Kicking the Bottle Water Habit
Somewhere along the way, I got addicted to bottled water. I found myself drinking at least 5 bottles a day, which is a little more than a case a week. A case of water at Sam’s Club has 32 bottles and costs roughly $5. Each bottle I drank ran me $0.16, which turned into $0.80 a day. Over the course of a year, this totaled $292 and 1,825 bottles sent to recycling (or garbage if recycling was not available)!
Two years ago, I decided enough was enough and searched for alternatives. That’s where I found the 1 Liter Sigg Bottle
Over the course of a year, this would translate to $0.05 a day to use it. I did not factor in the cost of using a Brita or Pur filter, but the overall cost-per-day is far less than 80 cents and creates far less waste.
Over the course of two years, I saved $584 and 3,650 bottles from the landfill! Finally, a good habit to break.
Tags: breaking habits, Savings, sigg, water
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January 21st, 2010 at 2:42 am
Funny thing about those Sigg bottles. My Mother bought one from Wegmans for my Stepfather. Wegmans sent us a letter saying to return the bottle for recall because the paint is unsafe for drinking liquids out of. Something to think about. I really dont like the idea of drinking out of metal containers, anywho. I recommend glass.
Using a filter system, like Brita, is a great way to save money. To be honest…sometimes I get better results than bottled..I sometimes get that plastic taste in my water. Which im not a fan of. Ive also heard things about the addition of sugar to bottled water.
January 21st, 2010 at 9:37 pm
Yes, Sigg did have a recall for the inner coating on their bottles. However, it was a volunteer one because it may contain BPA. Since then, they have a different type of inside coating. I still have the original lined one and I do not have any intentions of swapping it out. I love the darn thing!
January 24th, 2010 at 2:19 pm
The problem I have with any reusable bottle is that they are tough to clean and eventually I give up..another option are the 5 gal water dispensers..I believe a food investment (water comes instantly hot if needed),
January 24th, 2010 at 7:13 pm
The bottles are not that hard to clean. Once a week in the dishwasher, top rack, takes care of anything inside. Since I do not have a dishwasher here, I use almost boiling water, soap, and let it sit for a few minutes.
I agree with you on a food investment. I would like to use my own filtered water in the water dispenser instead of getting the home delivery spring water. Whole Foods has the machine that filters the water to your liking. They have at least two different methods of filtration; it’s also cheap.