Funny enough this seems rather accurate according to this article. Graphic below from the article linked.
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Not me still using the nalgenes despite all the ways they're objectivley bad.
i got a nalgene or seven
why are they bad?
I have a similar number actually.
They're hard to clean, especially the lid and threads where your lips end up.
They're strong but brittle, drop a full one on a hard surface and it is likely to shatter
They aren't insulated, meaning they sweat and the water gets warm.
I have broken more of those stupid little straps that hold the lid on then I care to admit.
These newer water bottles seem to have a lot of nice little features that nalgenes don't .
Still they are the most practical and straightforward water bottle, they are allergic to leaking and will last forever (given you dont drop full ones on rocks.)
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Plastic. Also, just less easy to drink out of the wide mouth (which obviously has its benefits, and they make the insert to make it easier to drink from, anyway).
I like the wide mouth actually, love the sensation of dripping a bunch of water all over my chin in the summer (not joking.) Makes me feel like some kind of water slut.
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People were drinking water out of those stanley "cups"?
Also as a German, where are:
I just need to show my appreciation for the fact that these were 4 different images that aligned perfectly in height for me.
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I don't know, that timeline kind of just seems like what's on sale at Costco, which does seem to rotate every few years. Could be a chicken or the egg kind of situation or just simply a people-like-costco kind of observation too.
Oh my god. I've seen so many unbranded bottles just like the S'Well one and never knew where they came from. Guess I'm one of today's lucky 10,000
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That chart is a bit outdated. That might be the millennial moms that pick up the trend late.
All the white Gen Z girls at work have HydroJug now. Owala was a a while back. Stanley was more covid era.
My wife has a fuckin entire cabinet dedicated to her damn cups.
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I gave away everything but a bowl to hold my water, but I saw a boy drink water from only his hands.
How have become so materialistic?
Quit blocking my Sun.
oh lol. they got my wife at stanley.
she bought 4 (one for everyone in the family) at $40 a piece. in protest, I bought about 10 used quality water bottles from my gyms lost and found sale for $1 each.
all u could see in our cabinets were water bottles. I think my wife gets that we have enough now so I'm safe from the next version...
Until she "cleans" one day and 3/4 vanish without a trace, lol
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😅😅😅. Wtf is even this Owala Shit.
Like
Hello, yes, it's water bottle.
A water bottle designed for people who drink water. You can hydrate fast
😅😅😅. Who's coming up with that shit?
Their FAQs
Does the Owala bottle contain lead?
Like, this is seriously the most frequently asked question?
They don't even have pictures of the opened bottle or how you actually drink from it to show "how to hydrate faster".
The whole thing looks like crazy satire which went to far.
And what a steal. Only 42 € for a fucking water bottle (plus shipping, 'cause why not).
Not familiar with Osaka either, but that question about lead makes sense - as that was the cause for the downfall of the previous fad-bottle brand Stanley.
Hold up, that one contained lead?
They use it as a seal plug on the exterior base for the vacuum chamber which is then sealed.
Not ideal but not as bad as it sounds. But still a silly thing to do, especially considering the target audience.
They weren't exactly the target audience. It was more like when teenage boys started liking My Little Pony. A complete surprise, but they took advantage of it as well as they could.
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I bought some off brand stainless 32oz insulated bottle 12 years ago for around twenty bucks. I fill it with ice and then fill the voids with water, and there is still ice a day and a half later, even at the height of summer. I've been through several universal lids with different designs for various ways to sip and to carry it. I have dropped it from several feet onto concrete a number of times, resulting in denting you can't even really see. I probably got the one gem out of many duds, or one of a good run in production, but I'll be disappointed when it does inevitably fail and I have to get something else.
I hate it when I stumble upon a well-made item that didn't command a luxury price, and I just know that it won't be available anymore when it eventually breaks. Recently had to get a new PC keyboard, my options were paying 200€ or accepting a feature/usability downgrade ...
welp, we made a small batch of high quality items, sold them all to everyone that needed them, and I made a neat profit. They aren't buying more because we made them high quality. We done here. I'm not expanding the consumer base, I'm tired.
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I purchased an RTC stainless steel insulated tumbler in 2015. It's the only cup I ever use and it's still going strong after daily use and still looks brand new. Was 20 bucks (they were clearly undercutting Yeti at the time). It's been a solid purchase, I think the same cup from them now runs 40 bucks on Amazon.
Then again I'm still using the same plastic ninja turtle bowl I got from a box of Cookie Crisp cereal in 1988... So anything will last a very long time with care.
Then again I’m still using the same plastic ninja turtle bowl I got from a box of Cookie Crisp cereal in 1988…
Back when there were cool goodies in cerial boxes. I miss those days. I especially remember getting Rollercoaster Tycoon 1 on CD once.
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I'm a poor consumer. I have my first insulated coffee cup from about 25 years ago. I bought a second one for tea about 15 years ago. I have had several water bottles of different sizes all from promos that I have kept and used since I received them - the newest is aluminum and 12 years old. The oldest is 25 or 30 years old. Although my husband may make up for my lack of buying - he is always trying out new hydration systems for hiking & biking.
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No plastic, no aluminum. No glass either just because I'm clumsy. Wide opening only. If I can't fit my hand in to clean it, I don't want it.
I have a 64 oz one, and a 128 oz one. Am aiming for them to be buy-it-for-lifers.
What material?
Asbestos
Absolutely. With proper application, asbestos can make all kinds of products last the rest of your life.
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Middle class white women are like men who only play AAA shooters or sports games and kids with most things; they see something that's becoming popular and latch onto it like parasites and make it their whole personality.
There are many other groups of people loke this bit I'm too fucking tired ATM and already in bed to list any more, it's all just a never ending thing.
I've been using nalgene bottles forever because I like my water room temperature. Im probably 80% microplastics now.
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Got me a nalgene, with the small opening... I'm not one of those water sluts who enjoy the dribble.
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Absolute Barbarian Mode: Diet Coke bottle full of water
Barbarians could only hope for all those microplastics. You are one level up, my friend.
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They're expensive because it's the last one you'll ever need
Every 3 years a new water bottle brand completely oneshots middle class white women like clockwork
There are lots of targeted products and demographics for which this sort of thing is true. My guess is that this is probably very far from the most costly example, though.
My water bottle
I got one as part of a kit for my bike
is determinedly untrendy and plastic, but it looks like these Owala things are $29. If I got one of those instead and did so every three years, that'd be $10/year. Is it necessary or financially optimal? No, probably not, but for perspective, a large pizza is about $30 where I am. The water bottle is probably a healthier unnecessary purchase than the pizza...and I get a pizza a lot more frequently than one every three years.
I mean, the !flashlight@lemmy.world or the !fountainpens@lemmy.world or the !knives@sopuli.xyz or the !EDC@sopuli.xyz people all have their own often-not-really-necessary items that they get and carry around
and most of those tend to be more guy things
that in all honesty are mostly for fun. You could buy a number of these Owala water bottles for what a nice Spyderco knife might run, and you don't need to pay what a Spyderco knife runs to get a sharp bit of metal to have with you.
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