I have tried using many different bottles to help with the eco factor as well as the save money by refilling the same bottle factors. My trouble came when I tried a few different kind, but I don't like them for various reasons.
I started with the plastic bottles, but I don't like the aftertaste they leave not to mention the funny smell. I had friends tell me it was because I wasn't getting the right one (I needed to make sure they were BPA free). I got the ones they suggested (as in more than one because there are quite a few out there), but still no luck on the after taste and funny smell. Another friend suggested using metal water bottles. Although those were better, they still had a funny aftertaste. I did like how the metal water bottles I got came with a sleeve so it helped with the sweat my cold drinks would give off, but I couldn't get past the funny smell and after taste.
I had heard glass bottles don't give off the funny smell or have that icky after taste. The downside was I had became so frustrated with the cupboard full of water bottles I gave up searching for a water bottle I could use to be eco friendly. A few months ago I was visiting with a friend who had been diagnosed with cancer and had made life altering decisions to help fight her cancer. Among changing her diet and consuming an insurmountable amount of pills she is also very aware of anything chemically that can aide in the spread of her cancer and avoids it at (almost) all cost. One of those things is only drinking from glass containers. At the cancer treatment center they have the lifefactory glass bottles and after a discussion about how fantastic this bottle is I made a comment on how I would love to have a bottle that wouldn't leave the funny after taste or have that water bottle smell that makes me not want to drink anything from that bottle. She told me she would get one for me, but knowing all that she is going through I figured she would forget, which is totally understandable, not to mention she doesn't need to get me anything. After all, I could be doing more for her and her family during this time - even if she insists I do so much already - there is always more I can do to help.
It's now a few months later and I was so excited when she gave me my bottle tonight. I haven't had a chance to drink from it, and realized I should have waited to make a blog post about my new glass bottle, but I'm just so excited I had to share.
My new pearl white glass bottle.
Thank you friend (you know who you are)!
UPDATE:
Oh, how I love this glass bottle! It is so wonderfully awesome I can't tell you how much I love it!
First of all, the handle on the lid is amazingly awesome. I can easily hold on to it with three fingers - or one finger if I'm holding other things. Then when I take it off to drink it easily fits on my three fingers while I hold onto the bottle with the same hand without any drops of my drink getting anywhere... awesome! I was a little concerned about having to take the top off each time I drink and juggling with the cap and the bottle, but it was so easy to do... even while driving! Again... AWESOME! The design of this bottle is amazingly wonderful.
I loved drinking from it so much I needed to refill it by the time I got to work! I'm getting more liquids than before... bonus! In the morning I poured in some tea and thought, "Dude (yes, I call myself dude), I could totally add some cranberry juice and have some awesome tea right now!" FYI, it was SO delicious! Try it! I also loved how at lunch I was able to fill it with soda from the soda machine - with ice and all (of course I paid for it, although I had a few dirty looks from onlookers - I had my receipt to show I paid for a drink, but didn't need the paper cup)!
The only downside is I'm still getting used to the wide mouth while drinking. While driving I was overly excited about drinking and holding my lid all in one hand I didn't notice the break lights ahead of me and in the process of drinking I slammed on my breaks all the while still drinking. Needless to say I had tea all down the front of me, but it dried and no one could tell (except I'm now telling the world... but you won't tell, right?). I'm hoping I will learn how to drink from a big girl bottle soon and won't need to get the flip top lid or the sippy lid they offer on the Lifefactory website (which is amazing, right?!).
What I'm super duper excited about is the taste of my drink... it's the taste of my drink! All day yesterday I was trying to use my bottle for different things only using water to rinse it out... and you know what... I only tasted the new drink I poured in! How fantastic is that? With my old water bottles I'd use water to rinse it out, but the new drink would taste like the old drink plus the icky taste. The true test came when I put water fountain water in my bottle. I'm not a fan of water fountain water. I don't like the taste (it's got that metal worse than tap water taste), but last night I wanted to try it out. It wasn't my favorite, but drinkable. It was so drinkable I actually didn't pour it out and get something else. This morning I looked at my half drank water bottle with water fountain water and thought, "Man, I wish I could drink you and you'd be drinkable like last night, but you'll probably have a funny taste and be REALLY gross." I figured why not go for it and try it... I was so surprised to taste and see it was the same as last night! Still not my favorite water to drink, but it didn't have the yucky taste like my other water bottles would have the next day! I then was thinking about how it's actually not THAT bad and if nothing else I could drink that water fountain water again.
The only down side is I am a little concerned about dropping it - it is glass after all. I know there is the protective silicone sleeve, but I'm still worried about dropping it. Last night I was caring a lot of things in from the car: my phone, laptop, and glass bottle in my hands among other items. As I'm juggling all these things I rank what I would want to save first, second, third and so on if I needed to drop something. I then laughed at myself as I thought, "Save the bottle, then computer, then phone..." WHAT??? A glass bottle I can replace for $8 (lid and sleeve would probably be okay), but drop the $2,000 computer???? Obviously it's not like I'm choosing what I'd drop, but if I'm willing to mentally save the glass bottle before the computer I either really love my water bottle or have lost my mind! Fortunately, I was able to make it to the house without dropping anything and mentally scolded myself for not thinking computer then bottle.
Moral of the story: I love my glass bottle!
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