KOR ONE water bottle looks, is venerated like God's own suppository

xzzy

#1 – 11:12 AM June 18, 2008

To be completely precise, it says the bottle is "an invitation". The word innovation is not used. ;)

Which is still pretentious, just not as bad.

teamshadowboat

#2 – 11:40 AM June 18, 2008

"Finally, a spout that embraces your mouth!"

FINALLY

Which part of Adam did God use to make this beautiful creature?

Oh, wait, too expensive.

robgarbo

#3 – 12:03 PM June 18, 2008

Anyone want to guess where they will be making them? China?

Enochrewt

#4 – 12:09 PM June 18, 2008

"Finally, a spout that embraces your mouth!"

Is it a party in your mouth?

I guess everybody has to have confidence in their product, but sheesh.

CraziestGadgetsdotcom

#5 – 12:10 PM June 18, 2008

wow- innovative cylindrical shape! never thought i'd see the day....

beth

#6 – 12:51 PM June 18, 2008

Before you go blasting the guys- make sure you have correctly read and understand the very copy you are accusing Kore of venerating themselves with... They said INVITATION - NOT INNOVATION.

Geez Boing Boing critic writer guy!

Joel Johnson

#7 – 1:00 PM June 18, 2008

Look I am an AMAZING WRITER but a CRAPPY READER.

I DO THIS FOR YOU PEOPLE AND ALL I GET IS STATIC OH GOD WHYYYYYYY

Also, I sort of want one of these bottles. I know. :(

Takuan

#8 – 1:00 PM June 18, 2008

conventional water bottles are reusable
http://www.theinternetjournalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/water-bottle-sandal.jpg

Mikeywin

#9 – 1:13 PM June 18, 2008

I have to say, the marketing/PR rep that wrote the descriptions and such, deserves a bonus. I'm somewhat ashamed to admit that never more have I wanted to pay $25 for a water bottle. :(

Joel Johnson

#10 – 1:31 PM June 18, 2008

Takuan, you really need to moisturize.

dculberson

#11 – 2:04 PM June 18, 2008

Of course, the complaints about Joel's misquote miss the point. The point is: How the hell is a water bottle an invitation?

Either it's a lousy water bottle or a lousy invitation.

Daemon

#12 – 3:02 PM June 18, 2008

My current water bottle keeps my water cold for something like 7 hours. This doesn't. Lame

DMcK

#13 – 3:02 PM June 18, 2008

Good grief:

Introducing the KOR Stone™: an optional mantra insert that will inspire you, one sip at a time. Made from biodegradable, water-proof paper, KOR Stones are disc-shaped mantras that fit seamlessly in the cap of the KOR ONE hydration vessel. Stones provide an opportunity to personalize your bottle and give yourself a little inspiration throughout each day. It's that immovable part of you that moves you. It's a bit of motivation. It's your Stone.

God damn, if this smug-ass bottle were a person I would shun its company.

KORWater

#14 – 3:07 PM June 18, 2008

Eric from KOR Water here. Boing Boing - thanks for giving it a post. I'll be first to agree our copy is a bit "self-laudatory".

We called it an "invitation" to go reusable b/c we're going after the millions that still only drink bottled water and love the experience (e.g.,carrying around a Fiji or Voss bottle) and can't find a similar experience with a reusable.

Made by US manufacture Nypro (www.nypro.com) at their Monterey, Mexico plant which is ISO14001 (environment) certified.

Tenn

#15 – 3:19 PM June 18, 2008

But it is pretty. If it were $15, not $25, I could see it.

haineux

#16 – 3:34 PM June 18, 2008

So Daemon, what is your water bottle?

Army surplus plastic canteens are $1 each.

Modern plastic Boy Scout canteens are $6, including the fabric cover and the strap.

Vintage Boy Scout aluminum canteens are available for under $10 if you spend a few minutes looking, or $20 if you insist on a collector-item piece.

pollyannacowgirl

#17 – 3:46 PM June 18, 2008

The photo Takuan posted just broke my heart. Yesterday I finally decided that I have enough pairs of summer shoes (I've bought about six pairs. All at VERY good prices, but still...). Seeing that photo makes me feel like a greedy materialistic American. Very humbled.

Secret_Life_of_Plants

#18 – 4:17 PM June 18, 2008

Well, at least Joel can feel vindicated in that whomever wrote the pretentious ad copy on the "hydration vessel's" website isn't a good proofreader either...

"We each drank an average of 167 bottle of water last year" [sic].

But seriously we should all be a little more concerned with what we are going to put in the vessel after all the clean water on Earth is privatized and priced out of reach.

jenjen

#19 – 5:08 PM June 18, 2008

I don't get how this is going to entice water-snobs to switch. If they insist on only premium branded water, do you think they will really switch over to tap water because this bottle is nice? I guess maybe they'll buy the larger, 2L size bottles of Fiji and Voss instead of the 375ml bottles and fill the KOR bottle from those, but then again the big bottles are thicker so how much less plastic does this work out to?

Oren Beck

#20 – 5:17 PM June 18, 2008

Made from biodegradable, water-proof paper.

Can you say contradiction of sorts?

Yes, there are degradable PLASTICS used for bags etc. One variant being a corn starch based plastic also used for dog toys. Whatever became of the "Plastic Corn" is one thought this brought up though. As the corn was touted for it's potential at making degradable semi-durables with no petroleum dependencies.

hohum

#21 – 11:08 PM June 18, 2008

Okay, maybe they like themselves a lot… but you know what? I like them a lot too. Sexy. Want. (If I try to fill it with coffee, will it reject it?)

mazerrackham

#22 – 12:29 PM June 20, 2008

I think I still prefer my Sigg

Anonymous Anonymous

#23 – 12:02 PM June 26, 2008

The design is stunning. It's not going to pollute my body with bad BPA. It's sexy. It will help cut down the amount of trash in the landfills. It is sleek. It is an item I will actually use. Oh, did I mention it looks awesome....My evil consumer side says "HAVE TO HAVE IT". My body says "NEED TO GET IT". My "green side" says, "THE EARTH WANTS ME TO HAVE THIS"....$25-30 bucks?? SOLD.

Anonymous Anonymous

#24 – 3:09 PM October 30, 2008

Randi here from KOR, for those of you who took the time to comment about the Kor One, thank you! It is now available and shipping. It took us a while to get the production going, but the end result was worth the wait. The demand has been amazing and we are very excited about how many people are interested in better health, better environment, and better design. I invite you to come check out the website also, as there are many interesting facts and articles about water, recycling, health and our planet.

1greenproduct

#25 – 12:08 PM January 29, 2009

If the KOR ONE strikes your fancy, check out the 1GreenProduct.com KOR ONE Sweepstakes (ends February 4th):

http://www.1greenproduct.com/2009/01/drink-outdoor-kor-one-hydration-vessel.html

Aaron Dalton
Editor
1GreenProduct.com

Anonymous Anonymous

#26 – 11:23 AM October 5, 2009

The bottle really looks as cool as on the picture and has a great handling. Unfortunately, my experience with the bottle hasn't been completely positive. My bottle got lots of small scratches, just by carrying in my backpack. Now two month after I bought it, it started leaking at the seam below the hinge, right where the cap of the bottle is attached. I tried to claim the warranty via e-mail. Their first response was extremely fast. After I described the problem more in detail in a second e-mail, I didn't heard back from them for twelve days. I am still waiting. I will let you guys know how it goes.

This bottle is great, if you just use it in the office and don't carry it with you all the time. In that case it doesn't get all scratched and I am sure it will last longer. Just take good care of it.

RandiKORWater

#27 – 10:20 AM October 22, 2009

Anonymous, Anonymous with leaking seam....we are sorry that you had a problem with your KOR One. Please call our customer service department at 877-708-7567. We will resolve your issue to your satisfaction today. PS--I did some research and it looks like if you are the customer DW, we sent you a replacement vessel on Oct. 21 per our phone conversation on Oct 19.