Silicone Manufacturer Wholesale BPA-Free Glass Bottles with Silicone Sleeves

After looking into countless water bottles I finally decided on this one and I have not been disappointed! I am ALWAYS looking at new water bottles but since owning this one I am happily content to look no further. For starters I am in love with the mint color- in person it is so pretty and people are always commenting on it. On top of that it is easy to hold and the silicone provides the perfect grip so I am not afraid of dropping it, even if I just filled it and it might be wet. The glass is amazing to drink out of, it tastes so much better than plastic and I feel like the glass allows it to just stay cleaner than plastic does. Lastly, the glass is lighter than I expected. This water bottle isn't too heavy for me to carry around with me for day to day life, even full. It has been to yoga, the gym, class, and work and survived it all perfectly! I couldn't be happier with this wholesale bpa free water bottle glass with silicone sleeve.

1. Breaking

The glass is about as thick as your average beer bottle, maybe a little thicker. This was the biggest risk I took with this bottle since I'm a huge klutz and I frequently drop things. Since owning this bottle I have dropped it on carpet, linoleum (without the protective silicone sleeve), asphalt, concrete, wood floors, and once on the bus. I was sure one of those times would be the tipping point but so far I have found that the silicone sleeve does a great job protecting the bottle from falls. Obviously, when you buy a glass water bottle there is a greater risk of it breaking, but I think that's the trade off for having a bottle that doesn't make your water taste like plastic or metal.

2. Leaking

This is definitely not the most leak-proof water bottle I have ever owned. However, as long as I make sure that the outside of the spout is dry after I fill it, and I take a second when screwing the lid on to make sure that it is on properly, I never have a problem with this bottle leaking. There is a silicone seal in the cap that keeps water in the bottle, even when I hold it upside down and shake it around. I would have no concerns keeping this in my bag with my laptop or anything else I want to keep dry. Sure, if the lid isn't screwed on straight (which is easy to do if you aren't paying attention) then it definitely could leak, but I have never had a problem.

3. Small opening

The mouth of the bottle is about the same size as a disposable plastic bottle. If you like to put lemon or tea bags in your water bottle, this probably isn't the right bottle for you. I've had no trouble filling this bottle from water fountains, faucets, water coolers, or my Brita pitcher, but this definitely isn't the easiest bottle to fill. The company sells ice cube trays that make cubes small enough to fit inside the bottle also, if ice is important to you. I'm lucky now to live somewhere that has great tasting tap water, but if I still lived in Los Angeles, where the tap water is pretty disgusting tasting, I would probably have issues with this bottle having too small of an opening to fill properly.

4. Can't see how much liquid is left

Unlike most glass bottles, the silicone sleeve doesn't leave an opening to allow you to see directly into the bottle. This might be more of a problem with darker colors. I bought the Bambi color (a light pink) and i have no trouble seeing the water level through the sleeve. You can also look through the top, which isn't covered, and easily see how much water is inside.

5. Size

I read other reviews complaining that the bottle doesn't hold enough water or that the bottle is too wide to fit in a cupholder. The bottle holds 16 oz of water, which is a little less than many other bottles, but personally I think it's a perfectly acceptable amount. The bottle fits perfectly fine in my car's cupholder.

6. Difficult to clean

I really don't get this complaint at all because all three parts are completely dishwasher safe.

To sum up:

This bottle is totally adorable, stylish, and modern. It's incredibly durable for a glass bottle, easy to clean, doesn't leak if you actually put the cap on right, and your water actually tastes like WATER, not like plastic. And as far as price goes,About the same as most of the other glass bottles out there. I love this bottle and I would recommend it to anyone.

EDIT: I'm taking away one star because after having the bottle for about two months, the silicone ring inside the cap that keeps the bottle from leaking came out one day when I took the cap off. Luckily I was in my kitchen at the time, so I rinsed it off and pressed it back into the cap. I think that my lip gloss stuck the ring to the lip of the bottle, and since apparently there is no adhesive holding it in place, it came right out. They sell replacement caps, but this seems to me to be a minor design flaw.

On the positive side, I went hiking last week with my brother, and asked him to hold my bottle while I climbed down a steep set of rocks that required both hands. When I got to the bottom, he tossed the bottle at me, not knowing it was glass. The bottle fell about twelve feet and landed on a rock. There is now a small tear in the silicone sleeve, but the glass didn't even crack. I am even more impressed with this bottle's durability than I was before.