Comments on: SIGG Bottles Had BPA Before August 2008

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Sun, 23 Aug 2009 07:36:25 +0000

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By: Giving up on SIGG – which bottle to choose : Blisstree - Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 02:21:52 +0000

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By: Peggy

Peggy — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:19:14 +0000

Judy, good idea on contacting the store. I bought mine from reusablebags.com. I haven’t contacted them. I haven’t seen anything anywhere that states that SIGG is offering exchanges. Is that on their website? It’s not in the letter from the President.

The reason for the lining is because the bottle is made of aluminum – very unsafe to drink from. However, the lining is supposed to protect you. If the lining becomes damaged, you shouldn’t use the bottle.

Mark, the only problem with stainless is that my husband anyway swears it leaves the water with a metal taste. I’d like to find a glass water bottle.

Thanks for commenting you two.

By: mark

mark — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:06:07 +0000

I have not heard anyone talk about it, but I managed to cross thread the cap on my Sigg a few months ago and it basically destroyed the opening. Aluminum is a soft metal, so I get why this happened . . . has anyone else seen this?

In hindsight I should have sent it back to Sigg then, but I recycled it. I’d suggest buying a stainless bottle, which is what I did after the thread issue. Works great, no lining, and tough as a tank.

By: Judy

Judy — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:57:51 +0000

I wrote to New Seasons (local market) where we bought our Siggs last year, and they assured me they will take Siggs for refund (no receipt required), a lot more ecological than shipping bottles back and forth to Sigg (the fact that this corporation wants to do it that way is pretty telling). They said they are also inspecting the bottles in stock and removing any with the older liners . . . no word on the larger question of continuing to carry the brand.

Anyone who wants to exchange their bottles or get a refund would be advised to contact the store that it came from. I see that Sigg is only offering an exchange, going to my market means I can also vote with my feet and get a different bottle (they have several stainless options).

I feel kinda dumb, I have to admit I did not actually know that our bottles were lined, and I kinda assumed all these metal bottles were basically the same.

By: Way to go with the BPA SIGG! : Blisstree - Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles

Way to go with the BPA SIGG! : Blisstree - Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:46:25 +0000

[...] pal Peggy a long time SIGG advocate is super peeved. Read her views in SIGG Bottles Had BPA Before August 2008 and here at Blisstree as [...]

By: SIGG Bottles Made Before Aug 2008 Have BPA : Blisstree - Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:44:31 +0000

[...] bottles containing trace amounts of BPA? If you want to learn more and read quotes from SIGG, visit Light Green Stairs where I reviewed my own SIGG bottle last year. Also, read SIGG’s recent letter about their [...]