambers just hang on a small hook on the mount and there is nothing to help secure them or keep them in place if they get jarred (this is how I know the chambers are so sturdy - repeated 4 1/2 to 5 foot drops to the floor of the shower). Even worse, because the lids are not sealed in place, they pop off and spill your product all over the floor of the shower, making it *extremely* slick and unsafe (not to mention expensive). The accessory hooks provided on the mount are next to useless - they are in between the chambers, and are so closely mounted to the chambers (and each other) that it is a challenge getting anything to hang on them; further, anything hung would have to be either (a) at different heights or (b) extremely skinny as their distance from each other would make anything hung from them hit each other. I eventually abandoned the hooks and utilized other shower appliances to hang things. DE-INSTALLATION/REMOVAL - It is possible to uninstall the mount; this is important obviously if you live in an apartment or are renting. To uninstall, remove the chambers, and then using a metal putty knife at a very low angle (almost horizontal to the shower wall), slowly pry the mount from the wall. Once the mount is removed, the silicon adhesive can slowly be pulled off and for trouble areas, gently use the putty knife to separate it from the wall. For the adhesive foam tape (four spots), I used "Goo Gone" and let it set for several minutes, then used a plastic putty knife to gently scrape at it as not to damage the acrylic finish. Took some time, but in the end you can't even tell there was something mounted on the wall. OVERALL/FINAL ASSESSMENT - An excellent product, but because of the non locking chamber tops, easily jarred chambers and useless hooks I am knocking a star off from perfect. If this product were mounted in a large shower space and other accessory hooks were available in the space that would eliminate/mitigate these issues, it would probably make someone extremely happy. Read more

Easy to install and stays in place once installed. Really helps avoid multiple bottles in the shower and avoids a mess. Easy to actuate. If starting you may need to prime to get it to work on thicker products. Read instructions, quite simple to prime Read more