Finding the perfect gift for those you love can be challenging, especially when buying for someone who seems to have it all. The last thing you want is to give a gift that will just collect dust.
While there are plenty of practical gifts out there, few are as beneficial as those that support everyday wellness. Sure, you can gift a spa package to help someone relax or make them a gift basket full of wellness products, but there's no guarantee they'll use them. If they do, the benefits are relatively short-lived.
So, what will they get use out of daily? Water upgrades. That's a gift that keeps on giving.
Why Water Upgrades Make Great Gifts
Gifting a water filtration system is a thoughtful choice because it can directly improve a person's daily wellness. By removing contaminants such as chlorine, lead, pesticides, and other impurities, a water filtration system can provide cleaner, healthier water for drinking and cooking.
There are many options to choose from. However, even a simple activated carbon water filter can significantly improve the taste and odor of your water.
This solution improves the taste of everyday drinking water while enhancing the beverages you make with it, such as coffee and tea.
When you make it easy for someone to access clean, great-tasting water directly from the tap, you encourage increased daily hydration. This gift is perfect for all occasions, including housewarming parties and weddings (offering a gift of longevity and health), birthdays or graduations (to promote healthy habits), or a "just because" present to show you care about someone's well-being.
Bottom line: Water upgrades deliver instant convenience, improved taste, and greater confidence in the quality of water. When you give the gift of clean drinking water, you provide peace of mind to those you care about.
Matching a Water Upgrade to a Lifestyle
There are water filter solutions for every need, lifestyle, and budget.
For some, a countertop dispenser or point-of-use cooler makes the most sense, while others benefit from an undersink filtration system or a whole-house system.
Here are some suggestions for matching a water-upgrade gift to the right recipient:
• Buying for someone who lives in an apartment or someone who would benefit from increased access to water at a desk? Check out countertop dispensers for the renter or minimalist in your life.
Need a gift for a health-conscious individual or family? What about someone who loves to cook? If so, an undersink multi-stage water filter is a great choice. Explore the available undersink filtration systems for optimal contaminant removal.
• Know someone who already has a system they love? Give them a single housing replacement or upgrade option. For example, does someone you know already have a whole-house system installed? Have they expressed the need for a water softener? This option is a great addition.
What to Look for in a Water System
Whether you're looking into a water filter system for yourself or someone else, the same checklist applies. Knowing what you want from your water filter system can help you make an informed decision, especially with so many options.
You'll want to select a solution that balances your water quality needs with any spatial limitations. From long-term maintenance requirements to desired operating temperatures, consider the following.
Space
When choosing a water filter system, you need to assess general space requirements. Consider the available surface area, overhead clearance, and general location. If space is a concern, an undersink unit may be the best option. These units are ideal for limited and leased spaces. Regardless of the living space or layout, there are options for accessing clean, healthy water.
Temperature
Imagine having access to clean, room-temperature drinking water whenever you want, with the option to make a hot beverage on demand or enjoy cold water on a hot day? You can enjoy multiple temperature settings from the same unit, allowing you to make a variety of drinks.
There are many use cases for each temperature setting - each with its own benefits. For example, with hot water, you can make instant oatmeal or couscous, or quickly fill a hot water bottle. Cold water offers many hydration options, and you can also use it to make cold compresses or chilled foods. At room temp, water is ideal for drinking, hydrating pets, baking, and watering plants.
Filtration Type
Next, you'll want to focus on the filtration type. Activated carbon filters are most effective at improving taste and odor by removing chlorine. If someone already has a unit that uses these filters, a replacement can deliver hundreds of gallons of high-filtering capacity.
From sediment to reverse osmosis filters, knowing what you want to remove from the water supply is key.
Maintenance
You want to ensure the right contaminants are targeted when purchasing a water filter system while balancing ongoing and long-term maintenance requirements.
Give the Gift of Clean, Healthy Water
There are many reasons to give someone you love access to quality water.
If you're considering this gift, do some research and discuss options with an industry-leading expert like Brio. Whether you're gifting a replacement filter or want to create a bundle (like the SIMPL undersink filtration system + a filter subscription), Brio can help.
Have questions? Let's chat to find the perfect gift.
