I am a huge Owala stan so much so that after buying my first one for myself I bought 3 of my friends them for their birthdays. I specifically love the straw shape & how you can drink in two different ways, the sanitary lid, lockable feature, and how you can use the handle to hold or clip on to a caribiner/fanny pack/bag/etc. for on the go. This specific 24 once one happened to be the first one I've bought that broke/has had any problems, not sure if it's from washing it in the dishwasher or what but I believe these do say they are dishwasher safe. The spring bring and would not stay closed, luckily it was within 30 days or whatever so Dicks did refund me. However now my boyfriend is skeptical about getting another and wants to look at other water bottle options. I am still a huge Owala lover though!

Cons I will say though: the boot is protective but makes it hard to but in backpack pockets, cupholders, etc... Without a boot, it dents. I have the white color and it can get dirty easily, top lid can be hard to get fully clean. Expensive although similarly priced to other water bottles

As you can see by my photo, I’m a huge Owala fan! I have more that aren’t pictured as well. What I love about these water bottles is, well, everything! The colors and variety are always so fun. I enjoy when they come out with new color combos. You can always swap the lid from another of yours if you feel like a different color would look better. You do you boo!!! The freesip lid is definitely my favorite. You can either choose to drink with the internal straw or take a big swig if you’re feeling super parched. These water bottles are leakproof so you can just throw it right into your beach bag, or whatever bag you are rocking that day.. or you can hold it by the built in lid handle, which is super “handy” (pun intended). The absolute best thing about these bottles is they will keep your drink ice cold the entire day.. in fact, I left my water bottle in my locker once and when I went back to work 2.5 days later, it was still ICE water. I 100% recommend this to my friends, family, and even my enemies (they need to stay hydrated too so why not). Don’t take my word for it though.. try it for yourself.. or don’t.. but you will be the one suffering from drinking warm water on a hot summer day; not me!!

short explanation: opens slowly, sometimes not at all. gets dirty quickly and easily and that dirt is hard to clean off. ice melts pretty quickly but it is still cold even with the melted ice.

longer explaination: i bought this water bottle a bit over a month ago. it was good at first, i enjoyed drinking from it. i liked the cute colors of the bottle, the dual sip feature, and how there was a cover to the straw because i hate when my straws are exposed to the public air.

as time went on, the owala stopped opening as fast when i pushed the button. sometimes the lid wouldn’t open at all and i would have to push it up myself. so i took a star off for that aspect. this happened like 2.5 weeks into using the bottle.

also, the owala gets very dirty very quickly and easily. i brought my water bottle to school, as most do, and i even kept in inside my backpack not touching anything but my lunch bag. i pulled the bottle out to drink from it and like 2 minutes later, there was already dirty on the lid. not as much as what is shown in the picture but there was still a lot. it was weird. and my hands weren’t grubby or anything like that. the dirt seen in the picture just appeared on my water bottle one day. i literally did nothing but there was this big spot of dirt on it. and i purposely keep my water bottle inside my backpack and not in the water bottle holder on the side so that it can prevent getting dirty (although clearly it doesn’t matter). not only does the bottle get dirty very easily, but it is difficult to get the dirt/stains out because of the material the top is made of. so no matter how hard i scrub, there’s always a little bit of dirt on the top that just won’t come off.

finally, the ice melts pretty quickly. i fill my water bottle up at home and by lunch (which is like 4 hours later) the ice is melted or very close to being completely gone. the water is still cold though, so i do give it props for that.

in conclusion, i bought this water bottle because i saw it on tiktok and i thought it would be a good experience but it wasn’t. i was disappointed and i gave it a try and now it’s too late to get a refund. maybe i got a defective bottle but idk whatever. i just wanted to share my honest, real experience so that others know that the owala is not worth the hype.

I really love my Owala 32 oz water bottle! It’s the perfect size for traveling. I’m a bit of a water bottle connoisseur, and I find myself reaching for this one the most, especially while traveling. It is leakproof and the stainless steel bottle is very strong. While this bottle is more realistic for everyday use, it doesn’t really keep beverages cold for long. In comparison to other brands, the ice seems to melt much quicker in my Owala bottle. Also, cleaning this bottle can be a chore. The top and straw parts are dishwasher safe, but the bottle itself is hand wash only. I really recommend handwashing this bottle because the top has a lot of crevices that need to be scrubbed. I actually had to buy a set of bottle brushes to be sure that this got as clean as possible. Overall, I really love this bottle and I want to get some more colors!