In 2021, Khloé Kardashian was seen on Keeping Up With The Kardashians toting a one-gallon water bottle, the equivalent of almost four litres. The veritable tank had little motivators down the side reminding her to drink, a simple feature that took over the internet.
Now we have Tupperware's AquaVibe bottle, which keeps it to two litres but does much the same thing. Better yet, they've released a limited edition AquaVibe for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which kicks off next week. Pink-coloured, with little images of women doing various kinds of exercises, I was thrilled to get my hands on one and see if it motivated me to keep hydrated.
NOTE: Prices are accurate at time of publishing.
Tupperware AquaVibe 2L Water Bottle
Tupperware is donating 10 per cent of each AquaVibe sale (and their Ultimate Silicone Slim Bagto the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
What is the AquaVibe's vibe?
The AquaVibe looks more like a tank than a bottle with two litres of capacity. It has markings up to 1750mL, but if you fill it to the brim, you have a day's worth of drinking water in your hands.
The handle attaches to the back of the lid, which was a little difficult to engineer. However, once it's in, it's very secure. The lid is spill-proof (we put it to the test) with a satisfying 'click' when closed and has a tiny spout for drinking when open. However, Tupperware have included a reusable straw for the bottle, which pokes out the lid.
The straw has a bendy silicone attachment for its base, allowing it to spring up when the bottle is opened, and fold securely into the bottle when the lid is closed.
It's not a design I was used to, but with all its moving parts it's actually a pleasant way to meet your daily water intake goals.
How does it stack up to other bottles?
As someone who likes to drink cold water, I wasn't sure if I could stick to using a plastic bottle. I have way too many vacuum-insulated metal bottles that I rotate through, and I usually put ice cubes and refrigerated water in them, so I didn't think I'd be able to drink from the AquaVibe once it settled to room temperature. But there was nothing stopping me from adding more ice cubes as I sipped throughout the day. It was a subtle way of increasing my water intake further.
Did I feel motivated?
I began drinking just before 10 am on a weekday when my morning rush meant I forgot to drink water. I smashed the first 500mL pretty quickly out of sheer thirst. After that, I was able to keep an eye on the time and the progress of my drinking, making sure I was a little ahead of the hour marker each time. When I was ahead, I'd pop it into the fridge to chill it a little, making sure to retrieve it before my next time marker.
It's somewhat surprising how satisfying it is to see the waterline moving with each passing hour. I can know reliably that I'm on top of my water intake, which is something I usually spend too much time thinking about. When I'm using an opaque bottle, I often set 20-minute timers on my watch to remind myself to drink, and then forget how many times I've refilled it.
Would I use it every day?
The AquaVibe is a great desk bottle for the office or your work-from-home space. It's helpful to have it within reach whether you're on the couch or as a bedside companion for those middle-of-the-night bursts of thirst. For this reason, it has become my weekday go-to.
However, I wouldn't take this paragon of hydration out of these environments, which means on busy weekends it doesn't get as much of a run. When full, it's quite heavy, and cumbersome to carry around. It'd probably need its own seat on the bus.
The colour and the little motivators are really cute, and I love seeing it on my desk dwarfing my hand sanitiser and the pathetic one-litre water bottle I've now abandoned. The compliments the bottle receives now make drinking water a personal competition. Best of all, it's only $26, which is much cheaper than my regular insulated ones.
Who knew timely reminders would be so effective at keeping me adequately hydrated?
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