RonBoyd
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I look at it like this: would I rather pay $0.16 for a water bottle I can use for a while then toss (or lose), or pay $10+ for a similar functioning Nalgene-type water bottle that I would hate to lose or break (and still have to wash)?
Okay, you've sold me. However, the 16¢ doesn't seem right. Are you accounting for the cost of the water you just dump out? ~95¢ is lowest I have seen for a bottle of water. (In does, in any event, beat purchasing the $10 version.)