A Sea Of Red

Why is it such big news that bottled water is from the tap? They purify it. My kids drink tons of it....I'm still buying it!

i hope this didn't surprise anyone....i've never bought bottled water...i've bought gallon jugs of water before for camping but thats it... its a scam...i've drank water from a faucet my entire life and i rarely ever get sick...meanwhile many "waterbottle" yokles that i know are sick all the time....they drink from bottles and use things like anti-bacterial soap...

but seriously, you could write a neews article entitled "bottled water is allegedly contaminated with dihydrogen oxide" and there would be lawsuits and people flipping out...its how stupid america is...

RubberMallet wrote: anti-bacterial soap...

don't even get me started on this curse upon our society. The only time I'll even consider looking at that immunity weakening poison is after a nasty diaper change.

scuzdriver wrote:Why is it such big news that bottled water is from the tap? They purify it. My kids drink tons of it....I'm still buying it!

No, they don't purify it. They just put it in a bottle right out of the public water service wherever the bottling company is. It's news because people pay a ton of money for bottled water under the assumption that it's somehow better than tap, when they could just stick it under the tap and save quite a bit.

I only buy bottled water when I need the bottle. Otherwise, I refill a Nalgene container from a Brita pitcher at home, or the tap at work. Mucho cheaper.

Apparently you people have never tasted the crappy water where I live. (It's taken a few detours since coming down from the Rocky Mtns) I don't think it's that expensive, and it sure is convenient.

They do reverse osmosis to it to purify it. I'm doing my little part for the economy by buying bottled water!

bottled water harms the environment. think of what most people do with the bottles, they just throw them in the trash and those plastic bottles arent going to degrade very easily.

scuzdriver wrote:Apparently you people have never tasted the crappy water where I live. (It's taken a few detours since coming down from the Rocky Mtns) I don't think it's that expensive, and it sure is convenient.

They do reverse osmosis to it to purify it. I'm doing my little part for the economy by buying bottled water!

brita has some amazing products that would make swamp water taste delicious

I do plan on getting a filtration system at the house. I'll check out Britta.

I always heard that when they "purify" the water, it takes most of the good nutrients and vitamins out of it.

Rubber, don't you mean CIPA?

yes, if you'd like to buy a cipafilter i'd gladly sell you one....really gets the filth out...

RubberMallet wrote: but seriously, you could write a neews article entitled "bottled water is allegedly contaminated with dihydrogen oxide" and there would be lawsuits and people flipping out...its how stupid america is...

RubberMallet wrote:but seriously, you could write a neews article entitled "bottled water is allegedly contaminated with dihydrogen oxide" and there would be lawsuits and people flipping out...its how stupid america is...

But that stuff is really dangerous.

http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html

I prefer the taste of Aquafina over Lynchburg water. And yes, I've done the taste tests and I've always been able to tell what was Aquafina, what was Lynchburg or what was both.

Plus, they put fluoride and stuff in municipal water...last time I checked you're supposed to call the poison control center if you swallow it.

This is true!

RubberMallet wrote:but seriously, you could write a neews article entitled "bottled water is allegedly contaminated with dihydrogen oxide" and there would be lawsuits and people flipping out...its how stupid america is...

Actually, that's dihydrogen monoxide.

ATrain wrote:I prefer the taste of Aquafina over Lynchburg water. And yes, I've done the taste tests and I've always been able to tell what was Aquafina, what was Lynchburg or what was both.

Plus, they put fluoride and stuff in municipal water...last time I checked you're supposed to call the poison control center if you swallow it.

Again, have you ever used a Brita filter? Takes all of the taste out of any water. Besides, I think most people are tasting the crud in their own water lines, and not the municipal water when they say it has a taste. You all can keep paying more for water than you pay for gas if you want, but I prefer to keep my money in my wallet whenever possible.

I live in a brand new house, my pipes are clean!

scuzdriver wrote:...my pipes are clean!

Says this guy...

Hello! Not all tap water tastes good. I have a filter on my tap which is city water and it still tastes worse than Dasani and Aquafina. I'll buy them becasue they taste better and I do believe they have been purified better than most tap waters.

I agree that some locations such as NY City and Salt Lake City have delicious tap water, but here in Northern Virginia where my water comes from Quaries and the Shenandoah River, I'll stick with buying water that doesn't taste like it came from a swimming pool.

My water is so bad I'm considering buying a filter for my shower. I was just at a hotel and washed my hair and couldn't believe the difference.

So you people who think everyone is getting scammed by buying this stuff are just wrong. Its a much needed commodity in some parts of the country.

whmatthews wrote:I always heard that when they "purify" the water, it takes most of the good nutrients and vitamins out of it.

There are not vitamins in water. Water is h20 and that is all. Nothing in it. Water is water and it serves to hydrate your body. Nothing more nothing less. If you are getting any nutrition out of your water its probably because you swallowed a bug.

scuzdriver wrote:Why is it such big news that bottled water is from the tap? They purify it. My kids drink tons of it....I'm still buying it!

I know it wasn't news to me. It says on the bottle that its drinking water not spring water. Big deal. Where did people think it was coming from...Mars.

blwall1416 wrote:

scuzdriver wrote:...my pipes are clean!

Says this guy...

I was thinking the same thing.

kel varson wrote:Hello! Not all tap water tastes good. I have a filter on my tap which is city water and it still tastes worse than Dasani and Aquafina. I'll buy them becasue they taste better and I do believe they have been purified better than most tap waters.

If you have a filter and you still have any taste in your water, you need a new filtering system. That ain't right.

kel varson wrote:So you people who think everyone is getting scammed by buying this stuff are just wrong. Its a much needed commodity in some parts of the country.

A whole-house reverse osmosis filtration system would be cheaper than regularly buying bottled water. It's a rip-off. When you're paying more for water than you are oil imported from the middle east and then refined into fuel, something is really wrong.

kel varson wrote:Hello! Not all tap water tastes good. I have a filter on my tap which is city water and it still tastes worse than Dasani and Aquafina. I'll buy them becasue they taste better and I do believe they have been purified better than most tap waters.

I agree that some locations such as NY City and Salt Lake City have delicious tap water, but here in Northern Virginia where my water comes from Quaries and the Shenandoah River, I'll stick with buying water that doesn't taste like it came from a swimming pool.

My water is so bad I'm considering buying a filter for my shower. I was just at a hotel and washed my hair and couldn't believe the difference.

So you people who think everyone is getting scammed by buying this stuff are just wrong. Its a much needed commodity in some parts of the country.

you must work for evian...

El Scorcho wrote:

kel varson wrote:Hello! Not all tap water tastes good. I have a filter on my tap which is city water and it still tastes worse than Dasani and Aquafina. I'll buy them becasue they taste better and I do believe they have been purified better than most tap waters.

If you have a filter and you still have any taste in your water, you need a new filtering system. That ain't right.

kel varson wrote:So you people who think everyone is getting scammed by buying this stuff are just wrong. Its a much needed commodity in some parts of the country.

A whole-house reverse osmosis filtration system would be cheaper than regularly buying bottled water. It's a rip-off. When you're paying more for water than you are oil imported from the middle east and then refined into fuel, something is really wrong.

I live in an apartment complext so I think that is out of the question.