Re-Useable Glass Water Bottle "Bumper" (Personalisation Project)

[nelsonic]

What do you get when you take one of these:

and add a bit of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermosetting_polymer ...?

I've been thinking about this idea 💡 for ages...
And I think it could be a "winner".

Note: I obviously don't think I "invented" this idea...
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=voss+bottle+cover&tbm=isch
just that I haven't seen anyone make a business of it...
Which I think is a massive oversight...!
The raw materials are $2.80 for the Bottle and $2 for the case.
We can sell the package for $15 and still make a decent margin.
If people live in a place where Voss bottles are sold or they already have one,
then they can just buy the "case" for $12 which is comparable to the price of an iPhone case...
the obvious key difference being that iPhone are a high-value item that people want to protect (duh!) whereas the bottle is cheap. But let's not underestimate how much people love to accessorize.com ...!!! If we send these to a selection of the top Instagram Gym-Peeps and they snap it in their "Sesh" it will go "Viral" fast...!

We would manufacture a silicone case for Voss Water Bottles in China using Emilie's "Contacts".
Sell it online.
Make a little "shopify" store with a "Gift Pack" including the Bottles:

Then, if that proves "successful" we make it customisable with a personal note and boom!

The most interesting part is the story we would write from the experience of turning the idea into cash and then open-sourcing all the plans so other people can make them and we systematically give the world a re-useable glass water bottle.

Market Research:

BKR $40 Glass Water bottle: http://www.mybkr.com/shop/#/productdetail/345/SPIKED_CASH_500ML

People want this!

[nelsonic]

I've been using the IKEA Vardagen for the past 2 months with "Great Success"!
see: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50291921/

Bought Two of them.
The reason is: I don't drink "plain" water.
I drink either:

• Cold-brewed Green Tea
• Lemon Water

Highly recommend that people use these bottles as they have a wider "neck" than the VOSS ones
which makes cleaning with a "bottle brush" much easier, i.e. more hygienic.

Still have not solved the problem/challenge of differentiating my bottle(s) if they happen to be in a fridge with several others ...

Leaving this issue open but re-naming it to reflect the revised need/requirement.

[nelsonic]

Note: the obvious downside of the IKEA Vardagen bottle ("Carafe") is that the lid is not "secure".
The lid is "Silicone rubber":

And if I were to cary the carafe in a bag it would most likely "pop off" and spill the contents...

[nelsonic]

Probably going to order a couple of packs of Voss Glass bottles for personalising and giving to visitors:
https://www.aqua-amore.com/categories/all-water-brands/?orderby=price-desc&filter_packaging=glass

Slightly Cheaper on Ocado:
https://www.ocado.com/webshop/product/Voss-Artesian-Still-Water-Glass-Bottle/80001011

But the advantage "Aqua Amore" is that they will come in a "case" (box) that we can transport to PT.

[iteles]

Is there an equivalent in Portugal that we can buy there?

[nelsonic]

@iteles I've never seen Voss Water sold in PT. have you...? 🤔
Celeiro (_Equivalent of Holland & Barrett "health food store") appears to sell it: https://www.celeiro.pt/marcas/voss but it's all "esgotado" ("out of stock") on their website:

which is basically the same as them not selling it ...
also €5.40 for a 800ml bottle of water is kinda silly. 💸 🙄
(except that it's still a bargain if we factor the price of a re-useable glass water bottle...)

[iteles]

What I meant was is there any other brand that we could buy in PT?

I ran a super quick search and found some relatively ugly Luso ones, but worth seeing if there's anything next time we're there.

I did, however, find this: http://www.dagua.pt/