Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Let’s get one thing out of the way right off the top: No shower dispenser should be mounted without drilling into the tile. It’s asking for a problem. You might be able to make due with tons of kitchen and bath silicone reinforcing it, but you won’t catch me doing it. Been there, done that. So, that means you’ll need a level and a specialty tile bit and if it were me I’d use contractor grade anchors not the cheapo giveaways in the box. I almost never use the included hardware, because no matter how expensive or nice an item is it always seems to come up short. So, know that off the bat. Sorry all you diy homeowners who think that you should be able to do everything with 3M adhesive tape- not happening here. If it works, it won’t work indefinitely. So that begs the question: for which pump are you going to bore a hole in your nice new expensive tile for? (You wish the mounting holes lined up so you could interchange, but that would be too easy right?) Your options are the various $30-ish plastic knock offs, the middle of the road solution for me was the Drizzle or the Simply Human which seems to be at the top of the totem pole despite its shortcomings (the others have all the same shortcomings and more- I know, I bought a handful and looked them over!). The plastic knock-off looks ok in a photo but once you get it in person the plastic is obvious, build quality pretty shoddy, it smudges very easily and just looks tacky and overall doesn’t seem worth the hassle. The Drizzle is a nice option, and isn’t bad for the cost at around $30 less than the simply human at the time of writing. However, the pumping mechanism isn’t in the same league and doesn’t hold as much . I have less faith in the metal to withstand rust and I’m banking on the writing and black plastic finish area to start looking crummy pretty quickly. I’m doubtful the simply human will rust quickly unless you clean it with rough detergents or scouring pads. The pump mechanisms, containers, etc are all the best of the bunch. The different in price becomes obvious once you have a few in your hands. So, if you want a top notch shower dispenser- buy this. Is it perfect? No. Don’t have an aneurysm if it doesn’t last 30 years- that was never in the cards to begin with. If you’re ok with getting a replacement eventually, reading the directions and priming it properly, securing it well to the tile with anchors- well, I haven’t seen any better options than the Simply Human. Is it worth it? Only you can answer that question. For me, I’m not permanently drilling something into my tile unless I’m satisfied it’s the best I can reasonably find.