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