Most young Brits carry water bottle everywhere & say it's an ‘accessory' – as new quiz reveals your H2O personality

The Sun

07-07-2025

WHAT'S your water persona? This wacky quiz will analyse your hydration situation, and determine if you're a Bottled Water Billy, or a Rebecca Re-user.
Are you someone who can't bear the thought of leaving the house without a supply, or will you happily go hours without a sip?
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The questions will delve into your priorities when it comes to choosing a water bottle, look at how much you drink and how often you carry a big vessel.
It comes after a poll of 2,000 adults found seven in 10 Gen Zs carry water with them when they leave the house – with 55 per cent claiming it's an 'accessory'.
While the typical person owns two vessels for drink, a fifth of the youngest generation (19 per cent) have four or more.
This includes 49 per cent of Gen Zs owning different water bottles for various places, including their workplace (65 per cent), the gym (64 per cent) and even on their bedside table (31 per cent).
Michael McAuley, a spokesperson for Culligan UK – provider of drinking water solutions for home and work – which commissioned the research, said: 'If you look around when out and about, it's rare to see someone without a reusable bottle.
'Whether it's a personalised straw-style vessel or a stainless steel patterned bottle, people love to stay hydrated in stylish ways.
'The choice of water bottles is endless in terms of size and design and youngsters see it as a way of reflecting part of their personality and making their lives easier.
'But if there's nowhere to refill them, the purpose of carrying a bottle around to stay hydrated is ruined and with the weather only getting warmer it's important to have water to hand.'
The research also found Gen Zs will spend close to £20 on a reusable water bottle – an average of £16.70 – but 27 per cent claim they have one in order to save money in the long run.
Of the 55 per cent who see it as an accessory, they do so because it's from a brand they like (44 per cent), it colour matches their outfits (34 per cent) and is personalised with their name (29 per cent).
Other reasons for always carrying H2O include to be sustainable (32 per cent) and for their overall health (30 per cent).
Gen Zs consider the pattern and design (33 per cent), sustainability factors (33 per cent) and brand (24 per cent) when buying a reusable bottle.
Almost a fifth (17 per cent) claim the bigger the better when it comes to water carriers and a tenth even struggle to lift theirs sometimes as it's so big.
But it's also about hydration, for 55 per cent who set themselves a goal of how much water to drink each day and 91 per cent of them believe having a bottle on them encourages this.
A quarter claim carrying one has become a trend, but the same amount (25 per cent) feel there aren't enough refill stations in their local town – only being aware of two.
As a result, 33 per cent of those polled via OnePoll have bought something in a café as an excuse to ask the staff to fill up their bottle and 25 per cent have even topped it up from a sink in public toilets.
Culligan UK's spokesperson added: 'The research shows people are calling out for more places to top up their water bottle.
'Resorting to spending money on things in cafes to have theirs refilled defeats the object of saving in the long run with a reusable one.
'Youngsters seem to care about sustainability as well, suggesting why they own many bottles rather than buying plastic ones when out and about.'