Review: BROS water bottle

Meet my new water bottle!

I always feel that it is very dodgy to use inferior water bottles. The toxic from the bottle can get dissolved into the water and ingested into my system. With all the scary stories about cancer, it is better to play safe.

My new water bottle is from a Malaysia brand, BROS (http://www.bros.com.my/our_bottles.asp). It complies with FDA and LFGB standards. Dont really know what that means but it sounds very powderful. :D

It is really odourless. When I first opened it, it did not have the strong chemical smell which other inferior bottles have.

It can take up to 120 degrees! This is good because I like to drink warm drinks when I'm in a air-conditioned room.

Most importantly, it has a nice design (http://www.bros.com.my/collection.asp?catid=C003&brandid=&keyword=#1 for designs) and not expensive! I have seen bottles in departmental stores like Taka and Metro which costs $30++. Mine only cost RM13-ish which is around S$6. Super cheap for its quality. I bought it in City Square when it was on discount. :)

Be sure to get the Crystal Plus version. It does not have BPA (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphenol_A for the scary health effects of BPA)

I believe Singapore has it as well. I think some departmental stores have them. Leave a comment if you've seen them around! :)

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Review: Fredflare Staple-free stapler

Recently tried the staple-free stapler from fredflare. the description sounded super cute and I just had to get it!! :D


The stapler weaves the papers together thus doing away with the need for staplers. it basically punctures out a flap and a hole and 'sew' the flap in to the hole. Sounds complicated huh? It works just like a normal stapler, just that it has a additional step. The user just slides the paper in, presses the stapler down and pulls the stapler towards you. The last step pushed the flap into the opening. (:



Conclusion after playing with it for a while: fun to play but not practical. it can only staple up to 4 pieces of paper at a time and does not provide much support. However, to increase the hold, i stapled a few more times and made it into something like a binded document. it does get the 'oooohs' and the 'ahhhhs' from people cause it isnt that common yet.

Cost: $15 from Fredflare
Verdict: wont be getting one even if the one i have spoils.

*For people who like novelty items, i found a supplier who can provide at a much cheaper rate. email me for more details.*

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