Just Simply Holly

Several years ago I decided that it was time for my family to stop drinking so much pop. It was so expensive and when it was in the house, it was the kids’ primary drink of choice, and mine too. The thing that bothered me the most about our pop consumption was the fact that it was nearly impossible to get the kids to drink water. And I’ve always been a firm believer that drinking water on a regular basis is something that is not only healthy, but also important.

When I stopped buying pop I started buying water. Although the kids wouldn’t walk to the sink and get a glass of water, I found that they would drink bottled water. Although the expense was nearly the same as buying pop, I knew that it was a healthier choice so I didn’t mind.

Since moving out to the country and having well water for the past 3 years ago, our dependence on bottled water has really increased. So much so that we go through an average of 4-6 cases of water a week. When you add up the cost, we spend an average of nearly $20 per week just on bottled water. But I have found a solution that will not only save money, but also reduce landfill trash!

I was recently given a 16 ounce sports bottle with it’s own water bottle filter to try from a company called Pure Water 2GO. Now, I am an EXTREMELY picky person when it comes to water. I think it’s mostly because I have very odd taste buds. But the fact of the matter is that if the water that I am drinking has even the slightest odd taste to it, I simply won’t drink it! But with the amount of money that we pay out just for bottled water, I knew that I had to find some sort of alternative!

When my Pure Water 2GO sport bottle came yesterday I was excited to give this product a try! It was awesome of the company to send a letter with my sport bottle explaining exactly what I needed to do before I even used my bottle! Before I could use it, I had to rinse the bottle and it’s filter thoroughly then squeeze a full bottle of water through the drink top before filling the bottle to drink out of it. They let you know that the water you squeeze through the filter could have some black discoloration from the carbon filter, but that it’s normal. And for me, the amount of discoloration from the carbon in the filter was almost non existent.

After going through the pre use steps, I then filled my bottle with cold tap water. Before I go any further I need to let you know that I have never been able to drink the tap water here at the new house. It had a very strong sulfur/iron smell and a weird taste that I did not like one bit!

My first drink off my sport bottle was quite a shock! I honestly was not expecting the water I was drinking to come anywhere close to tasting like the bottled water I have been purchasing for the past several years, but IT DID! And to be honest, I think it actually tastes BETTER! It reminds me of the awesome well water I had as a kid! It just tastes so fresh and clean!

Now, knowing that I’m not always right in my thinking, I decided to allow “most” my skeptical family to give my Pure Water 2Go sport bottle a try. The words from my almost 15 year old son were, “WOW, that tastes good”. My husband had just gotten home from work and was a bit grumpy, but he said it did taste better than the tap water. Unfortunately my 12 year old daughter was sick, so I wasn’t going to let her try it…LOL!

Here’s my thing though. I did the math, and this is what I came up with. The average bottle of water holds 16.9 ounces, but to make things easier, I’m going to round it up to 17 ounces. To drink a gallon of water, you’d have to drink 7.5 bottles of water. According to the Pure Water 2GO website, each filter for my sport bottle filters up to 80 gallons of water. After doing the math, 80 gallons of water equals approximately 600 bottles of water. Since we purchase our water by the case (24 bottles), that would equal out to 25 cases of water. The average price we pay for a case of water is right around $3.50, so 25 cases of water would be $87.50. Now, I’m not the smartest person on earth, but $12.95 for a sports bottle that will filter 80 gallons of water compared to $87.50 for 80 gallons of bottled water is a HUGE savings! And that is just for one bottle/one person. If, as in my case, you have a family of 4, that would be a savings of $298.20 for 80 gallons of water. Now, if you’d rather have a time period versus gallons, a 16 ounce Pure Water 2GO sport bottle will last approximately 2-3 months. No matter if you use gallons or time, this bottle will save my family a HUGE amount of money!

My plan is to use this bottle while I’m at school. On an average day I purchase 2-4 bottles of water from the school vending machines and at $1.25 a bottle, that adds up FAST! And yes, I’ll still use it at home as well. But I’m just so thoroughly impressed with this product and am very happy that I have the chance to review it so that other people will know what a great product it is!

If you drink a large amount of bottled water, this is a product you seriously need to check in to! If you do purchase a Pure Water 2GO bottle, I have no doubt you’ll be as please with the product as I am!

***UPDATE***

My daughter is no longer sick, so I just let her drink from my Pure Water 2GO bottle and she didn’t believe me when I said it was our tap water, she said I was lying and that I had poured a bottled water into it.  So this bottle has gotten full approval from ALL of the picky water drinkers in my home!