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I reuse wine bottles (with labels removed) for this, with wine toppers to seal, generally. I'm generally removing labels to get wine bottles for bottling wine, so it makes sense to just use ones lying around for other beverages in the fridge in the meantime.

For a while I was doing the sigg thing until I built up a lot of sugar deposits and now it desperately needs to be scrubbed by I haven't been in the mood to buy their skinny scrubbing wand. So lately I've been using spaghetti sauce jars. I've even been taking them to work with me. I really enjoy drinking out of glass and I suppose i'll probably end up buying some sloms once I feel like stopping by ikea.

What I don't understand is why are you storing tap water? I would assume its b/c you want to drink cold water, but isn't that what ice cubes are for?

I thought about buying glass bottles but ultimately cheaped out and just save the occasional snapple or honest tea bottle. With the labels removed they are quite serviceable for water; I love drinking out of glass. The lids are easy to clean and I've become pretty good at pouring water into them from the filter pitcher. I also have a few smaller orangina bottle--I love their nubby texture but they are more of a challenge to refill and the caps need special attention. This summer I sprang for a case of Ball 12-ounce jelly jars because I made individual refrigerator ice teas in them. The wide mouths made them easier to use with tea bags. As the weather has gotten colder I am finding them equally good for storing leftover soup and stew for lunches.

I don't know how much the above SLOM bottles cost, but I've gotten a lot of use out of half a dozen imported beer bottles of similar design. Several brands have similar tops, and after you've enjoyed the beer, rinsed them out, and soaked off the labels, you're ready to go.

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I bought a couple of these glass pitchers [http://www.anchorhocking.com/prodd_4947_cat_7_chiller_pitcher.html] at Walmart (yes, I am aware of this company's shortcomings) for around $4 each. They can also be found on Amazon, at Crate & Barrel or at Target, but at a higher price. The pitchers are not perfect. They have a tendency to drip if you fill them too full, since there isn't a spout. And, the round shape is not the most efficient use of refrigerator space. But, the glass is thick enough that they're not going to break easily, they're not plastic, the lids seal well and they hold twice the volume that most wine bottles would. I got them because I needed something simple to hold sun tea and homemade lemonade last summer, and for this they were perfect.