Where to buy glass bottle for kid

hopehope

As you know, plastic bottle is not healthy to be used frequently.
My child do need a bottle to carry water to school every day.
So i am wondering in Dublin, where i can buy a bottle made by glass, so he can use daily?

Thanks a lot!

Depraved

Plastic bottles are bad to use every day? Why?

Also, the school might not be happy with a student bringing a glass container to school. Ya know...health and safety paranoia.

Big Bag of Chips

You can buy drinks bottles in any of the school supplies shops. I'm not sure if a glass bottle would be the cleverest idea in a school bag that could get thrown around, walked on etc. A flask might be a better idea?

Neyite

hopehope wrote: »

As you know, plastic bottle is not healthy to be used frequently.
My child do need a bottle to carry water to school every day.
So i am wondering in Dublin, where i can buy a bottle made by glass, so he can use daily?

Thanks a lot!

Will glass bottles be permitted to use in school? You may need to check with them.

Sleepy

I've heard of the drinks companies saying that their PET bottles aren't intended to be refilled but tbh, always assumed this was just to discourage people from refilling water bottles instead of buying more... I'd assume any plastic drinking bottles sold as refillable are perfectly safe (and tbh, expect that the PET ones are too).

There's little chance the school will be happy with any child bringing glass to school, it *is* unsafe imo.

If you're dead set against the plastic bottles, you could get one of the lightweight metal ones they have in camping/hiking shops? Our eldest uses one of them for school most days.

Miaireland

Check with the school before you send your child in with a glass bottle. I know our school did not allow them. If they do allow them I have bottles which may be suitable in TK Maxx however I would strongly urge you to find and alternative given the rough and tumble school bags go through.

hopehope

hi I really appreciate everyone's help! i know i am doing a bit too much, and I feel tired too!

Well, after i have a child, I start becoming quite picky....always looking for things best for children.

And I thought glass might be best material for container...

That's why I start to looking for handy glass bottle for him.

The Mulk

hopehope wrote: »

hi I really appreciate everyone's help! i know i am doing a bit too much, and I feel tired too!

Well, after i have a child, I start becoming quite picky....always looking for things best for children.

And I thought glass might be best material for container...

That's why I start to looking for handy glass bottle for him.

I went to primary school back in the 80's and glass bottles(Soda Stream) were banned after a few mishaps.
The most common one was split lips and a few teeth knocked loose from kids bumping into each other while drinking.

Our kids have sports bottles now, I got them the BPA free ones as I think these safer than glass

apoeiguq3094y

These stainless steel ones:http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002E6F06W/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Or any other (not coated) stainless steel bottle should be safe to drink from but there shouldn't be any safety worries about broken glass etc.

seventeen sheep

BPA-free plastic would be a hell of a lot safer than a glass bottle for a child!

franzilein

When I was in school, Emil bottles were all the rage. They're glass bottles with a styrofoam and fabric cover that prevents them from breaking. If you do a search for "Emil bottle", you should find them.

Or, as some others said, a good stainless steel bottle (e.g. Kleen Kanteen).

(BTW: After seeing the film "Plastic Planet", I can understand your wish to find an alternative to plastic bottles for your child.)

tinkerbell

Sending a child to school with a glass bottle? Seriously, that is insane. And you would get a serious talking to from the school principal and class teacher for allowing something so stupid. It's completely against health and safety. Get a BPA-free bottle and you're sorted.

franzilein

To a lot of non-Irish people like me, health and safety rules in Irish schools are insane :-)

Roesy

franzilein wrote: »

To a lot of non-Irish people like me, health and safety rules in Irish schools are insane :-)

I teach in a primary school and off the top of my head I can't think of any that I would consider 'insane'. Letting children come to school with glass bottles is not a good idea. Do you know how many times a day bags/bottles/drinks get knocked over? In Junior classes kids drop/break things very frequently. It's bad enough dealing with the inevitable yogurt/drink covered bags and children without having to worry about the hazard of broken glass. People have mentioned many safe alternatives to glass bottles in this thread so why wouldn't people who want an alternative to plastic seek out one of those?

Lola92

Stainless steel drinking bottle would probably be the best option for school. Glass presents obvious hazards as mentioned above.

cbyrd

I got stainless steel sports bottles in tesco last August. Absolutely brilliant, the knocks that bottles get at school and the plastic ones are pretty useless for my 12 year old who plays football, I went through 3 bottles last year, this year the steel one is a bit dented but otherwise perfect

freshpopcorn

My sister(iin her thithies30's) got one of these. There called flaska. It's a glass bottle in a protective sleve the bottle also structures the water. http://www.flaska.eu/

Dial Hard

freshpopcorn wrote: »

the bottle also structures the water.

Sorry, whut?

Sleepy

http://www.flaska.eu/water-structuring-with-flaska

Right at the bottom:

* This page content is based on findings and theories that are not recognised or addressed by official institutions.

Basically, it's for the anti-vaxxers, plastic bottles cause cancer brigade who have more money than sense. I ran through their website out of curiosity and it's *ONLY* €35,94 for one of these bottles with your kids name printed on it or €32.04 without the personalisation... :eek: