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Anonymous wrote:NP. My daughter and her 3 friends came over. I showed them this post and asked what they would do.

Two of the friends whipped out from their back packs and they were using hydroflasks! They told me they wouldn’t be grossed out by the teeth marks and their friends in their sports team share their bottles all the time because they often run out of water. they showed me teethmarks on their bottle too and laughed about it saying they don’t purposely chew them like toddlers but this expensive bottle also have their teeth marks because it’s so easy to scrape your teeth and leave bites even if you lightly clinch it with your teeth. They showed it to me and sure enough. It’s easy! But that doesn’t seem to stop their friends from drinking their straw or the more concerned friends or friends they know less well will be more polite and sometimes just unscrew and drink from it itself.

They also said in their school l&f there are so many hydroflasks and it was so easy to grab one but they would not do that as it’s not right. Though they might borrow it for a day or two if they needed something like a winter coat, (and there are north faces, goose down coats there too) or school tshirt etc and then leave it back there.

they laughed that the forum even cared whether hydroflask was a middle schooler or kiddy or it should be a yeti! They said no one cares what anyone uses and they bought hydroflask because of the color and how good it keeps water warm and how You bang it around or knock it off the bleaches and it still works. But not because of the brand for brand sake. (Kudos to the girls then some on the forum!!)

Their final conclusion is they would leave a note there if they really wanted the bottle but was sure no one will come back for them. They had a school summer camp and as LITs they hauled 26 nice water bottles to the trash. Their teacher announced to the camp participants but maybe only 15% were claimed none and said the yetis and hydroflask etc was meant for trash as it is a liability and dangerous if a child even drank their own water and got sick
from their own bottle left out in the field for a week. Some had sweet juice etc and so was gross to even empty and try to bring to thrift stores unwashed. She also said some LITs who couldn’t stand the waste did pick out one or two things they liked along the way. This is not to mention other items like sweaters and back packs which was also a “mountain” after camp. No one claimed them despite photos sent out and announcements. So they think no kids will come back for OPs bottle and even if they came back, they probably won’t remember which planter or where they left it.

One my daughter friends picked out two sunglasses from another pool camp as they were hauling the clothing items to the thrift store and Lo and behold one had little teeth marks too on the arms of the glasses probably chewed by a bored tween. They asked me to ask the forum. Would that gross you out too?

Look it's great that you and your kids love thrifting and can't afford new things but settle for teeth marks. One man's trash is another's treasure.

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It's ok. I hope if our water bottle goes missing it goes to the less fortunate who need it. We can afford a new one.

And perhaps it will. It's best being more responsible and not risking it going to landfill, though...yeah?

Of course. That's why my kids would never pluck one out of the gutter. There are many people living on the streets who could use them more than a pampered school child. Hopefully they know enough to not take something they don't need either.

Well, perhaps these people living on the streets will be at the mall to retrieve the hydroflask next time.

First come first served, eh? Finders/keepers? How generous.

Clearly they get thrown away from lost & found. The homeless you're referring to will just need to be at the mall next time.

So the homeless better be quick or else your kids will beat them to the punch. Well, I hope your kids appreciate them since buying their own would be a hardship. As long as they go to good use.

You're not really talking about the homeless. It was just another unsuccessful dig at OP's daughter by implying she's in the same class as them. You're really classy, clearly.

I'm saying I teach my kids not to take things that aren't theirs and they wouldn't need. Someone might need that shirt, bottle, whatever. I guess if you don't teach your kids that they are the needy. That's ok.

And I'm saying perhaps the needy will be at the mall next time to retrieve it first (because lost & found isn't keeping it, donating it, etc.)

I guess OPs daughter was the needy winner of the day.

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Look it's great that you and your kids love thrifting and can't afford new things but settle for teeth marks. One man's trash is another's treasure.

Hmm. The teeth marks seem to gross you out. I too bite on my bottle and I don’t mind the little tooth marks on it. It’s part of USING it? As the 3 friends said it right, we don’t chew on it and have a big go at it like toddlers do but teeth marks on water bottles are just fine!

Hey, you do you. I'm not going to pick up your chewed up bottle on the street. My life would be in a bad place when that started happening. If you lost it, it will be right where you left it in case you come back looking for it.

And you do you. Picking up that hydroflask seems to be an important life metric for you. I did not pick one up either this past year so I suppose my finances are in order per your thoroughly-vetted system.

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Anonymous wrote:NP. My daughter and her 3 friends came over. I showed them this post and asked what they would do.

Two of the friends whipped out from their back packs and they were using hydroflasks! They told me they wouldn’t be grossed out by the teeth marks and their friends in their sports team share their bottles all the time because they often run out of water. they showed me teethmarks on their bottle too and laughed about it saying they don’t purposely chew them like toddlers but this expensive bottle also have their teeth marks because it’s so easy to scrape your teeth and leave bites even if you lightly clinch it with your teeth. They showed it to me and sure enough. It’s easy! But that doesn’t seem to stop their friends from drinking their straw or the more concerned friends or friends they know less well will be more polite and sometimes just unscrew and drink from it itself.

They also said in their school l&f there are so many hydroflasks and it was so easy to grab one but they would not do that as it’s not right. Though they might borrow it for a day or two if they needed something like a winter coat, (and there are north faces, goose down coats there too) or school tshirt etc and then leave it back there.

they laughed that the forum even cared whether hydroflask was a middle schooler or kiddy or it should be a yeti! They said no one cares what anyone uses and they bought hydroflask because of the color and how good it keeps water warm and how You bang it around or knock it off the bleaches and it still works. But not because of the brand for brand sake. (Kudos to the girls then some on the forum!!)

Their final conclusion is they would leave a note there if they really wanted the bottle but was sure no one will come back for them. They had a school summer camp and as LITs they hauled 26 nice water bottles to the trash. Their teacher announced to the camp participants but maybe only 15% were claimed none and said the yetis and hydroflask etc was meant for trash as it is a liability and dangerous if a child even drank their own water and got sick
from their own bottle left out in the field for a week. Some had sweet juice etc and so was gross to even empty and try to bring to thrift stores unwashed. She also said some LITs who couldn’t stand the waste did pick out one or two things they liked along the way. This is not to mention other items like sweaters and back packs which was also a “mountain” after camp. No one claimed them despite photos sent out and announcements. So they think no kids will come back for OPs bottle and even if they came back, they probably won’t remember which planter or where they left it.

One my daughter friends picked out two sunglasses from another pool camp as they were hauling the clothing items to the thrift store and Lo and behold one had little teeth marks too on the arms of the glasses probably chewed by a bored tween. They asked me to ask the forum. Would that gross you out too?

Look it's great that you and your kids love thrifting and can't afford new things but settle for teeth marks. One man's trash is another's treasure.

** swing and a miss **

It's ok. I hope if our water bottle goes missing it goes to the less fortunate who need it. We can afford a new one.

And perhaps it will. It's best being more responsible and not risking it going to landfill, though...yeah?

Of course. That's why my kids would never pluck one out of the gutter. There are many people living on the streets who could use them more than a pampered school child. Hopefully they know enough to not take something they don't need either.

Well, perhaps these people living on the streets will be at the mall to retrieve the hydroflask next time.

First come first served, eh? Finders/keepers? How generous.

Clearly they get thrown away from lost & found. The homeless you're referring to will just need to be at the mall next time.

So the homeless better be quick or else your kids will beat them to the punch. Well, I hope your kids appreciate them since buying their own would be a hardship. As long as they go to good use.

You're not really talking about the homeless. It was just another unsuccessful dig at OP's daughter by implying she's in the same class as them. You're really classy, clearly.

I'm saying I teach my kids not to take things that aren't theirs and they wouldn't need. Someone might need that shirt, bottle, whatever. I guess if you don't teach your kids that they are the needy. That's ok.

And I'm saying perhaps the needy will be at the mall next time to retrieve it first (because lost & found isn't keeping it, donating it, etc.)

I guess OPs daughter was the needy winner of the day.

That's been the point all along. Yes, OP's daughter found a bottle and is putting it to use. End of story.

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Anonymous wrote:NP. My daughter and her 3 friends came over. I showed them this post and asked what they would do.

Two of the friends whipped out from their back packs and they were using hydroflasks! They told me they wouldn’t be grossed out by the teeth marks and their friends in their sports team share their bottles all the time because they often run out of water. they showed me teethmarks on their bottle too and laughed about it saying they don’t purposely chew them like toddlers but this expensive bottle also have their teeth marks because it’s so easy to scrape your teeth and leave bites even if you lightly clinch it with your teeth. They showed it to me and sure enough. It’s easy! But that doesn’t seem to stop their friends from drinking their straw or the more concerned friends or friends they know less well will be more polite and sometimes just unscrew and drink from it itself.

They also said in their school l&f there are so many hydroflasks and it was so easy to grab one but they would not do that as it’s not right. Though they might borrow it for a day or two if they needed something like a winter coat, (and there are north faces, goose down coats there too) or school tshirt etc and then leave it back there.

they laughed that the forum even cared whether hydroflask was a middle schooler or kiddy or it should be a yeti! They said no one cares what anyone uses and they bought hydroflask because of the color and how good it keeps water warm and how You bang it around or knock it off the bleaches and it still works. But not because of the brand for brand sake. (Kudos to the girls then some on the forum!!)

Their final conclusion is they would leave a note there if they really wanted the bottle but was sure no one will come back for them. They had a school summer camp and as LITs they hauled 26 nice water bottles to the trash. Their teacher announced to the camp participants but maybe only 15% were claimed none and said the yetis and hydroflask etc was meant for trash as it is a liability and dangerous if a child even drank their own water and got sick
from their own bottle left out in the field for a week. Some had sweet juice etc and so was gross to even empty and try to bring to thrift stores unwashed. She also said some LITs who couldn’t stand the waste did pick out one or two things they liked along the way. This is not to mention other items like sweaters and back packs which was also a “mountain” after camp. No one claimed them despite photos sent out and announcements. So they think no kids will come back for OPs bottle and even if they came back, they probably won’t remember which planter or where they left it.

One my daughter friends picked out two sunglasses from another pool camp as they were hauling the clothing items to the thrift store and Lo and behold one had little teeth marks too on the arms of the glasses probably chewed by a bored tween. They asked me to ask the forum. Would that gross you out too?

Look it's great that you and your kids love thrifting and can't afford new things but settle for teeth marks. One man's trash is another's treasure.

** swing and a miss **

It's ok. I hope if our water bottle goes missing it goes to the less fortunate who need it. We can afford a new one.

And perhaps it will. It's best being more responsible and not risking it going to landfill, though...yeah?

Of course. That's why my kids would never pluck one out of the gutter. There are many people living on the streets who could use them more than a pampered school child. Hopefully they know enough to not take something they don't need either.

Well, perhaps these people living on the streets will be at the mall to retrieve the hydroflask next time.

First come first served, eh? Finders/keepers? How generous.

Clearly they get thrown away from lost & found. The homeless you're referring to will just need to be at the mall next time.

So the homeless better be quick or else your kids will beat them to the punch. Well, I hope your kids appreciate them since buying their own would be a hardship. As long as they go to good use.

You're not really talking about the homeless. It was just another unsuccessful dig at OP's daughter by implying she's in the same class as them. You're really classy, clearly.

I'm saying I teach my kids not to take things that aren't theirs and they wouldn't need. Someone might need that shirt, bottle, whatever. I guess if you don't teach your kids that they are the needy. That's ok.

And I'm saying perhaps the needy will be at the mall next time to retrieve it first (because lost & found isn't keeping it, donating it, etc.)

I guess OPs daughter was the needy winner of the day.

That's been the point all along. Yes, OP's daughter found a bottle and is putting it to use. End of story.

I'm hoping OPs family is in better circumstances in 2024.

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Anonymous wrote:NP. My daughter and her 3 friends came over. I showed them this post and asked what they would do.

Two of the friends whipped out from their back packs and they were using hydroflasks! They told me they wouldn’t be grossed out by the teeth marks and their friends in their sports team share their bottles all the time because they often run out of water. they showed me teethmarks on their bottle too and laughed about it saying they don’t purposely chew them like toddlers but this expensive bottle also have their teeth marks because it’s so easy to scrape your teeth and leave bites even if you lightly clinch it with your teeth. They showed it to me and sure enough. It’s easy! But that doesn’t seem to stop their friends from drinking their straw or the more concerned friends or friends they know less well will be more polite and sometimes just unscrew and drink from it itself.

They also said in their school l&f there are so many hydroflasks and it was so easy to grab one but they would not do that as it’s not right. Though they might borrow it for a day or two if they needed something like a winter coat, (and there are north faces, goose down coats there too) or school tshirt etc and then leave it back there.

they laughed that the forum even cared whether hydroflask was a middle schooler or kiddy or it should be a yeti! They said no one cares what anyone uses and they bought hydroflask because of the color and how good it keeps water warm and how You bang it around or knock it off the bleaches and it still works. But not because of the brand for brand sake. (Kudos to the girls then some on the forum!!)

Their final conclusion is they would leave a note there if they really wanted the bottle but was sure no one will come back for them. They had a school summer camp and as LITs they hauled 26 nice water bottles to the trash. Their teacher announced to the camp participants but maybe only 15% were claimed none and said the yetis and hydroflask etc was meant for trash as it is a liability and dangerous if a child even drank their own water and got sick
from their own bottle left out in the field for a week. Some had sweet juice etc and so was gross to even empty and try to bring to thrift stores unwashed. She also said some LITs who couldn’t stand the waste did pick out one or two things they liked along the way. This is not to mention other items like sweaters and back packs which was also a “mountain” after camp. No one claimed them despite photos sent out and announcements. So they think no kids will come back for OPs bottle and even if they came back, they probably won’t remember which planter or where they left it.

One my daughter friends picked out two sunglasses from another pool camp as they were hauling the clothing items to the thrift store and Lo and behold one had little teeth marks too on the arms of the glasses probably chewed by a bored tween. They asked me to ask the forum. Would that gross you out too?

Look it's great that you and your kids love thrifting and can't afford new things but settle for teeth marks. One man's trash is another's treasure.

** swing and a miss **

It's ok. I hope if our water bottle goes missing it goes to the less fortunate who need it. We can afford a new one.

And perhaps it will. It's best being more responsible and not risking it going to landfill, though...yeah?

Of course. That's why my kids would never pluck one out of the gutter. There are many people living on the streets who could use them more than a pampered school child. Hopefully they know enough to not take something they don't need either.

Well, perhaps these people living on the streets will be at the mall to retrieve the hydroflask next time.

First come first served, eh? Finders/keepers? How generous.

Clearly they get thrown away from lost & found. The homeless you're referring to will just need to be at the mall next time.

So the homeless better be quick or else your kids will beat them to the punch. Well, I hope your kids appreciate them since buying their own would be a hardship. As long as they go to good use.

You're not really talking about the homeless. It was just another unsuccessful dig at OP's daughter by implying she's in the same class as them. You're really classy, clearly.

I'm saying I teach my kids not to take things that aren't theirs and they wouldn't need. Someone might need that shirt, bottle, whatever. I guess if you don't teach your kids that they are the needy. That's ok.

And I'm saying perhaps the needy will be at the mall next time to retrieve it first (because lost & found isn't keeping it, donating it, etc.)

I guess OPs daughter was the needy winner of the day.

That's been the point all along. Yes, OP's daughter found a bottle and is putting it to use. End of story.

I'm hoping OPs family is in better circumstances in 2024.

As I hope you're a better person in 2024.

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Anonymous wrote:NP. My daughter and her 3 friends came over. I showed them this post and asked what they would do.

Two of the friends whipped out from their back packs and they were using hydroflasks! They told me they wouldn’t be grossed out by the teeth marks and their friends in their sports team share their bottles all the time because they often run out of water. they showed me teethmarks on their bottle too and laughed about it saying they don’t purposely chew them like toddlers but this expensive bottle also have their teeth marks because it’s so easy to scrape your teeth and leave bites even if you lightly clinch it with your teeth. They showed it to me and sure enough. It’s easy! But that doesn’t seem to stop their friends from drinking their straw or the more concerned friends or friends they know less well will be more polite and sometimes just unscrew and drink from it itself.

They also said in their school l&f there are so many hydroflasks and it was so easy to grab one but they would not do that as it’s not right. Though they might borrow it for a day or two if they needed something like a winter coat, (and there are north faces, goose down coats there too) or school tshirt etc and then leave it back there.

they laughed that the forum even cared whether hydroflask was a middle schooler or kiddy or it should be a yeti! They said no one cares what anyone uses and they bought hydroflask because of the color and how good it keeps water warm and how You bang it around or knock it off the bleaches and it still works. But not because of the brand for brand sake. (Kudos to the girls then some on the forum!!)

Their final conclusion is they would leave a note there if they really wanted the bottle but was sure no one will come back for them. They had a school summer camp and as LITs they hauled 26 nice water bottles to the trash. Their teacher announced to the camp participants but maybe only 15% were claimed none and said the yetis and hydroflask etc was meant for trash as it is a liability and dangerous if a child even drank their own water and got sick
from their own bottle left out in the field for a week. Some had sweet juice etc and so was gross to even empty and try to bring to thrift stores unwashed. She also said some LITs who couldn’t stand the waste did pick out one or two things they liked along the way. This is not to mention other items like sweaters and back packs which was also a “mountain” after camp. No one claimed them despite photos sent out and announcements. So they think no kids will come back for OPs bottle and even if they came back, they probably won’t remember which planter or where they left it.

One my daughter friends picked out two sunglasses from another pool camp as they were hauling the clothing items to the thrift store and Lo and behold one had little teeth marks too on the arms of the glasses probably chewed by a bored tween. They asked me to ask the forum. Would that gross you out too?

Look it's great that you and your kids love thrifting and can't afford new things but settle for teeth marks. One man's trash is another's treasure.

** swing and a miss **

It's ok. I hope if our water bottle goes missing it goes to the less fortunate who need it. We can afford a new one.

And perhaps it will. It's best being more responsible and not risking it going to landfill, though...yeah?

Of course. That's why my kids would never pluck one out of the gutter. There are many people living on the streets who could use them more than a pampered school child. Hopefully they know enough to not take something they don't need either.

Well, perhaps these people living on the streets will be at the mall to retrieve the hydroflask next time.

First come first served, eh? Finders/keepers? How generous.

Clearly they get thrown away from lost & found. The homeless you're referring to will just need to be at the mall next time.

So the homeless better be quick or else your kids will beat them to the punch. Well, I hope your kids appreciate them since buying their own would be a hardship. As long as they go to good use.

You're not really talking about the homeless. It was just another unsuccessful dig at OP's daughter by implying she's in the same class as them. You're really classy, clearly.

I'm saying I teach my kids not to take things that aren't theirs and they wouldn't need. Someone might need that shirt, bottle, whatever. I guess if you don't teach your kids that they are the needy. That's ok.

And I'm saying perhaps the needy will be at the mall next time to retrieve it first (because lost & found isn't keeping it, donating it, etc.)

I guess OPs daughter was the needy winner of the day.

That's been the point all along. Yes, OP's daughter found a bottle and is putting it to use. End of story.

I'm hoping OPs family is in better circumstances in 2024.

As I hope you're a better person in 2024.

Ok thief.

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Anonymous wrote:NP. My daughter and her 3 friends came over. I showed them this post and asked what they would do.

Two of the friends whipped out from their back packs and they were using hydroflasks! They told me they wouldn’t be grossed out by the teeth marks and their friends in their sports team share their bottles all the time because they often run out of water. they showed me teethmarks on their bottle too and laughed about it saying they don’t purposely chew them like toddlers but this expensive bottle also have their teeth marks because it’s so easy to scrape your teeth and leave bites even if you lightly clinch it with your teeth. They showed it to me and sure enough. It’s easy! But that doesn’t seem to stop their friends from drinking their straw or the more concerned friends or friends they know less well will be more polite and sometimes just unscrew and drink from it itself.

They also said in their school l&f there are so many hydroflasks and it was so easy to grab one but they would not do that as it’s not right. Though they might borrow it for a day or two if they needed something like a winter coat, (and there are north faces, goose down coats there too) or school tshirt etc and then leave it back there.

they laughed that the forum even cared whether hydroflask was a middle schooler or kiddy or it should be a yeti! They said no one cares what anyone uses and they bought hydroflask because of the color and how good it keeps water warm and how You bang it around or knock it off the bleaches and it still works. But not because of the brand for brand sake. (Kudos to the girls then some on the forum!!)

Their final conclusion is they would leave a note there if they really wanted the bottle but was sure no one will come back for them. They had a school summer camp and as LITs they hauled 26 nice water bottles to the trash. Their teacher announced to the camp participants but maybe only 15% were claimed none and said the yetis and hydroflask etc was meant for trash as it is a liability and dangerous if a child even drank their own water and got sick
from their own bottle left out in the field for a week. Some had sweet juice etc and so was gross to even empty and try to bring to thrift stores unwashed. She also said some LITs who couldn’t stand the waste did pick out one or two things they liked along the way. This is not to mention other items like sweaters and back packs which was also a “mountain” after camp. No one claimed them despite photos sent out and announcements. So they think no kids will come back for OPs bottle and even if they came back, they probably won’t remember which planter or where they left it.

One my daughter friends picked out two sunglasses from another pool camp as they were hauling the clothing items to the thrift store and Lo and behold one had little teeth marks too on the arms of the glasses probably chewed by a bored tween. They asked me to ask the forum. Would that gross you out too?

Look it's great that you and your kids love thrifting and can't afford new things but settle for teeth marks. One man's trash is another's treasure.

** swing and a miss **

It's ok. I hope if our water bottle goes missing it goes to the less fortunate who need it. We can afford a new one.

And perhaps it will. It's best being more responsible and not risking it going to landfill, though...yeah?

Of course. That's why my kids would never pluck one out of the gutter. There are many people living on the streets who could use them more than a pampered school child. Hopefully they know enough to not take something they don't need either.

Well, perhaps these people living on the streets will be at the mall to retrieve the hydroflask next time.

First come first served, eh? Finders/keepers? How generous.

Clearly they get thrown away from lost & found. The homeless you're referring to will just need to be at the mall next time.

So the homeless better be quick or else your kids will beat them to the punch. Well, I hope your kids appreciate them since buying their own would be a hardship. As long as they go to good use.

You're not really talking about the homeless. It was just another unsuccessful dig at OP's daughter by implying she's in the same class as them. You're really classy, clearly.

I'm saying I teach my kids not to take things that aren't theirs and they wouldn't need. Someone might need that shirt, bottle, whatever. I guess if you don't teach your kids that they are the needy. That's ok.

And I'm saying perhaps the needy will be at the mall next time to retrieve it first (because lost & found isn't keeping it, donating it, etc.)

I guess OPs daughter was the needy winner of the day.

That's been the point all along. Yes, OP's daughter found a bottle and is putting it to use. End of story.

I'm hoping OPs family is in better circumstances in 2024.

As I hope you're a better person in 2024.

Ok thief.

You've simultaneously insulted the homeless and OP's daughter. Try to be better.

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Anonymous wrote:NP. My daughter and her 3 friends came over. I showed them this post and asked what they would do.

Two of the friends whipped out from their back packs and they were using hydroflasks! They told me they wouldn’t be grossed out by the teeth marks and their friends in their sports team share their bottles all the time because they often run out of water. they showed me teethmarks on their bottle too and laughed about it saying they don’t purposely chew them like toddlers but this expensive bottle also have their teeth marks because it’s so easy to scrape your teeth and leave bites even if you lightly clinch it with your teeth. They showed it to me and sure enough. It’s easy! But that doesn’t seem to stop their friends from drinking their straw or the more concerned friends or friends they know less well will be more polite and sometimes just unscrew and drink from it itself.

They also said in their school l&f there are so many hydroflasks and it was so easy to grab one but they would not do that as it’s not right. Though they might borrow it for a day or two if they needed something like a winter coat, (and there are north faces, goose down coats there too) or school tshirt etc and then leave it back there.

they laughed that the forum even cared whether hydroflask was a middle schooler or kiddy or it should be a yeti! They said no one cares what anyone uses and they bought hydroflask because of the color and how good it keeps water warm and how You bang it around or knock it off the bleaches and it still works. But not because of the brand for brand sake. (Kudos to the girls then some on the forum!!)

Their final conclusion is they would leave a note there if they really wanted the bottle but was sure no one will come back for them. They had a school summer camp and as LITs they hauled 26 nice water bottles to the trash. Their teacher announced to the camp participants but maybe only 15% were claimed none and said the yetis and hydroflask etc was meant for trash as it is a liability and dangerous if a child even drank their own water and got sick
from their own bottle left out in the field for a week. Some had sweet juice etc and so was gross to even empty and try to bring to thrift stores unwashed. She also said some LITs who couldn’t stand the waste did pick out one or two things they liked along the way. This is not to mention other items like sweaters and back packs which was also a “mountain” after camp. No one claimed them despite photos sent out and announcements. So they think no kids will come back for OPs bottle and even if they came back, they probably won’t remember which planter or where they left it.

One my daughter friends picked out two sunglasses from another pool camp as they were hauling the clothing items to the thrift store and Lo and behold one had little teeth marks too on the arms of the glasses probably chewed by a bored tween. They asked me to ask the forum. Would that gross you out too?

Look it's great that you and your kids love thrifting and can't afford new things but settle for teeth marks. One man's trash is another's treasure.

** swing and a miss **

It's ok. I hope if our water bottle goes missing it goes to the less fortunate who need it. We can afford a new one.

And perhaps it will. It's best being more responsible and not risking it going to landfill, though...yeah?

Of course. That's why my kids would never pluck one out of the gutter. There are many people living on the streets who could use them more than a pampered school child. Hopefully they know enough to not take something they don't need either.

Well, perhaps these people living on the streets will be at the mall to retrieve the hydroflask next time.

First come first served, eh? Finders/keepers? How generous.

Clearly they get thrown away from lost & found. The homeless you're referring to will just need to be at the mall next time.

So the homeless better be quick or else your kids will beat them to the punch. Well, I hope your kids appreciate them since buying their own would be a hardship. As long as they go to good use.

You're not really talking about the homeless. It was just another unsuccessful dig at OP's daughter by implying she's in the same class as them. You're really classy, clearly.

I'm saying I teach my kids not to take things that aren't theirs and they wouldn't need. Someone might need that shirt, bottle, whatever. I guess if you don't teach your kids that they are the needy. That's ok.

And I'm saying perhaps the needy will be at the mall next time to retrieve it first (because lost & found isn't keeping it, donating it, etc.)

I guess OPs daughter was the needy winner of the day.

That's been the point all along. Yes, OP's daughter found a bottle and is putting it to use. End of story.

I'm hoping OPs family is in better circumstances in 2024.

As I hope you're a better person in 2024.

Ok thief.

You've simultaneously insulted the homeless and OP's daughter. Try to be better.

Ops daughter doesn’t need it. I would be embarrassed if my kids took things that aren’t theirs. OP would have started this if there was a hardship in their family justifying this. My kids take things to the lost and found. Or leave things others may need more.

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Anonymous wrote:Fellow parents whose kids’ hydroflasks are perennially being stolen like this: if you order directly from hydroflask you can have their names etched on the bottle.

I broke down and did this after my sixth grader’s bottle was stolen for the third time when she left it at swim practice, and went back ten minutes later to find it gone.

I am hoping OP’s kid and the children of some of the PPs will draw the line at stealing a bottle with someone else’s name etched on it. But maybe not.

Kind of silly to have a name etched on a water bottle that’s not exactly valuable. After the second stolen one maybe switch to another brand and write her name in sharpie. Don’t believe the hype that these are miraculous compared to every other water bottle. Starbucks makes water bottles that hold the cold. Just put her name on it in permanent ink.

My daughter has had three iPhones stolen. Now that’s annoying.

Hydroflask does a pretty good job at avoiding lead and other contaminants. Not so much other brands. But thank you for suggesting I buy a different brand so your kid won’t steal it, I guess?

Hydroflasks are thin walled and dent easily. We switched to yeti and the have stayed dent free for a year now

That’s fine. Yetis are stolen too.

We have two kids who take them to school, sports practices most nights, and games on the weekends. They haven't lost them yet.

Good! But the point you were wading into was whether someone should avoid buying a hydroflask so it wouldn’t get stolen. Yetis are no less likely to get stolen if your kid does leave it somewhere.

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I suggest OP return the used Hydroflask to the mall lost and found and purchase one for the daughter. Clearly, the daughter really wants one and is willing to do weird things to get it. Being a thief is worse than being materialistic imo.

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I see water bottles at Goodwill all the time and have donated some myself so I don’t think it’s that gross.
And plenty of people pick up things off the ground and keep it. When I used to ride public transportation when my kids were little we would often end up leaving things at stops or things would fall out of our stroller. Things like those Thermos funtainer bottles with the characters, small toys, PBK lunchbox. I’d have no idea where these things were left or where they fell but even following on the same exact route I never saw them again so I’m assuming someone picked them up and kept them.

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Anonymous wrote:I see water bottles at Goodwill all the time and have donated some myself so I don’t think it’s that gross.
And plenty of people pick up things off the ground and keep it. When I used to ride public transportation when my kids were little we would often end up leaving things at stops or things would fall out of our stroller. Things like those Thermos funtainer bottles with the characters, small toys, PBK lunchbox. I’d have no idea where these things were left or where they fell but even following on the same exact route I never saw them again so I’m assuming someone picked them up and kept them.

You mean you never went to the public transportation lost & found? And you never saw the items again? Per a poster in this thread, you're clearly the victim of a crime. But wait, do you think any of the items were in an area traversed by the homeless and/or were items they could use? That may mitigate the crime victim designation. It's tough to tell. Perhaps she'll come along to opine on various labels and weigh in on next steps.

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I’d high five my kid for her ground score and move on with my day

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My kid found an item in a grocery store cart that someone clearly left behind. She wanted to take it into the store and turn it in. So we did that and I high fived her for doing the right thing. Not her "score" of someone's loss being her gain. If OP felt the need to crowd source this, it's because she knows her daughter didn't do the right thing.

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Anonymous wrote:Fellow parents whose kids’ hydroflasks are perennially being stolen like this: if you order directly from hydroflask you can have their names etched on the bottle.

I broke down and did this after my sixth grader’s bottle was stolen for the third time when she left it at swim practice, and went back ten minutes later to find it gone.

I am hoping OP’s kid and the children of some of the PPs will draw the line at stealing a bottle with someone else’s name etched on it. But maybe not.

Kind of silly to have a name etched on a water bottle that’s not exactly valuable. After the second stolen one maybe switch to another brand and write her name in sharpie. Don’t believe the hype that these are miraculous compared to every other water bottle. Starbucks makes water bottles that hold the cold. Just put her name on it in permanent ink.

My daughter has had three iPhones stolen. Now that’s annoying.

Hydroflask does a pretty good job at avoiding lead and other contaminants. Not so much other brands. But thank you for suggesting I buy a different brand so your kid won’t steal it, I guess?

Seriously, if for some reason little girls are stealing certain brands of water bottles and your daughter had three stolen and you know it’s because it’s a certain brand, why buy another?
Yeti is equally contaminant free. Grays GeoPress water bottles have a water filter for the serious athletes. I would worry more about it getting lost so I stick to Starbucks