Central African Republic and my SIGG

So, what does the Central African Republic and my SIGG have in common?  Check it out:

I just noticed it yesterday.  The similarity is heartbreaking.  Did you know that the Central African Republic is one of the poorest countries in the world?  Now, every time I take a swig of fresh water from my $25 dollar SIGG bottle I am sadly reminded that my $25 could have gone to the poor children in the Central African Republic.  Instead they have to drink river water from plastic bottles (hey at least the paint isn’t peeling, right?).  

My SIGG makes me feel ashamed, and that’s another reason why my SIGG sucks.

Made in China? Switzerland? Sneaky SIGG isn’t clear.

So, the lid says, “Swiss Made,” but what does that really mean?  Some have reason so believe that your cool European bottle was not made exactly where you think…  Check out this blog post from “Not Made in China” for more.  I also found this remarkable photo of the SIGG factory in China (well, not exactly the SIGG plant, but if the cloud of toxic aluminum post-production gas wasn’t in the way, you could see it in the background).  And the fact that my SIGG was not made in Canada is one more reason why My SIGG Sucks.

SIGG: Destroying the Earth, and the Gourd Industry…

Did you know that it takes a pop can 200-500 years to decompose?  Long after you are dead, your SIGG bottle will be sitting idly by waiting to rot.  The leftover liquid from your last beverage will sit there, sealed for half a millennium.  This is a tragedy that SIGG could have avoided.

When the creators of SIGG were sitting around creating their anti-earth-bottle, why didn’t they choose the worthy gourd?  The SIGG gourd is an easy solution!  Environmentally friendly, cheap, the paint doesn’t peel, and we’d be supporting the Mexican gourd industry.  But better than that, this little gem will happy decompose in less than 10 years! 

My SIGG water bottle is not made out of a gourd, and that’s another reason why My SIGG Sucks.

My SIGG is like the Plymouth Voyager

You see them on the street and you feel a little embarrassed for the driver.  Yes, the Plymouth Voyager van is a peeling monstrosity!  Bare metal showing through the dull faded paint.  There’s lists of people trying to get their money back from Chrysler (or at least a deal on a new paint-job).  Check this out, you’ve seen him around town, I’m sure:

The Van kinda looks like my SIGG water bottle!

It’s embarrassing.

And that’s another reason why my SIGG sucks…

My SIGG Sucks: Wild Office Adventures

I take my SIGG with me on wild excursions and wild adventures.  I set it beside my computer at the office and it endures a hard day of just sitting there.  Then, I take it home and then I fill it with water and do it all over again.  I am relentless!

Yes, you may want to label me as a wild man; an office maniac who exposes my SIGG water bottle to the toughest conditions.  So be it, maybe I am (in fact, I’m sure of it).  Welcome to the adventures of my SIGG water bottle.  Through it all, I’ve come to believe one thing:  My Sigg Sucks.  This blog will tell you why.