Last week, I had a hypochondriac freakout about the BPA in reusable water bottles and drinking glasses. As one of those water-guzzling fitness people, I had a water bottle with me at all times - a poison-leaking, hormone-disrupting, cancer-causing water bottle. When I didn't have the killer water bottle in hand, I was drinking from a big make-me-a-mutant plastic cup. I've now ditched the plastic in favor of this ultra-cool metal Sigg bottle and a set of amazing bubble glass tumblers.
The Sigg bottles come in all colors and styles. This one is called "midnight illusion" and I loves it! The black metal has a futuristic, post-apocalyptic, alien cool factor. You carry it by the finger loop in the lid. It holds 1 liter. It's recyclable. It's a bit of a bugaboo to clean, requiring a special brush thingy, but I think it's worth the fuss. I want more of them even though they're $20 apiece!
The bubble glass tumblers seem magical to me. They're big (17oz) and sturdy and they have an array of tiny bubbles IN the glass. No matter what you put in them, it appears carbonated! I love that! Ice water, green tea and protein shakes all have a happy, bubbly appearance. Hopefully, I don't immediately break them all. I had been using plastic because I'm a serious klutz and my floors are slate and ceramic tile. Anything that I drop literally explodes when it hits the floor. The new glasses are especially dangerous because of the weight. They're substantial empty, but when you fill them up they're really heavy, and when it's warm, they get condensation on them. The result is a heavy, slippery, breakable object in the hands of a klutz with explosive floors. We'll see what happens!
I added both of these to the Gadgets & Gizmos section of my Store. The Midnight Illusion Sigg bottles seem to be out of stock. Between Earth Day and all of the hypochondriacs freaking out over plastic, there's been a run on reusable bottles. I'm going to have to go back and look around. I swear I saw a black Sigg bottle with a red skull and crossbones on it, the perfect beverage container for work.
