From the 2019 VSCO girl Hydroflasks to the recent Stanelys and Owalas, there’s always a water bottle fad somewhere. So many Blue Valley girls tote around their Stanelys or snap open the lid of their Owala. To those not into water bottles though, you may be asking what the craze is about. Although there are a few we could talk about, we’ll narrow in on just one this time– the colorful Owalas. Juniors Abby Reeves and Nicole Cheng, both Owala users, shared why they prefer this certain water bottle.
“I love the colors. It makes me happy whenever I drink out of it,” Reeves said. “And I also love that you could either ‘sip or [swig]’. It’s just such a good feature and I feel like I drink more water.”
Cheng said, “I got an Owala because the designs [are] very unique. All the color combos are like no other water bottle. They’re [either] very vibrant or a pastel.”
Surprisingly, unlike most who found this brand through trends, friends, or social media, both Reeves and Cheng discovered this in a very local way.
Cheng said, “[Last year], I was walking around Target and [just] I saw a whole section of Owalas. It was just simple colors at that time so I went for the black and white combo. And I saw [that] you can drink it or use a straw– so I got it.”
Similarly, Reeves said, “[At Target] around a year ago there was [an Owala] on the shelf and I said, ‘I need that.’ I do feel like for the cost they’re about the same as other water bottles [but] they have more features and more colors and they’re just worth all the hype.”
Cheng found that the technical designs were nice.
“I like the [Free Sip] options and the new different designs. Like the straw one that’s made so water doesn’t pour out,” she said. “[For the Free Sip one], you can flip the cap open to make a handle so you can just grab it and like, you know, sling around. It’s easier.”
Compared to the other trendy bottles, the two girls still prefer the Owala.
“The water stays cold the same length of time [as a Hydroflask],” Reeves said. “I like the colors of Owalas better though and the sip and swig [feature] because Hydroflasks come with a lid where you have to buy a straw.”
Cheng compared her Owala to her Stanely.
“I don’t like Stanley’s,” she said. “Well, first of all, the very overrated ones [are] so big, so heavy, and so like weird to just carry around. I think that’s very inconvenient. You can’t put it in your backpack [and the] mouthpiece is not covered. And then there’s the rumors about how there’s lead in it but you’ve never heard that about Owalas or Hydroflasks.”
Just like Reeves, Cheng believes the excitement around Owalas is understandable.
“Personally, I think [Owalas are] worth the hype because they’re very unique from other water bottles,” she said. “I don’t think they’re overrated.”
