I sent mine back about the same time and have heard nothing. In the meantime I bought a KK 40oz container to replace the 1L returned. Downside is that it's made in China. I don't know what I'll do with the replacement SIGGs when the arrive (still presuming they will). I'm sure I drink/eat more BPA during the day than anything I would pick up from the SIGG bottles. In fact I'm about to set off for a ride w/ my cancer-ridden plastic H20 bottles right now... :-)
DE On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 9:30 AM, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > > If Patagonia's statement is true - that SIGG actively mislead it about > BPA content - that is a pretty serious shortcoming in my book. It is > one thing to argue the science behind the product. It is another > altogether to lie about the content. > > I sent my Sigg bottle back through the Sigg about two weeks ago and so > far have heard nothing from the company about the exchange. I guess I > should have photocopied all my materials. Appears maybe I lost my > money on that one. Oh well. > > On Sep 12, 10:18 am, R Gonet <richard.go...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > It was earlier reported on the RBW website that Sigg was exchanging > > its pre-August-2008 metal water bottles for new ones because the older > > ones were lined with an epoxy that contained BPA. As you may recall, > > Grant was very apologetic for having sold them and now has published > > the Sigg CEO's mea culpa in the Rivendell News section of the site. > > Sigg's excuse is that while the bottles did contain BPA, they only > > leached an insignificant amount, so apparently it was not worth > > mentioning. Patagonia did more due diligence than RBW before it > > carried the bottles and was assured by Sigg that the bottles contained > > no BPA. As a result, Patagonia is terminating its relationship with > > Sigg and returning all of its stock to them. There is a very > > interesting post on the Patagonia blog with a lot of comments > > commending Patagonia for taking its stand. > http://www.thecleanestline.com/2009/09/patagonia-terminates-relations.... > > I am not criticizing RBW because they were misled by Sigg. I do find > > fault with Sigg for misleading the public on this issue and because > > they have betrayed my trust I will not purchase their products in the > > future. > > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
