I appreciate this and understand there are some cases like this.
Because I am carrying the water bottle with me does not mean I am drinking copious amounts of water. I’m someone who could go hours without drinking anything and then drink maybe 1/2 c of water with a meal. And no other beverages. That’s not good either.
This is where some public education would be helpful. To make people aware of how much water is enough and how much (in general) is too much. Even having a reusable bottle by my side still nets me like 4-5 cups of liquid a day? That’s my guess. But better than 1.5 cups or whatever I was drinking before!
I don’t carry a water bottle everywhere, but use one on walks, bike rides, a city day and at the gym. I have a camelback that is great, especially on the bike. Hydroflask for coffee on my morning drive and later in the day for water. I bought a stanley that is great. Keep the coffee hot and the water cold and is easy to clean. Also have a Nathan beltpack that holds two small bottles that also fit easily in a purse and a small cameback hiking backpack with a bladder. I don’t like a straw as I feel like it is tough to clean.
I notice a lot more resuable water bottle and fewer throwaways at the gym. I will occasionally use a throwaway for a city day as they fit in the side pocket on my backpack purse or other place where I don’t want to have to keep my resuable water botlle.
Sorry for having water that is not safe for drinking. That must be frustrating.
As someone who has issues with kidney stones, I started using a reusable water bottle to make sure I don’t go too long without water when away from home or outside. H started using one after two separate incidents of dehydration that landed him in the ER. We are sensitive to strange taste when drinking from the bottles, so we do have favorites that don’t taste odd to us. We certainly aren’t trying to be hip when we bring our water bottles with us … that ship sailed long ago.
We have a very old house and weren’t sure if the water line from the house to the street was ever replaced so we were worried about lead. We were able to send a water sample away to be analyzed so we knew it was safe to drink. My D uses a filtration pitcher to fill her water bottle. And one of her water bottles had a built in filter.
I know my biggest beef is water bottles that don’t fit car cup holders!!! Or are so big they topple over easily! I need that nice middle ground. Not huge, not small. JUST right.
Same here. I live in the desert and have never carried water around with me. I don’t like water. I don’t get the water bottle thing either, but to each his own.
I know I don’t drink enough water unless I have it nearby. 1/2 c with meal is not enough for me. I do not like drinking water. It’s pain if you are out and about having to go to bathroom frequently.
It is good that people are drinking more water less sodas, not bad. If fashionable bottles help, go for it. We do many fashionable dumb things.
I just carry a drink with me (decaf tea or water) because I get thirsty. If I only drank water at each meal I’d be thirsting away. I need something to wet my whistle.
This is your official permission to get rid of non-favorite water bottles in your home!
Why do we feel we need to keep (or take) every free give away bottle, keep the kids old sports bottles, keep the ones you barely used because it doesn’t fit your cup holder, etc.
Keep one and couple extra per family member and TOSS OR DONATE the rest!
In the interest of full disclosure, I probably have 15 Yeti cups of various sizes in my house. I may just throw some away. I get them from work all the time.
Here’s my current daily set up. My water bottle is BUILT. Will keep ice solid all day long and even keep cold in the car in summer for hours. The YETI I bought at a thrift store, new with tags for $1 - has a corporate name on it so someone just never used it
I filled the bottle this morning, I’ll probably fill again early evening
I don’t know if the Stanley Quencher is just a fad or a lasting trend. I first started seeing school kids carrying them last year. Now I see them at the gym.
I bring a metal water bottle to work - nothing big like the Stanley Quencher. I also use a metal straw in a handy carrying case.
Don’t throw them away! Clean and donate them - they are a hot thrift store item. Someone who can’t afford a YETI will love to have one - even with your corp name on it!
