Sigg Baby Water Bottle (0.3-Liters)
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Description of Sigg Baby Water Bottle (0.3-Liters)
A smart, stylish step up from the world of plastic sippy cups, the 0.3L Baby SIGG aluminum water bottle will put a smile on your thirsty child's face! Durable, spill-proof and leak-proof, the 0.3L Baby SIGG water bottle is recommended for children from 2 to 5 years of age. Extruded from a single piece of aluminum, the innovative 0.3L Baby SIGG water bottle is surprisingly rugged, crack-resistant and completely reusable and recyclable. A ground-breaking interior lining is 100% effective against leaching and combats residue build-up, so the 0.3L Baby SIGG water bottle is easy to clean and ensures that the only thing your child will taste is the water or juice that you just poured in the bottle. The 0.3L Baby SIGG water bottle is available in your choice of color/design.Sports reviews of Sigg Baby Water Bottle (0.3-Liters)
Customer Review: Not good for my 3-year-old
Sport shop rating: 2 Stars
I bought a Sigg bottle for my 3-year-old daughter based on the glowing reviews. While I'm glad so many have had positive experiences with theirs, it hasn't worked out for us. First of all, everyone says how "durable" their bottle is. My daughter dropped hers exactly *once* onto our tile kitchen floor - and remember, she's only 3 feet tall - and it dented. Didn't scratch the powder-blue paint, but I was hoping for more from a "lifetime" purchase. Secondly, the external cap that looks like a rounded baseball cap is difficult for her to snap on. She's not the most dextrous kid on the block, but still, it requires two kid hands. Third, when you twist the bottle top to open the spout, there's no noticeable way to tell whether it's open or closed. There's a double-headed arrow but it has no verbiage or icons to show OPEN/CLOSED. The adult eye can tell that the stem in the center is low or high. So a person picking it up for the first (or second) time might wonder, is it open or closed? Fourth - and I'm just being picky now - when the bottle is empty, if the "baseball cap" isn't closed, the bottle's somewhat top-heavy and therefore easy to accidentally send skidding.
The non-leaching aspect is attractive but to me it doesn't outweigh the other issues. Tap water is good in our area, so we don't carry enough water with us to have an ongoing need for a truly safe portable water bottle. If it were, I'd be scouting for other alternatives.
Customer Review: Too many "cons" for the price... and in general
Sport shop rating: 2 Stars
Te only positive thing about these bottles is their looks... that's about it. I have 3 girls, and bought 6 bottles when the whole BPA thing started.
1. They dent
2. The opening is so small, you can't really see what's going on inside, and even after washing them every day they do get yucky with time and start smelling like a fish tank.
3. In order to open the spout you have to twist it. And if adult can manage it without touching the part that goes in to the mouth, no way toddler can do it. After just couple of weeks of use the white spout turned gray, and I do sanitize my girls hands often when we're out.
4.Covers break off easily
All in all after spending a fortune on all kinds of BPA-free bottles and cups we finally came to a conclusion, that Thermos Fountainer bottles are simply the best - they are durable, stainless steel (with no lining that nobody still knows anything about), insulated, have wide opening, easy to open and close and leak proof when the cover is closed.
Customer Review: Not quite what I had expected...
Sport shop rating: 2 Stars
I bought one of these to try for my 18-month-old since it's made of aluminum and it says it is leak proof. However, the lid, when open, spills everywhere. It is fine for drinking water outside, but he spills it everywhere in the car. I intended to use them for milk, but since they leak, we have only used them for water. Another thing, my son who can open plastic water bottles, cannot open the lid himself so that makes him frustrated. I love the idea but will wait to buy more when he is older. Plus, it is expensive. Why can't anyone make a perfect non-leaking, better-for-baby sippy cup!?Customer Review: Paint is chipping
Sport shop rating: 2 Stars
This bottle really is cute, but the paint started chipping within a few months, including near the mouth of the bottle where it's easy to ingest it. For bottles that are relatively pricey and intended for kids, I would have expected it to hold up much longer. Cute design, but poor quality.Customer Review: Even Patagonia Dropped Them
Sport shop rating: 1 Stars
When I found out about the BPA deception from SIGG, I tried to give them the benefit of the doubt. I went ahead and shipped back my old bottles to SIGG, at my cost, for an exchange. I have friends who just threw their bottles away because of their distrust of SIGG. Over a month later, I received an e-mail with a gift code to order replacements. The replacement order and customer service was a fiasco. It took several e-mails, phone calls, and over 3 weeks to resolve.
If you aren't aware of the scandal, all SIGG bottles before August of 2008 have BPA liners. When SIGG was asked during that time, if their bottles or liners contained BPA, SIGG reps carefully worded their response to assure the public that their bottles did not. It wasn't until SIGG quietly released their new liners and an investigative report revealed their lie, did SIGG finally come clean. Patagonia, the outdoor company, was lied to in their face by SIGG. Patagonia was so upset by SIGG's deceit, that they returned ALL SIGG bottles, including ones with the new liners, back to SIGG to be recycled.
Not only are SIGG bottles not as safe as everyone thought (including Oprah), but the company itself has burned the trust of consumers and retail partners with their deception. Fortunately for us, real BPA-free alternatives do exist. I personally own 2 Camelbak plastic bottles that use the Tritan material, which is BPA-free. If you want metal bottles, Camelbak makes them with medical grade stainless steel. Klean Kanteen also uses medical grade stainless steel but does contain nickel and is also made in China, which apparently a lot of people have a problem with. Personally, I'll be trying the Klean Kanteen bottles soon.
Knowing what we know now, I cannot imagine anyone trusting this brand or company again. I certainly am through being a supporter and customer. If you want more information, feel free to Google "SIGG BPA" and you'll be inundated with negative press. The number of articles speaks volumes of the outrage SIGG has caused. Be safe everyone!