Comments on: Consumer Tip: REI Nalgene Water Bottle Return Policy

By: Rebekah Montague

Rebekah Montague — Tue, 20 May 2008 12:08:09 +0000

Sigh .. I know what you mean about the narrow necks! With our current stainless bottles (for DH and myself) I just drink water but my husband like the K2O water powders and for whatever reason they don’t break down well in cold water. Putting the stainless in the dishwasher doesn’t sound like a good idea to me because of the detergent (and I wouldn’t put my stainless cookware in there) but a bit of boiling water and some Dawn or baking soda shaken well cleans and kills any germies lingering. As for the ice my mother in law got us all the ice stick trays meant for water bottles and they work nicely since we have them on hand and we don’t use the ice machine in our freezer.

I’m posting a link to your site about the REI refund, if that’s not cool let me know and I’ll pull it

By: Suburban Wife

Suburban Wife — Mon, 19 May 2008 21:56:44 +0000

Rebekah,

My problem with the stainless bottles is the small neck. One, the kids can’t add ice cubes — which they like to do as it helps keep the water cool over a period of time. Two, I can’t fit a scrubbie brush down into the bottle.

The latter issue is, for me, the biggest. The Son rarely puts anything but water in his bottles. The Daughter, however, puts juice and tea, etc. in hers. Even water, if left stagnant for a time will start to grow unwelcome “things.” I like knowing that the inside of those bottles is the very cleanest I can get them. Even if I’m not putting a brush inside, for instance when we put the bottle in the dishwasher, I feel better knowing that the water’s getting up inside those wide-mouthed bottles and santitizing them.

By: Rebekah Montague

Rebekah Montague — Mon, 19 May 2008 19:20:25 +0000

That’s great news for those of us that have to replace old Nalgene bottles .. I’d just gotten new ones for the family at Christmas time thinking that the hard plastics were better than the softer plastic of the sippy cups we’ve been trying to phase out. I think we’re leaning toward the Sigg stainless bottles .. they come in such cute designs for the kids! Although the Nalgene Grip and Gulp Tritan bottles we have now are now BPA free .. so I guess the kids will decide (like they always do

By: Suburban Wife’s Daily Dollar Diary » Day 260: Bagels and BPA-Free Nalgene Bottles

Mon, 19 May 2008 05:28:45 +0000

[…] What’s a mom to do? I’d always been under the impression that the hard plastic bottles didn’t leech chemicals the way the soft bottles do. They certainly don’t leech that awful plastic taste. When I started reading about the potential BPA issues in our old bottles, I knew I had to bite the bullet and replace them — even though I bought new ones not so very long ago. As a very unexpected bonus, it turns out I’ll be able to return the old bottles for a refund (see my earlier post). […]