I bought this thing at Walgreens because I was unaware that such things existed. A water bottle with a filtration system? Ideal! I’ve been looking for a water bottle for some time, because the metal one I own gives drinks a weird taste, and I’m scared of most bottles that are made of #7 plastic (the last thing I need is to have more problems with my knockers.) The LivPure
bottle is periwinkle and pretty and looks like it knows what it is doing, but, then, I’m very susceptible to advertising. It claims that it will help you save money and the planet by keeping you from buying tons of water bottles that cost an arm and a leg and which, if you are someone other than my badass recycling self, get thrown in a trash can and end up in a landfill. 90% of bottled water bottles get chucked- and every single one of them is recyclable, since bottled water comes encased in #1 plastic. Anyway, this hippie thought that this water bottle could be okay, although after having lived in Phoenix, Arizona, home of the most chlorinated water known to man, I wasn’t sure if anything save the wrath of God could make tap water taste better in the city.
The bottle’s okay; it smells like new plastic, but that doesn’t seem to make the water taste like new plastic. You fill it up, screw the cap back on, tilt it upside down over your mouth, and squeeze. It is not a user-friendly suck-bottle. If you are the type who has an oral fixation and NEEDS to suck on a water bottle for your refreshment I suggest you search elsewhere… the instructions say to “squeeze gently”, which is the only way the water’s coming out on its own. Otherwise you’re left with a slight drip- that is, if you’re lucky.
The taste doesn’t seem to be greatly improved. At best it tastes like tap water not tainted with chlorine, which I guess is all you can ask for. I don’t know what makes water taste the way it does. I don’t know if it’s just a placebo effect or what. I DO know that city tap water is balls, but I’m not sure of the science that makes bottled water TASTE any better. Maybe it’s the lack of fluoride, hormones and chemicals. Then again, maybe not.
So as taste goes, I’m not over the moon. Maybe I should try this in Arizona. Overall, the difficulty transferring water from bottle to mouth, combined with the unimpressive taste-altering capabilities, I’d say this one’s a dud; however, for $12, with a filter that presumably acts as a filter should- and this review relies on that alone- the bottle’s worth it. Let’s face it- most water tastes like crap. The peace of mind of filtering is worth the dough. And hey, at least you’re not wasting bottles.
