This past Christmas, my wife was given a stainless steel Little Mermaid water bottle by her sister, who clearly knows her all too well. She's been using it for all her daily hydration needs, carrying the bottle everywhere she goes — Disney World parks, the beach, family outings, etc.

We've both been pleasantly surprised at the quality of this bottle, given it only costs twenty-something bucks. It insulates awesomely, seems well built, is easy to sip from, is easy enough to disassemble and clean, and with the exception of the very bottom of it (which does get dinged around a lot), the paint has hardly chipped or scuffed at all. It also turns out that they have a ton of other prints, colorways, and sizes to choose from.

For the price, you can do a lot worse than picking up one of these bottles. We're definitely going to be picking up more of them for our family. As for me, I've got my eye on this “Deep Ocean” navy blue one ($20).