Love the takeya water bottles. Been using them for years and they always go in the dishwasher.

I have to admit that I love the cheap Gatorade ones you get at Dicks. They are probably made of bad plastic but I love that they don’t have a lot of parts to clean. And, personally, they make it much easier to drink out of when working o

I recently learned that my husband taught the kids to lock their fallen ice cubes under the fridge. Good times!

Standing here in my wet socks and thinking of all you other soldiers out there!

I don't generally serve water cold, just room temperature, so at least there's no complaining about that at our house.

I'm right there with you on all the parts though.

Everyone in our house has a yeti. They seem to work really well. I wash them at night and the kids refill in the morning.

STARBUCKS!! $4, no weird parts, no leaks.

I hate water bottles. Hate them. Our PTA manages the lost and found at school. There are probably 50 unlabeled water bottles there every month, no kid every claims them once the bottle is within 10 feet of Lost & Found, and they’re always abandoned full and filthy.

We have to open them and empty them out to throw them away, and god forbid a parent see us doing it because then they insist we should wash them and give them to goodwill or take them fully apart and separate the recyclable pieces. As if washing my own household’s water bottles wasn’t annoying enough.

And there are the kids who have the nerve to lose water bottles that their parents filled with MILK.

Anonymous wrote:I threw out a bunch and got some by Takeya. You are supposed to put the lids in the top rack of the dishwasher, and I heard that the only problem with putting the bottle in too was that it might affect the outside finish. IDGAF about how the outside looks so I have been putting them all in the dishwasher, no problem. Also, the newest ones I bought are just stainless on the outside, no fancy colors, so no fancy finish to mess up.

They are a little pricey, but they keep the water cold and don't leak. Also, we have 2 different sizes and the lids are completely interchangeable. Worth every penny.

This is what I do. Kids only use them for going out, not for in the house. I even have 2 - 1/2 gallon size yetis for really hot days of sports or my older son as he landscapes and needs lots of water throughout the hot days. They are all stainless and we use a sticker to differentiate who it belongs to and just replace the sticker if it gets messed up.

We have four of these. I don't trust plastic. These go in the dishwasher. If someone asks me for water I say go find your water cup. It's three parts and any lid and straw and be used with any top. You don't have to live like this!

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Right there with you. And my challenge is that I know as soon as I spend the money for the good ones, they will get lost or left behind. Assuming you can find the perfect unicorn water bottle that does not leak, that keeps things cold, that is easy to clean, and it’s not a total financial loss if it gets left behind, here’s my advice- toss any of the water bottles that don’t bring you joy. If they leave toss them if they are too big to fit in your cabinet, toss them. If they don’t have all the parts, toss them or order the parts from Amazon.

And here’s the solution to everything. Just give them a wash by hand, and then fill them with ice and water and stick them immediately in the fridge. Don’t leave them out to dry. That way they are always ready to go. (But God help any child who takes it out of the fridge to enjoy with a snack.)

Anonymous wrote:Toss them all and buy glass ones on Amazon. Easier to clean and it doesn’t absorb smells and bacteria

Run them through the dishwasher

Glass Water Bottles 6 Pack Deluxe Set 18oz - Includes 6 Sleeves. Stainless Steel Lids - Kombucha, Juice, Tea https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LWLI6DF/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_Z8AJJAR3RRW5YZ01R5J7?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

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Anonymous wrote:I use denture tablets to lean mine.

My DH does this to. I hate it. I don't know why but I hate it.

Just the thought makes me gag.

Toss them all and buy glass ones on Amazon. Easier to clean and it doesn’t absorb smells and bacteria

Right there with you OP!

My one small consolation this year is that our school is providing water bottles, so I don't have to send water bottles to school each day with my two older kids. Maybe it's my kids or because they were still little, but I swear they left their bottles at school so many times, then we had none at home, etc. It drove me bananas.

FWIW if I were to post my own vent, however, it would be about winter hats. I don't even know how many winter hats we've donated to the school lost and found over the years. I don't think I want to know.