I Love My Sigg!
Recently, I became the proud owner of a Sigg aluminum bottle. Made in Switzerland, they come in a wide variety of sizes and patterns. From the Sigg site: Produced from a single component that is seamless and has no comparable weak points, SIGG bottles are tremendously durable and virtually unbreakable.
Poisonous Plastic?
For the last year, I’ve head stories about how bad plastic bottles can be to both your health and the environmet. I held out for a long time, but once I laid eyes on the Sigg version above (complete with a faux wax seal!), it was love at first sight.
Earth (and Money) Saver
On an average of three days a week, I used to stop at Starbucks and buy a chai latte or fancy coffee-based drink a cost of about three dollars each. Once I got the Sigg, I decided to test different concoctions and make my own warm drinks to bypass Starbucks altogether. Using the same mixture they do for their Tazo Chai lattes, I came up with an almost identical taste.
Making my own drinks and transporting them in the Sigg sense for two reasons:
1. I felt guilty about all the paper coffee cups I was throwing away:
3 cups a week X 52 weeks / yr. = 156 unnecessary pieces of garbage annually.
2. With the money saved from making my own drinks, I’d have enough each year to buy my annual plane ticket to New York:
3 drinks per week x $3.00 = $9.00 on average per week
$9.00 X 52 weeks / yr. = $468.00 saved per year!!
(*Obviously, I still have to buy my own Chai mix and milk, but the savings is probably still around $300.00.)
Tiny changes in our lives can snowball and really make a difference. I’m starting small and hoping to build slowly into being more conscious of my consumption and purchases.
What do you do (or recommend) to lessen your footprint on the Earth?
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I want a Sigg aluminum bottle! So jealous of you right now ;( lol
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whats the recipe for the Chai, if I may ask?
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“Green” things I do
+ always buy recycled paper products (toilet paper etc)
+ I use natural cleaning products and reusable cloths
+ I always use reusable bags and refuse plastic ones.
+ I try to walk more often, and take the bus on occasion.
+ I turn off all unnecessary lights, all the time.
+ I unplug stuff that isn’t in use (microwave, etc). ESPECIALLY my laptop.
+ I recycle everything I possibly can.
+ I buy organic produce when I can.
+ Almost everything I buy, clothing wise, is 2nd hand or vintage.
+ I am vegetarian and going vegan, which is possibly the best thing anyone can do for the environment.
I’m sure there’s more but those are the main ones. Good on you for getting your bottle. If I drank coffee I would do the same thing.
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Awesome! I’ve been meaning to pick up a Sigg bottle for awhile now.
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I LOVE my Sigg bottle too! I figure I have saved at least 120 plastic bottles from going into landfill over the last 4 months! I was going to do a similar post on my blog… but now I’ll just link to yours! thanks! Laurie
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i do oregon chai in a box or i make my own. i also recycle all of my cans and bottles and use the money to buy plants and make seed bombs.
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also, sigg should make a nubby version like a nubby sigglet cup or something. of course it’s all red.
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Love the SIGG bottle! Thanks for posting this.
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Camilla: They’re a bit more expensive than other options, but SO worth it!
Madison: Equal halves liquid Tazo Chai (in the carton) and milk. Nothing fancy at all!
Opium: Thanks for the list! I mostly take the bus & constantly turn off lights and am also a vegetarian…but I still need to work on a few more things.
Melisser: Totally- you’re quite the traveler + busy girl, I could see you toting one around.
Laurie: Wow, that’s a TON of plastic bottles! That’s super cool that you’ve made such a difference.
klaus: I love the Tazo in a box but Oregon Chai is damn tasty, too! Seed bombs, huh?
P.S. I would love SIGG to make a wee little aluminum cup with a massive red cross!
jillian: You’re very welcome.
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I asked for a Sigg bottle for Christmas and have been using it ever since! I love the different designs they come in (mine is white with polka dots) and I don’t think I’ve drank a bottle of water since then, so yay for Sigg!
You are too fabulous for words! Thank you so much for stopping by my blog and commenting, I was soooooo flattered and I’m so glad I found you! You make my days so much better! XOXO
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Jenny: Your sounds super cute- I haven’t seen a polka dotted Sigg before! And, thank you. I love discovering inspiring + fashionable girl bloggers!
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Jill bought me a Sigg bottle awhile back. It’s black with a red skull and crossbones. When you look closely, the skull and crossbones are made up of tiny bones and skulls. Lee would like it.
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I recycle everything I can, but I honestly never thought about my Starbucks intake. You doing the math has really made me want to make my own too. What a great post lady!
xoxo
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out the corner of my eye the logo looks like the mouth with pill
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I must say this is a great article i enjoyed reading it keep the good work
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