The Bottle

So I used to have this drinking bottle. It was made out of nalgene, pink, dishwasher safe and it never, ever, ever leaked. It fit into most of my bags, held just enough to keep the thirst at bay and was absolutely perfect. It was even cheap, or so I thought at the time. Fifteen euros. I'd bought it over the summer in Germany.

Then, one day, I knocked it over from a shelf. I'd thrown it about lots, so I thought it was pretty indestructible, but the clip that closed it needed something to cushion its fall apart from the cap. The axle broke, and my perfect bottle closed no more. I tried looking for it online, but I didn't have a brand name since I ripped off the sticker as soon as I got it. I thought I found it several times, but I didn't.

Not until yesterday.

I had to go buy groceries. We needed baking soda and dishcloths and storage boxes and ingredients for dinner. And then, I saw them. They were in the supermarket. A display of drinking flasks. In familiar colors. In familiar shapes. It was a Culinario display. There was my drinking bottle again. My perfect drinking bottle, for five euros a pop. But the other models were there, too. So I considered briefly, then bought two. The model was different, this time hopefully without the weak axle, and in green and purple. It holds slightly less liquid, but I can live with that. I've got trust in the brand.

And now I know which brand it is. I know their website. I even stored it in my favorites. If you want to look at what they've got to offer, just google it. It's a company based in Berlin.

Some women can't live without lipstick, I can't live without a decent water bottle. I tried just getting one liter bottles of water, but the shapes vary and they're clumsy to drink from. And they don't always fit in a bag. These are longish, thin, the size of a pocket umbrella, give or take half an inch. And they're nicely thick. They can take a few scratches without me having to worry about leaks. The model I have now, the Flip Top, even comes with a handy drinking spout. And they're easy to clean. Throw in the dishwasher, let air dry if they're still wet, and you're set to go again.

The only problem I have now is this temptation to complete my collection and get another two bottles in pink and blue.