Intense chemical smell!
***UPDATE 11/30/16*** The company has contacted me and offered a refund, and advised that the smell should go away after a few days. I will put them out on my porch and keep this updated. Great customer service, and I genuinely hope this works! Updating to 4 stars for great service and feedback, and if the smell goes away and they hold water/ice, will update to 5 stars. :)<br /><br />The water bottles are very cute, and look well constructed, but I couldn't even keep one outside the plastic bag it was in long enough to test it out; the intense chemical smell(dare I say, stench)made me gag so hard I had to immediately seal it back up in the bag. The hubby had the same reaction. I may try to air them out on my porch and see if they get any better, but straight out of the box, they're horrifying. For now, going to keep them aside for emegencies, but I've already ordered others that I've ordered before that don't reek of chemicals. It's a shame, I really liked the cute pattern on these.
Rating: 4 stars