Buying a new water bottle is not an obvious alternative

Here are som thoughts about my bottle problem. You might ask the obvious question to this. "Why doesn`t he just buy a new one ?" The answere to this is that the fear for purchasing an even worse one is bigger than the desire to find one that functions perfectly.

There are probably way too many product designers and awards for "Water bottle of the year" out there. They all contribute to the abundance of several millions badly designed ones. My shitty one is most likely an award winning bottle of the year on several occasions. It is a very frightening thought.