Takeya Originals 40 oz Vacuum Insulated Stainless Steel Water Bottle with Spout Lid, Black

I purchased this item as an option to replace my Takeya 22 oz water bottles. I had recently broken one (out of a few over the years) and despite being frustrated was about to replace it with another when this option presented itself. I decided to give it a try along with a 27 oz non-insulated bottle (which I have reviewed separately). After using them daily for a couple weeks I now know what I do and don't like about each of them.Pros:It actually holds 27 oz of water. I was pleasantly surprised when I found this out but also very confused. As it turns out this bottle holds 24 oz of water by volume but 27 oz by weight. Interestingly enough the other bottle I purchased holds the same amount but they advertise the 27 oz which is measured by weight.Two ways to drink. You can either use the spout or unscrew the entire lid.Safety. I never liked the idea of drinking out of plastic water bottles which is why I used glass for years and is also why I'm switching to stainless steel now.It's insulated. I wasn't originally looking for this feature but it will be nice to be able to leave this in my car for hours without the water freezing in winter or getting warm in the summer.The handle is perfect. It fits two fingers making it easy to use and comfortable, not to mention it swings up and down for ease of use.It's light. I may just be a little too used to my thick and heavy glass water bottles with the silicone/rubber sleeves but the novelty of how light this bottle is hasn't gotten old yet.Everything so far is sturdy. Again, I've been using Takeya glass water bottles for years and the plastic on them has proven itself durable, the same plastic is used on this bottle which I like.It's well designed. The spout cap unscrews but is held in place by a swinging arm which will stay out of your way while drinking. The same goes for the handle, there's just enough tension to hold it where you place it.Cons:The flow from the spout is a little slow for me. I am an abnormally fast drinker and so the spout restricts how fast I can drink. Taking the entire cap off would solve this minor disadvantage but it's a little wide to be comfortable or easy to drink from without spilling. This isn't much of a con, it's merely adequate, not ideal. For a person who drinks at a normal rate this won't be an issue.Overall this is a great water bottle. I'm so happy with it I'll be purchasing more, in different sizes too, and using them as my everyday water bottles.Final comments: I like almost everything about this bottle. Though there isn't much in the way of cons it is a bit bulky, though not at all awkward. The other bottle I purchased along with this one had three parts total, this bottle has eight parts just in the cap which makes me a little concerned that something might go wrong with continual use. No problems yet though and until then this bottle still gets five stars.

This water bottle is nothing short of fantastic. It doesn't leak. It keeps even just refrigerated water cold for just about 24 hours with no ice cubes. It looks great. And it's really easy to clean.The size of the spout is perfect as it's length and diameter make drinking from the bottle a breeze. You simply don't have to worry about water splashing around anywhere. You can open and close the cap in a fraction of a second. And the placement of the handle make carrying the bottle around effortless.One of the things I absolutely hate about most of the other stainless steel water bottles on the market is not only the way you have to remove the entire lid every time you want to take a drink but that they also integrate the handle into the same lid.Having to remove the entire lid every time you want to take a drink is a pain in the butt enough, but it's compounded by the fact that once you remove the lid your bottle no longer has a handle. Since you don't have to remove the entire lid to drink out of a Takeya bottle, that simply is not an issue with this water bottle.In fact, with this water bottle I find my some drinking much more water for the simple fact drinking from it is such an incredibly quick, simplistic process. With most of the other major stainless steel water bottles it's just a real pain to drink from since most of them require you to remove the entire lid.I just find the entire lid / spout that this water bottle comes with so far above any of the other water bottles out there I really couldn't think of purchasing any other brand other than the Takeya at this point. I simply couldn't recommend this water bottle enough.

So I ordered this from the images like most water bottles I get. Often what I see, expectation, and reality of what I get don't match. Usually it looks nice but then the construction is cheap or the way the top opens isn't what I thought it was. When I got this water bottle I was surprised how utterly PERFECT it was. So I like having a water bottle around me all day, no matter if I'm working at my desk or working out at the gym. I hate the straw sucky suck kind because they just start getting gross through out the day. I prefer the wide mouth that I can pour into my mouth without making full contact. Most of the ones I find you have to unscrew the entire lid to take a drink (and they proven the extra friction causes us to drink less water). I also wanted some form of handle to make it easier to carry, though most times they come with something that fits around a single finger. Finally I wanted a bigger size.What I got with this checks all the boxes. First the wide mouth spout comes out a bit so it is perfect for making sure when I'm drinking, It's not pouring it all over my face. The "cap" sits on it nicely to keep your water clean through the day but then also can easily screw down for transport. The handle is nice and big so I can easily carry it with 3 fingers which is good because I got the 40oz one that gets heavy when full. And to top it all off the construction is great! And it is double walled vacuumed insulated so it has the ability of keeping my water nice and crisp all day.Just an FYI, I was not paid for this review nor did I get the product free. In fact I haven't even talked to the company. I'm just someone that found the water bottle I love and want to the world to know, because the more they sell the longer the company will be around and I definitely want to buy a lot more from them. :)