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61 of 62 found the following review helpful:
 Splurge on the cover, not the bottle. This one works and the price is great. Feb 13, 2008
By Kathryn B.
Couldn't find my 15+ year old hot water bottle for a while and cold toes motivated me to purchase this one while I kept looking. Compared to my old bottle:
This bottle is made of thinner material and is slightly smaller. Being thinner makes it more flexible, to wrap better around my toes. This also makes it potentially messier to fill, the opening lip keeps wanting to occlude the filling hole. Haven't noticed a difference in how long the water stays hot.
The opening for filling is smaller and the screw to close the bottle is plastic. You must fill the bottle with a slower stream of water to avoid splashing, but that's not a big deal. The screw requires me to actually look at what I am doing, but it has held up with no leaks.
This bottle is also a tiny bit narrower and shorter than my old one. They say they hold the same amount of water and I think that is due to this one being more flexible. It can get fatter than my old one.
Yes, there is a smell to the materials, but it is the smell all new rubberish materials have. Or am I the only one old enough to remember? Anyway, the smell does diminish significantly in time. This arrives new, sealed in plastic from the factory, and the smell is strong when first opened. But it does diminish.
Over all, I am thrilled with this water bottle, especially when you factor in the price. Yes, I know they are now making "fashion" hot water bottles, for over double the price, but REALLY!!! If you want fashion, then get a cute cover. You don't hold a "naked" hot water bottle. You are going to wrap it in something or get a cover for it. Even for my toes I use a cover. Splurge on the cover, but don't waste your money on the bottle. For what it is, this is a functional item at a truly fantastic price and I definitely recommend it.
31 of 33 found the following review helpful:
It's a hot water bottle! Dec 28, 2007
By Annie
"knitaholic"
Who knew it could be so hard to find a basic hot water bottle at a drug store? But it is! So I was happy to find these online.
I knitted several "cozies" for these for holiday gifts, it holds the heat in nicely and it just makes it more enjoyable to curl up with something soft and pretty rather than the plain hot water bottle.
The price on these is fabulous, and you get the best value if you order several and save on shipping. Shipping from this seller, by the way, is nice and speedy!
18 of 18 found the following review helpful:
Hot Item! Jan 18, 2008
By Molly
Don't worry about the low price. This is a quality product. I got two of them & am quite pleased.
13 of 13 found the following review helpful:
Worth Every CENT! Nov 09, 2009
By Mr. Mrs. A. Howard
"The Mrs."
I am SO pleased with this water bottle that, every time I fill it up (twice a day or more) I think of coming back here to write a review. Finally, I did so, and here it is:
If you buy from the company I did, HealthEGoods, you will not be disappointed at all in the service or delivery. By far, their shipping costs were lower, which was a huge deciding factor, for me. It seemed rediculous to buy a four dollar bottle and spend upwards of ten on shipping! I got this wonderfully built, excellently designed hot water bottle delivered to my house for the grand total of $8.85 (includes shipping) and one week before HealthEGoods estimated time of arrival.
My husband wanted a water bottle as well so we went to Walgreen's and spent $12.95 on his, plus tax. The Walgreen's bottle is smaller, thinner, not built as well [mine has raised ridges on one side to better directly disperse heat on contact], has only one hole by which to hang it [mine has a hole on each end] and mine also has a much sturdier fastener/cork than the Walgreen's one. Mine has a thick rubber stopper hole reinforced with metal; the cork itself is not cheap plastic and has a rubber O-ring. The Walgreen's one might sport a little wider neck but the cork is cheap plastic, the threads are wider and thicker [doomed to leak eventually] and flimsily made. Mine holds more water, mine keeps water hot longer, and it does NOT smell. It is made of rubber as compared to Walgreen's latex, but only if you have issues with such things [allergies] should that ever become a deciding factor. I opened the package outdoors because I read the horror stories here about this bottle smelling so bad. It does not "reek" of anything, certainly not gasoline, (!!!) and the slight rubber odor (fresh out of the package) was not offensive to me at all. I consider myself a VERY CAREFUL online shopper. I'm one of those people that has to touch everything in a store before I even think of buying it. I am SO pleased with this bottle, however, so trust me when I say, you will NOT regret this purchase!
13 of 14 found the following review helpful:
 Horrible SMELL Feb 14, 2009
By bks
The smell of the rubber is horrible. I had to throw both of the bottles (one still in box) away because the petroleum smell was so toxic. I tried wrapping it in a large bath towel and everything that it came in contact with smelled of the toxic smell. I had to wash everything. Would not recommend this product.
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