In for 3 (or 6). Everyone in the reviews posted were from folks who got soaked on shipping and poor customer service. Woot doesn't seem to have that problem. Lots of others paid twice this amount for 1 at Walmart so at 6 for 21 clams including shipping and tax is IMO a nice deal and a cheap stocking stuffer for the active folks in the family.

About the ethical manufacturing in China, Taiwan, Indonesia or wherever it was...if you're really overly concerned about that...don't buy anything, anywhere at any time.

Grow or manufacture it at home...much like I do...Toledo Windowbox.

MichaelSF wrote:By the way, a nice thing about metal bottles is that they are way more sanitary than reusing plastic bottles.

With these metal ones, put the bottles in the dishwasher lower rack, the caps on the upper rack, and they are super sterilized.

I do this as well BTW you can only sanitize in a dishwasher not sterilize, unless you have a autoclave your not telling us about

ger16 wrote:50/50 mix of vinegar and water, let it sit for 20 mins, then wash. takes out any odors/tastes. cheap and environmentally friendly.

There was something I recalled about vinegar and water....hmmmmmmmm.

From all the Negative comments in the links provided are really based on the customer service, the shady practices and upsales. One or two were based on the actual product. Since I am buying from Woot, I am not concerned with Eco's CS. If there is a issue with the product itself I will take it up with Woot! and know I will get the best CS. I've had issues with other items and they dealt with it in a timely manner and great customer service.

howy61 wrote:Hold on. I have read a number of the reviews and issues are with customer service not product.

Has any one see any real issues with the product like poor quaility linings?

NONE, just the time it held the temp of liquid.

urbuggenme wrote:No it won't ...the insides are sprayed witha toxic anti-acidic; caustic; birth defect causing laquere the will keep things like OJ from eating away at the stainless steel, not too sure how it would hold up to battery acid though...let me know after you give it a try!

All metal bottles Alum. or Steel have coatings. So any acid based liquid might be an issue.

I would not use the 50/50 vinager mix for cleaning. Hot water and a soft bottle brush.

nutrageous wrote:and recently picked up an EcoCanteen at my local odd-lot store (for 8.95 with a nifty neoprene sleeve and shoulder strap).

The company web site doesn't have any links. It says that they are available at Wal-Mart & CVS. A check of their web sites doesn't show any EcoCanteen products.

So if EcoCanteen can only be found at Odd Lots/Big Lots, and Woot!, I'd say these guys are either out of business, or on the brink. So the company itself is clearly shady. But I can't find any bad info about the bottles themselves. The price is right, I'm in for 2.

mcmaggie1501 wrote:The spout is hard to see in the picture and the other websites showing the product have different caps. When kids stick a water bottle in with a whole backpack of expensive textbooks and library books, the most important feature of any water bottle is the seal and how well the cap works. Does anyone know how well the seal and spout on this bottle works?

Even the cheapest spout should hold. Those disposable water bottles are proof of that. But I am curious if it has a one way valve to let air back in the container. I own a Nissan Thermos SS water bottle that has a mechanism like this. Or does this ECO bottle let the air in via the spout.

Found a close up of the Kleen Kanteen sports cap http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31t6OJsAseL._SL500_AA300_.jpg which looks identical to the Eco

howy61 wrote:
Hold on. I have read a number of the reviews and issues are with customer service not product.

Has any one see any real issues with the product like poor quaility linings?

Warzau wrote:NONE, just the time it held the temp of liquid.

Well, any single wall construnction does that. Can't blame the company for the laws of thermodynamics specially for $5.

vinithehat wrote:this is why beverages are sold in aluminum cans, even though steel is so much less expensive. the steel, even stainless, will react with acidic beverages.

Uh, no: aluminum cans replaced the steel cans of old because aluminum weighs so much less [saves shipping costs], is easier to work [melting temp is what, 1/2 that of steel?], and after the initial refining cost, cheaper to recycle [comes back to the lower melting temp thing, over & over again.]

Aluminum is FAR more reactive than stainless steel with various food items. Anything basic, for instance, will eventually eat its way thru aluminum. Fortunately, we're a mostly acid-loving life form [if you've never noticed, anything even slightly basic will taste horrifically bitter] so aluminum has gotten a good rap. Except for the link to Alzheimer's & all... ;)

EcoCanteen's website "Customer Service" link:

Eco Canteen will no longer be shipping customer orders directly.

Please note that when you placed your order online, or by phone, your credit card was not charged. Eco Canteen only charged credit cards once an order was ready to ship from our warehouse facility.

If you have not seen a charge from Eco Canteen on your credit card, your order has not shipped, so please consider your order cancelled. The Eco Canteen can now be purchased at Wal-Mart, CVS & other fine retailers.

If you have received a charge on your credit card from Eco Canteen, but have not received your product, or have other questions about your order, please send an email to customerservice@EcoCanteen.org.

Thank you,
The Staff at Eco Canteen

thickglasses wrote:I work for a packaging supply company, we have three kinds of peanuts, one kind is made of corn and dissolves in water. The other two only take a year to biodegrade. I can't imagine many companies actually using 'real' Styrofoam anymore.

When I participate in a community event to clean up our local river, we always find a lot of styrofoam peanuts washed up on the banks. I don't care if they'll biodegrade in a year--they make the river look like crap until they do.

howy61 wrote:Well, any single wall construnction does that. Can't blame the company for the laws of thermodynamics specially for $5.

True, but I was referring that there were two actual reviews of the product itself all were just the CS of Eco.

For all you whining about these being poor insulators:
Klean Kanteen Insulated

Keeps my coffee hot for about 6 hours.

• Are these refurbs?
  
• Will vodka dissolve the inner coating and expose the drinker to harmful metalic stuff?
  
• Will they fit on my bike drink holder?
  
• Who attaches a drink to their keys?
  
• Are they dishwasher safe?
  
• Is there a way to get the logo off without damaging the steel?
  

Ultimately, I think, this deal on WOOT! is a great deal and we should all take advantage of it because that way Eco Canteen will make less profit the more we buy at WOOT! Right?
Plus I think that the concept of steel over plastic is solid in its foundation. Although who knows where(China?)it is made.

But...

I don't know if anyone else has mentioned this yet or not, but, I found this article about a lawsuit against the Eco Canteen company. Information about this lawsuit can be found here.

On a personal note I believe in reducing our foot prints, reusing our depleted resources and recycling what can be. But A company like Eco Canteen that takes advantage of people that want to do good is seriously skanky.

Also the blogger at this site once thought that this was a good company and a good idea but then others started responding about how crappy the Eco Canteen customer service was how Eco Canteen ripped everyone off , I think she felt bad.

tesla33 wrote: The only problem I see is they don't seem to have caps for the spouts. The more fastidious among us need those to keep cooties off the part we sip from. My Kleen Kanteen has a cap. It's also more than twice as expensive. Good deal, though, for a (presumably) Chinese water bottle...

Webfoot08 wrote:Sigh. We have become a germ-phobic society.

I would like covers over the spouts, too, but it doesn't have anything to do with being germ-phobic. I have a Klean Kanteen with a spout cover that I stick into my bike's bottle cage when I'm riding, and I see a lot of grit sticking to the cover whenever I pop it off to suck on the spout.

However, my bottles with spouts don't have loops & carabiners for attaching to my shorts when I'm hiking. So, this Eco-Canteen looks like a great hiking bottle. I'm getting 6 and giving them as Christmas stocking stuffers.

quincey4 wrote:For all you whining about these being poor insulators:
Klean Kanteen Insulated

Keeps my coffee hot for about 6 hours.

But we are not talking about coffee mugs here. Not the samething or price point.

Insulated 12oz Kanteen® Wide $22.95
Insulated 16oz Kanteen® Wide $25.95
Insulated 20oz Kanteen® Wide $27.95

Does it come with the neoprene cover? Like the you tube video shows?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBl-q0oBPsg

SirThurston wrote:QVC lists the size as Measures 11"H x 2-3/4"Diam

http://www.qvc.com/qic/qvcapp.aspx/view.2/app.detail/params.aol_refer.false.tpl.detail.msn_refer.false.item.V30085.ref.GBA?cm_ven=GOOGLEBASE&cm_cat=For%20the%20Home&cm_pla=Outdoor%20Living&cm_ite=V30085

Thanks for posting the dimensions. I ordered hoping it'll fit on my bike. Now I know it will. Even if it didn't, it seems like a great deal. 1 for my desk at work, 1 for home < $10.

Put the woot! logo on them and I'm in for 3 (6)!!!

acdawg wrote:Put the woot! logo on them and I'm in for 3 (6)!!!

I see a Woot Off in our future.

Figures, just as my $5 coupon code runs out, they put up something I would actually want. Dang. In for one? hmm...

dlbyers wrote:

• Are these refurbs? WOOT SAYS NEW
  
• Will vodka dissolve the inner coating and expose the drinker to harmful metalic stuff? NO BUT THE OJ MIXER WILL EVENTUALLY
  
• Will they fit on my bike drink holder? YES
  
• Who attaches a drink to their keys? DUMB QUESTION
  
• Are they dishwasher safe? YES
  
• Is there a way to get the logo off without damaging the steel? COMMENTS SAYS IS WEARS OFF. WHY BOTHER?
  

Heck with it... I'm in for 2x2.

See above:

Regardless of the price, I'd rather have a Nalgene polycarbonate water bottle. You can't beat the quality and durability.

Why am I charged tax if I am shipping to New York

I can get Stainless steel bottles in Walmart, Target and K-mart for the same price.

rich5665 wrote:I can get Stainless steel bottles in Walmart, Target and K-mart for the same price.

check your prices again.
2 for 4.99 + 5.00 shipping.

I have a bunch of stainless steel water bottles, but I always return to my Contigo Double Wall Insulated ones. I hate the mess all the regular ones make. They sweat way too much.

blameitonme wrote:Does it come with the neoprene cover? Like the you tube video shows?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBl-q0oBPsg

Probably not. Check this link though.

http://www.thefind.com/sports/browse-insulated-water-bottle-sleeve

And I can get 3 stainless steel water bottles with 3 neoprene covers at Costco for $10.00! These are NOT a good deal.

howy61 wrote:check your prices again.
2 for 4.99 + 5.00 shipping.

Got two at Walmart for $3.99 each plus tax a few weeks ago. They do go on sale.

Morgodth wrote:I keep wanting one of these. I'll buy one the minute some brilliant person comes up with one that can fit ice cubes inside the "mouth".

I have one of this type and it fits ice from my icemaker very nicely. It's not big enough for regular ice tray ice, but the half moon shaped ice from my icemaker is just right.

Did a little surfing. Looks like the same bottles are available for $3 if you buy 3000. Also looks like the same company makes a lot of them on the market.

http://togetherbottle.en.alibaba.com/

and more specs:

stainless steel sports bottle
new design spout lid
high grade SS 18/8 material

branflake12 wrote:be weary folks...
http://www.thegreenestdollar.com/2009/02/eco-canteen-product-review/

I love my kleenkanteen (yes it was $16 for one, but none of what you will read in the link)

From Bull Durham "It's 'WEARY' 'She may get 'WEARY' Young women do get 'WEARY' NOONE gets 'WOOLY!' I hate it when people get lyrics wrong!"

war-y [wair-ee]
–adjective, war·i·er, war·i·est.
1. watchful; being on one's guard against danger.
2. arising from or characterized by caution: to give someone a wary look.

So to conclude today's class, it's WARY not WEARY! I am becoming WEARY of those who use words incorrectly. It makes me WARY of the future of humanity.

Buy three of those franklin mp3 dictionaries next time they sell them.

By the way wash your shower shoes. When you get to the "big show" you can let fungus grow on them and then people will say it makes you colorful.

MEAT!

rich5665 wrote:Probably not. Check this link though.

http://www.thefind.com/sports/browse-insulated-water-bottle-sleeve

Thanks for the sleeve link. Klean kanteen site has some too.

Is the neck of this bottle compatible with other bottles besides Klean Kanteen? I'm looking for a camelbak type spout, or a flip spout rather than the 'sport' lid.

We have 4 of these water bottles. We got them as presents from my mom last year and they are still going strong.

Pro: They really are wide enough for ice. A lot of bottles say they are but many of them mean large enough for those tiny little pellets of ice they have at Sonic.

They don't really leak. Sometimes if you don't get the seal just right and it lays on it's side for a while you will notice it's wet right near the top but the water doesn't come gushing out.

Con: The sport top thing you drink through isn't great. You end up sucking down a lot of air with your water.

nvaine wrote:If these can't be cleaned easily, you could do what I do with my water bottles: fill with hot water and throw in a denture cleaning tablet or two.

Excellent idea. Another poster suggested using chlorine, which is probably a bad idea as Stainless steel and chlorine are generally not a good mix (though short exposure may not be too detrimental and will invariably kill any and all bacteria).

For more info, take a read: http://www.cip.ukcentre.com/rust2.htm

Again, denture cleaner is probably the safest way to go and should provide decent protection/sanitation.... But that's just my humble opinion.

CompanyClerk wrote:Okay, for those still lacking education...
They are Stainless Steel. That means they are as deadly to you as the knife, fork & spoon you use daily in a thousand stranger things that you would Never put into your water bottle. Clean this bottle the same way you would your silverware!
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This item will hold Liquid.
If the Liquid is cold, the bottle will be cold.
If the Liguid is hot, the bottle will be hot.
It is NOT insulated.
You can Freeze it.
You can Boil it.
You CANNOT put it in the Microwave!
This item is TALL, and will NOT fit ALL bike cages.
Unless your bike cage has some rubber on it... This bottle will bounce around a bit as it has no indent. But you can squeeze your metal bike cage in a bit to apply more pressure to your bottle. You could also wrap a rubber band around the bottle or on the cage where they meet.
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Now just buy the damn things and give them away as Halloween, Chanukah or Christmas Gifts!
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Remember: If you can read this, Thank a Teacher!
If you can read this in English, Thank a Veteran!

Well Said! Just remember if you choose to freeze it, fill it only part way, then leave the lid off and set it in the freezer sideways. If you fill it full and then freeze with the lid on, chances are it will crack wide open from the expanding liquid as it freezes. Been there; done that....