Deception

There are wolves in sheep's clothing all around...

people who act sweet as pie who actually speak lies that are full of deceit
advertisements that bring false promises, promises that never yield
products that aren't what they claim, but are complete falsehood

They're all around us, these frauds and liars that present in all sorts of forms. Wolves in sheep's clothing that need to be exposed. The latest wolf to be unfleeced is SIGG. I'm so disappointed about this news. Not too long ago I wrote a blog entry about the SIGG bottles our family each had and how wonderful I thought they were. I had chosen to use SIGG bottles for two reasons:
1. to help our mother earth, keeping disposable water bottles out of our landfills
2. to help ourselves, by keeping away from BPA toxins leached through plastics

Although it did help us meet reason number 1. With the use of our SIGG bottles, we stopped buying bottled water so that we no longer contributed these to our landfills.
Most disappointing is to find out the liners in these bottles actually contain BPA, a harmful toxin that leaches into our drinks. They had previously advertised their linings had a secret ingredient, what they failed to tell us was that this secret ingredient was actually BPA. Apparently, they have now developed a new liner for their bottles that no longer contain BPA and are offering to exchange your old bottles for these new ones. What I would really like is a refund as I am angered by their deceit. But of course, they are not offering refunds.

From what I've read, the safest bottles to purchase are those that are stainless steel such as, Klean Kanteen. Make the switch for your health and our planet's health. And let's keep exposing those wolves out there, for our personal good, our families well being, and the greater good of humanity.

Quench it with a SIGG

"We believe that the invention of bottled water is about as smart as the Hummer. Did you know that 86% of plastic water bottles wind up as trash that takes over 1,000 years to biodegrade? Even if you're not ready to lay out big bucks for a hybrid car or solar panels, this one is a no-brainer – get a SIGG... we think it's the best reusable bottle on the market!" Jen Boulden (Leading voice in "living green", Co-founder of www.IdealBite.com, MBA in Environmental Policy and Management)

I've always struggled to get my boys to drink water, and have had to battle this many ways, most unsuccessful. I've given them watered down juice 1:4 ratio basically a bit of flavored water. I tried all kinds of sippy cups and straws to make drinking water fun. And of course, the never ending nagging, "Drink your water, drink your water, on and on... I bought these SIGG bottles early on, as one more step to "living green" and steering away from leaching plastics. The great thing is they've now become a hit with my kids and are drinking water, yay! The twins will ask "Where's my airplane?" When they first started this it was a puzzle to me, "what are they asking for, what airplane?" When I finally figured it out, I was thrilled to get it to them as quickly as possible and encourage them to drink the H2O!!

Our entire family drinks from SIGG bottles, we each have our own personal bottle. That's what's so great about these, there are so many designs to choose from. There's one for everybody. There's other brands out there too, like the Kleen Kanteen, personally I like the SIGG. Which ever you choose, save our planet and your health, make the switch from plastics.