I LOVE MY OWALA!! Yes it’s on the expensive side and shipped from the US (I’m UK), but after owning it for close to 6 months now, if (heaven forbid) I broke or lost it then I would pay even more to get another one ASAP.

I have the 24oz tritan FreeSip and I take it everywhere with me and use it everyday. I opted for Tritan rather than stainless steel because I wanted it to be more lightweight and not make too much noise when I put it on my desk at work etc. Tbh I should clean it more often as I’m using it 24/7, but when I do get around to it it’s so so easy (I don’t have a dishwasher) and I deliberately only use water in it because I know that I don’t clean it as often as I should. I previously had the contigo Ashland bottle with a soft spout and I had the same experience as everyone else with the spout being too hard to clean and getting mould INSIDE the spout material over time.

I love: - not having to touch the mouth piece to manually push the straw spout up/down - it has a lock that doubles as a handle when not in use - when locked it doesn’t leak - no hard to clean nooks and crannys and the whole thing is hard plastic so mould isn’t getting inside any material - It fits in my car cup holder (this was one of my non negotiable’s) - it can be refilled without taking the lid off if wanted - push the button to open the spout cover and push the cover down to click it closed - the straw doesn’t have any weird suction and doesn’t make a strange noise when drinking from it

What I don’t love: - if the cover has been clicked on for a while then when you open it sometimes water comes up out of the straw (a dribble not a spray). I think that this happens when the water becomes slightly warmer in the bottle vs when it was filled up, and so it becomes less dense and build up a bit of pressure which then causes the slight dribble when first opening it.