For many years now I take every day a bottle of own-produced sparkling with to work. I usually drink it there from noon. Previously I had a AquaBar. Advantage: They also had glass bottles, although covered by a plastic sheath, but the bubble did not taste like plastic. Disadvantage: The shutter was never very close, which is why the water tasted at that time quite stale and had hardly any carbon dioxide. A week ago, now I got the Soda Club Crystal and I could hardly believe how fresh the bubble even after five hours may still be! Just simply because the shutter is absolutely tight, it tastes as if it had just been made. That surprised me immediately on the first day very positive. Also may be why the carbon dioxide dosing economical. The device is also easy to use and really make carafes also a bit ago. While it's not exactly cheap, but ultimately his money therefore worth.