Forgive me, but I have spent. I'm taking the Buy Nothing Challenge and must confess the error of my ways for this week.My "new" purchases for this week included:
-Two new stainless water bottles from Fuel.
-One t-shirt, paperback book and box of Nerds for a birthday present. The card was homemade and the wrapping paper recycled from a prior birthday.
-Using a Jiffy Lube for an oil change because my husband still can't get around to do car work, and I can't with two kids wanting to help me with a car jacked up. I just sucked it up and had it done because Van Go (my van) was muttering and rumbling about needing oil. She's old and cranky like that.
The water bottles were completely an impulse buy, but how could I not? These are the nice one piece, fully stainless and no seams water bottles. The kind I've been waiting to find as they are the perfect water bottle size. See how nicely they fit in my hand?!? The kids can manage them perfectly and they just feel good to use. At only $7.00 apiece I did consider it money well spent for a greater good.
And, um, I really needed them. I'm down to two water bottles that are the metal kind with seams and so they are leaking. I think I may need a few more but thought I'd just start with two and see how they worked.
I'm also turning people on to the metal water bottle. I've gotten a few comments and lots of interest because durn, aren't they just sexy? I'm considering Water Bottle Blogging and putting a pithy message on them and give somebody a real eyeful. Maybe Plastic is Killing You or Metal Water Bottles Make Me Hot. I'll muse a bit.
To redeem myself from my extra purchases I thought I'd post a top ten sexy reasons to switch to a metal bottle. We all know the environmental and health reasons to switch, so here are ten reasons based on sexy, sexy bottle lust. If you are the modest sort then feel free to blush in front of your monitor.
Ten Sexy Reasons Why You Should Switch to Metal Water Bottles
1. You don't make that scrunchy scrunchy crackle plastic bottle sound when squeezing them. Oh so sexy in their quiet sleekness. That's confidence in a bottle folks.
2. You could mix and match them to your wardrobe color selection. I might just get a green one to match my Goodwill green sneakers. Now that's style!
3. You save tons of cash by using a reusable bottle. Use the extra money to take out your special someone. If you are really sexy then you could use the saved cash to buy a luv toy.
4. You can't see your backwash in the bottle. Outta sight, outta mind.
5. You can spit OR swallow.
6. Mine came with a carabiner on them. I can now hook it to a backpack or to my jeans and chose to look either "rustic" Mama or sexy "alternative" water bottle carrying Mama.
7. They are Phthalate free which is safer for my endocrine and reproductive system and the health of my children. Something tells me that maintaining a reproductive future is just damn sexy.
8. They are the James Bond of water bottles. Suave, polished, ready to be at your service.
9. They are feeling rather phallic in their water bottle sexy shape.
10. People like to ask me about them. "You like me! You really like me!" they seem to say.
So who blew their challenge? Have you switched to sexy metal water bottles yet?
17 comments:
Love the list! Found you through the No Buy Challenge - I'll be back.
Hi Grey,
I'll pop over and check you out. I'm having fun with the challenge too! Shan
Love the challenge - I sinned too (and just today! after I confessed! had to have some local/organic strawberry plants and viola seedlings...). And, um, such a funny ode to the metal bottles, if you had a Kleen Kanteen like me you could riff on the unbelievably loud whistling noise it makes when I drink ... Sigh. Also? Van Go? Love it.
Those are pretty sexy. I haven't considered stainless steel for water. I use a thermal stainless travel mug for my coffe and hot tea. I know there seems to be controversy about plastic even naglene - we have several of those here at the house.
Darned HOT! Does it count if my metal water bottle is bright orange and covered with soccer balls and my oldest's cast-off? That's pretty sexy too, right?
I'm here to let you know you've been redeemed: I'm going to get me a couple of these metal bottles and get a couple for gifts too.
Forgot to ask where you found the bottles. I've done a Google search and couldn't find those exact ones.
I got them at Meijer, so don't know if you have one where you are. I hate to say it is a giant store, but it's the only one open 24 hours around here- - -Mama cannot shop for birthday presents with my little chickadees in tow!
They have a new line of eco-styled products. Many other people have reccomended the Kleen Kanteen which I think you can buy online.
But hey, mine is oh so sexy.
GB- -You are so much more sexy then I. You are styling my bud.
Oh so sexy and CHEAPER! I bought a couple Klean Kanteens last month, but they were indeed pricey. Mine doesn't whistle like mamabird's (got the twist-off cap instead of the sport cap), but it does make a fun metal-on-metal scraping noise every time I take the cap off! :)
#5 has me cracking up, by the way.
You can spit or swallow...just hilarious!!! I have not actually taken the challenge, but it is worthy of attention.
I have to add another sexy reason to switch.
Ladies, these suckers can be used like a nunchaku (numchuck). When they are full you have some serious self-defense in your hand. I realized that as I was walking out of the gym at midnight by myself..........
Oh my goodness Shannon! Please tell me you don't mean you actually had to use self-defense!
Oh no! I didn't. I just realized that I "could."
I took Kung Fu years ago, a little this, a little that, and did a little Escrima, a stick fighting technique. I brushed up last month and took a work self-defense class that just worked on striking.
I just was thinking of all of this when walking out. My town had a ring of robbers that jumped people in their cars, held them at gun point and made them drive from ATM to ATM. It was mostly people that got in the car, didn't lock it and started talking on the cell phone.
They were busted, and it was a group of teens. Anyway, one of them happend at my gym because it is very busy.
Where can I find these bottles? Thanks!
I got them at Meijer.
See the comment a couple up for more info on this.
They are from a Canadian company at www.homepresence.com but don't sell online.
Mine are 17 oz. so a really nice size for the hand.
Metal water bottles are great! I bought two bottles from www.youshouldgogreen.com and i love them! Good prices and fast shipping!
Hey - Great idea and a Great list - I enjoyed it!
Everyone should switch to a metal water bottle, it just makes sense. Do you really want to create piles of garbage after you're finished drinking from the 'throw away' bottle that you're used to using?
For a really cool approach to a metal water bottle, check out the Stainless Steel bottles from Stabley/PMI. They have great graphics that are 'tattoo inspired' and great colors as well. Check out the DukJug bottles from GSI - Great for campers and backpackers.
Check them out at http://www.WeDoCampstoves.com/water-bottles for a great selection and great service!
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