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Why a $20 water bottle?

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#1 ·
I am light green right now; always working on improvement. I understand plastic disposable water bottles = bad for the environment (and the wallet). I use plastic reusable waterbottles now, just free ones I've gotten fro promotions and stuff. I'm sure they are leaking PBA or something into our water...

I really like the look of the Sigg and it seems so cool, but I am super cheap and it literally hurts my chest to think about buying a Sigg waterbottle for each of my family members and spending $80!

Help convince me that this would be a good investment!
 
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Originally Posted by alysmommy2004 View Post
Thanks. I did see that so I knew not to get my hopes up too much. I was just kind of bummed out. When I talked to them via email on Wednesday about the sub they told me it was no problem and going to be shipped right out. As of this morning when I checked it still hadn't shipped.
have you received an email from them saying that your order has shipped? if so, there should be a UPS tracking link which may give you more info then you'll find on their site. i'm sure it will get to you soon though.
 
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Originally Posted by vm9799 View Post
have you received an email from them saying that your order has shipped? if so, there should be a UPS tracking link which may give you more info then you'll find on their site. i'm sure it will get to you soon though.

It just popped in my email about five minutes ago!
Now I'll be stalking the UPS guy all next week.
 
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Originally Posted by aolinsmama View Post
sorry to butt in here...but anyone know if you can travel (air) with your sigg/kk? it has been a couple years since i have flown and you were able to bring food/water with you...
this is the only thread i have found while searching for the answer...thank you

As long as it is empty when you go through security. Then you need to find a fountain to refill it. Make sure the water is safe to drink first. For domestic travel KK (or whatever refillable bottle) if a good choice.
 
#56 ·
I need a new water bottle and was going to order a siggs one for both myself and ds2. However, dh says he doesn't want ds2 drinking out of one because he heard that aluminum *could* contribute to alzheimer's (I guess there is evidence that people with it have high levels of it in their body).

Thoughts?
 
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Originally Posted by operamommy View Post
I need a new water bottle and was going to order a siggs one for both myself and ds2. However, dh says he doesn't want ds2 drinking out of one because he heard that aluminum *could* contribute to alzheimer's (I guess there is evidence that people with it have high levels of it in their body).

Thoughts?
this is actually one of the reasons that i bought klean kanteens over the siggs......as kk are stainless steel. i've heard that same thing and decided to just play it safe.....although i didn't dig deep into research or anything.
 
#58 ·
Walgreens sells a SS bottle for $2.50. 750ml Why not buy that?
 
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Originally Posted by mumm View Post
Walgreens sells a SS bottle for $2.50. 750ml Why not buy that?
i'm certainly not disputing that there are other options out there......i just know that in our family we have several of the klean kanteens all with different tops (flat, loop, and sport) and they are interchangeable so we love this.
and i just trust the name to be honest. i've read about their testing processes and KNOW that i can trust it not to mineral migrate, etc. i don't shop at walgreens and if i did, i wouldn't just buy some random bottle like that for my family. i need peace of mind.
to me, this is no different than saying that all organic is the same so why differentiate......and i say, because it's not all the same. but this is just ME talking.
to each their own.
 
#60 ·
i know the aluminum is coated, on the inside, (sigg) and sigg says if it is dinged the inner coating isn't affected. i got my sigg for a whole 'nother reason though...it is pretty and helps me drink more water when i am not at home! before that we used the old white nalgenes we got back in 1992, reusable bags.com sells them still, supposedly they are safe plastic (?) personally i feel there are many reasons, some undiscovered still, for alzheimer's. my great grandmother was a vegetarian (seventh day adventist) used cast iron almost exclusively (she had some steel pots), had a huge garden and yard in which every day but sabbath she would work in, never smoked, drank, etc. was incredibly healthy (and we always said she would outlive us all
) until she was diagnosed with alzheimers. if aluminum was the (or a) reason a lot more people would have alzheimers i think. whenever i get too crazy about things my dh (toxics specialist) gets me even crazier, with all the things we are exposed to everyday, that we can't control...lol
 
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Originally Posted by mumm View Post
Walgreens sells a SS bottle for $2.50. 750ml Why not buy that?

If they are the same ones that Walmart had, it's because they aren't as durable. I got one for DF while I waited to be able to afford a KK, (looks like it'll be a Father's day gift) and in three weeks it's gotten visibly beat up and tilts to the side now.
 
#64 ·
Ohhh, off to shop
I told dh yesterday that I wanted to take some of our tax $$ and FINALLY invest in ss bottles for the whole family. Yay!
 
#65 ·
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Originally Posted by Twinklefae View Post
If they are the same ones that Walmart had, it's because they aren't as durable. I got one for DF while I waited to be able to afford a KK, (looks like it'll be a Father's day gift) and in three weeks it's gotten visibly beat up and tilts to the side now.
I honestly haven't found the KK to be all that durable. I probably tend to be a little rougher on my water bottles than average, but just a LITTLE rougher. I dropped it once on some metal grated steps, and it's now dented and barely stands up (it's kinda like a weeble-wobble). Maybe Siggs are better, but they look to me to be about the same to me.

I like the idea of a stainless steel water bottle, but I just haven't found one I'm happy with, durability-wise.
 
#66 ·
So far I'm loving my KK. It just arrived last weekend. I got the carry strap for it, since i know we'll be going to Vegas this summer. I put it on right away and it works pretty well to keep my hand from freezing when I'm holding it. I was using Rubbermaid bottles before and I wound up having to dump my water at least twice a day if I'd left it sitting because it would start tasting off. I'm not having that issue with the KK, and it's considerably bigger than my RM, so the water sits longer.

I am fairly careful with it though, and have yet to drop it. I carry it in my purse with my tiffin... my boss has asked me several times if my stainless eat-ware is camping equipment.
 
#67 ·
Although I have 2 siggs for my kid's water for their lunchboxes (I fill it halfway, freeze it, add water in the morning for a drinkable coldpack which they almost never drink anyway), I'm really not sold on drinking out of stainless steel every day. For my own water when I carry it (which isn't very often) I fill a wide-mouthed mason jar with ice cubes and water, with a plastic screw-on top. I'd rather drink out of glass than metal (or especially plastic) any day.
 
#70 ·
My 27 ounce KK arrived last week. I have no complaints so far but a question. It's still kinda chilly here now so it's not an issue but once it warms up considering it's stainless steel won't the water inside get really hot? So do you have to buy the insulated sleeve to keep in cold or is there a comparable one as I found them kinda high IMO.
 
#71 ·
I have a 32 oz SS bottle from Guyot Designs and I would say even in hot weather, it keeps the water much cooler than a plastic bottle would. If you left it in a hot car for a very extended period of time, it might get warm, but unless it's on a direct heat source, or in full sun, it would not get any warmer than a bottle made of any other substance.

We've had our bottles for a year now and I love mine--I'm tough on it, and even though it's a bit dented and has bowed out on the bottom from being dropped, it still works great for me and looks good. My DH keeps his at work and isn't as tough on his, so his is like new. For us, it was worth the money.
 
#74 ·
FREEACME will also get you a reusable shopping bag if you spend more than $50.
 
#76 ·
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Originally Posted by Greenmama13 View Post
Great thread. A question I haven't seen anyone address is this: How hard is it to keep the SIGGs and similar bottles clean? The mouth looks so small.

Thanks!
I ordered the Sigg bottle brush with my bottles and with those it's really very easy. The small brush is for the top and the large brush is for the bottom.
I haven't tried cleaning them without the bottle brush though.
 
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