KOR ONE Hydration Vessel

I just received my KOR ONE Hydration Vessel in the mail today and I am in LOVE. The customer service with this company is amazing and you can really tell they care about their cause. I couldn't wait to try out this product, so here is my review. These bottles are shipped, so of course there is a brown cardboard box that it comes in, but that's it! No extra packaging. The information leaflet is inside the bottle. That made me very happy. So often I find green companies send their products with way too much packaging. This was refreshing. And so was the design! These water bottles are beautiful! Things I like about the design: The drinking spout on it feels good when I take a drink. I know it sounds weird, but the shape of it is perfect, the opening isn't too big or too little. I also like the that lid closes shut and you have to use a button to open it. I know my water will not be contaminated and I will have no leaks. I even left it on it's side for a bit with water in it and had no problems. These bottles come with something they call "KOR stones" and when you flip the lid open you see these little messages. Right now mine says "Laugh Often", there are others to choose from and they even give you a blank one to write what you want. I thought that was cute. These bottles are BPA free, which means I don't have to worry about leaching of harmful chemicals into my drinking water! Each one of the 4 different KOR ONE Hydration Bottles represents a specific water related cause and 1% of sales goes towards these causes. Mine represents Watershed Protection and sales benefit The Wetlands. There is also Ocean Protection, and sales benefit Algalita Marine Research, this one is Ice Blue. Another bottle is for Container Recycling, and sales benefit The Container Recycling Institute. It is called Sunset Orange. The last bottle is for Global Water Crisis, where sales benefit The Container Recycling Institute and this one is Orchid Pink. I really think this is a great green company with exceptional people working for them and an amazing, eco-friendly product. Ditch those one use water bottles and go pick up one of these Hydration Vessels! You can purchase these at the Kor Website, as well as from several retail locations that they do list on their site. Each one will run you $29.95, but these will last a long time!! Well worth it! I think i see and Orchid Pink one in my future! http://www.korwater.com/tfg

Evenflo Glass Bottles

While shopping at Babies R Us, I saw Evenflo makes glass bottles! I purchased a 3 pack of 4 ounce glass bottles for $5.99 and used a 15% off coupon. These prices are very comparable to plastic bottles and there is no BPA in these bottles. I feel so much safer knowing my baby is safe! I breastfeed, but am currently looking to pump so I can go out on dates with my husband. These bottles screw right on to my breast pump and I can store them right in the freezer. These bottles come in 8 and 4 ounce sizes and they also sell some with silicone covers on the outside to prevent breakage. I know my baby is getting pure breastmilk and I really feel they are so much prettier than plastic bottles that get scuffed and scratched! I say make the switch, I am so glad I did!

Klean Kanteen

I also received my Klean Kanteen today. It makes me happy just to look at it. haha. I received a Klean Kanteen 12 oz sippy to test out for free! These sippy cups use the Avent brand sipper tops so it is really convenient!

"The bottle is BPA- and toxin-free, food grade stainless steel so it doesn't need to be lined like aluminum bottles. Plus your Klean Kanteen™ will never leach chemicals, toxins, or funky flavors into your child's water or juice."

I really feel confident with this statement! I already made a huge box of every plastic sippy cup I owned once I found out about all the harmful effects of BPA. BPA is linked to breast cancer and reproductive organ mutation. This especially worried me with my 5 month old daughter!

These kanteens are innovative and strong. They are very durable and I know they will hol dup to my 3 year old. I washed it and gave it to him to drink out of and I asked him if he liked it. He said "Michael's new sippy cup!" and ran off with it.

I did notice that the outside does get cold! They do sell covers for them made by Built NY for about $9.00 and I will probably purchase one in the future. He didn't really seem to mind and so far no leak issues.

I give this product an A+ too. They are a little pricey for a sippy cup, so that may deter some people, but I think they are WELL worth the price and I am so happy I got mine!

The classic 12 oz sippy sells for $17.95 and you can purchase them here:

http://www.kleankanteen.com/products/kid/kid-kanteen-sippy-classic.html

Many thanks to Klean Kanteen for helping me in my research and my blog review.