Scotch-Brite Advanced Soap Control Dishwand and Non-Scratch Refills, 1 Dishwand and 5 Refills

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I received the new 3M Scotch-Brite Advanced Soap Control Non-Scratch Dishwand at no cost to use and evalulate. This dishwandis way ahead of all other diswands when it comes to keeping the dishsoap inside the wand. I've been using it daily for over a month and not one leak of soap. I store it sponge-side up in a tall utensil holder on my countertop. Other dishwands have always leaked from the area of the handle-tip that screws off for soap refills. This handle screws/snaps in place with no leakage. The scrubbing sponge works just as well as all the past 3M dish wands scrubbies. My only quibble is the new way of dispensing the liquid soap. Other dishwands have soap dispense into the back of the sponge and pressing the sponge against the dishes soaked the entire sponge with the dishsoap. I have always been able to wash a sinkful of dishes with one squeeze of soap through the sponge as the sponge stayed saturated. With this new Soap Control Dishwand, there is a hole in the lower center of the scrub sponge that, when you press down on the handle, it squirts soap in a straight line out of the dishwand and it lands in your sink or on the dish you are trying to wash. I have to quickly run the sponge over the squirted soap to get any on my sponge. No dishsoap is ever dispenses into the sponge, just squirted out. I belive this wastes much more dishsoap than the models that saturate the sponge from behind.

I've had this tool for a few years, and have loved it. However, it seems that the last 2-3 times I've changed out the sponge head, it now leaks soap everywhere! I've tried resting it upright, so the soap is not running in to the sponge area, but it still makes a huge mess on the back of my sink.