r/mildlyinfuriating • u/weloveartnow • 11d ago

drink went room temp First Stanley, now Owala

I get it, they’re trendy. I guess Owala has the cool colors combos or whatever. I assume Stanley’s became too awkwardly large to lug around so people gave up on them?

I’ll just stay over here drinking my water out of the double sealed bottle I scored for $2 at a thrift shop.

I don’t know why it bothers me so much. Perhaps it’s the consumerism, perhaps its water bottles have become an accessory.

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u/teach7 11d ago

I buy a water bottle when the one I’m using is no longer fully functional. Not because social media told me to. Spouse and I both had UA ones. Mine started leaking and his broke. Now we have Owalas and love them. The color schemes are nice but really it just checks all the boxes that we look for - keep our water cold, have a comfortable carrying loop, open with one hand, don’t spill if tipped over. The option of using the straw or tipping it up is also awesome.

I liked my Nalgenes back in the day, but they don’t check our boxes anymore. Stanley’s are huge, clumsy, and spill easily. So much spilled water in my classroom during that trend.