Author Topic: Ohhh tha bottled water. So good. You cant even tell it came from a tap (Read 905 times)

DREDIOCK · « **on:** November 09, 2006, 07:44:53 PM »

A while back we were discussing water.
And Bottled Water Vrs Tap.
I had mentioned that the main difference between bottled water. and water from your faucet. Was..the faucet it came out of.

Seems in at least 25% of the cases.
Im pretty much right on the mark

Is your bottled Water comming from a Faucet?

"Not only have consumers changed their habits based on concerns about calories, but in the belief that bottled water has health benefits beyond the alternative coming out of their faucets.

Truth is, there’s a good chance that fancy water you’ve just forked out a buck for comes from just the same place — a municipal water supply"

rpm · « **Reply #1 on:** November 09, 2006, 07:51:05 PM »

Most bottled water comes from municipal supply, it says so on the label. But it is not straight from the tap. Usually it has been microfiltered, exposed to ultraviolet light and reverse osmosis. It's much cleaner that tap.

Suave · « **Reply #2 on:** November 09, 2006, 08:09:20 PM »

Do a search for pen & teller bottled water episode.

Although I have tasted some pretty nasty chlorinated tap water in my time.

BlueJ1 · « **Reply #3 on:** November 09, 2006, 09:01:23 PM »

I blame those statistics on fluoride.

Shamus · « **Reply #4 on:** November 09, 2006, 09:33:06 PM »

"Spring water" comes from a well.

We have a tested pure well, my wife buys bottled "spring water" go figure

shamus

eagl · « **Reply #5 on:** November 09, 2006, 10:17:55 PM »

For me it comes down to taste. "Clean" means nothing if the water has "clean" (harmless) byproducts that make it taste like crap.

That's why I use brita filters at home. It "cleans" the water a little I suppose, but for the most part it really just makes the water taste a whole lot better. That's why on occasion I buy bottled water. Aside from the convenience of not having to carry good-tasting water around, being able to procure good-tasting water is the objective. If the tap water doesn't taste good and I don't have access to my brita filtered water, then it's probable I'll spend a little on bottled water because I don't like drinking water that doesn't taste good.

On top of that, public water fountains are a great way to pick up various viruses. My job depends to a certain extent on staying healthy, so I'm willing to spend a bit to buy water instead of drinking out of a fountain that some kid slobbered on a few minutes earlier or which was used by some moron who doesn't wash his hands after taking a crap.

I've come to the conclusion that people who bag on bottled water never leave their homes and have no taste buds. That makes them someone to pity rather than valid sources of consumer information

Vulcan · « **Reply #6 on:** November 09, 2006, 10:26:40 PM »

Pure water baby.... http://www.seafriends.org.nz/images/pupu.htm

Suave · « **Reply #7 on:** November 09, 2006, 10:47:53 PM »

Really it just depends on where you live. Where I used to live the tap water tasted like ass. And if you live in a european city.. forget about it. Where I'm at now the tap water tastes.. well doesn't taste like anything, and that's good. In texas even, go figure.

Also I've found that people who grew up drinking heavily chlorinated water (El Pashole) don't like the "taste" of pure water.

Sort of like people who grew up without heated water can't tolerate a warm shower or bath.

Angus · « **Reply #8 on:** November 10, 2006, 02:21:41 AM »

Always find it hilarious that people buy bottled water in my country, the tapwater is mostly springwater and as such, superb!

Nilsen · « **Reply #9 on:** November 10, 2006, 03:00:11 AM »

We have excellent water in the taps so i only buy it when out and about. Plenty of suppliers of great spring/glacier water here and we export it in huge numbers to the US and Europe. Just make sure to read on the bottle when it was tapped. Water that has been for too long in a bottle has alot worse quality than than your average tapwater.

MrRiplEy[H] · « **Reply #10 on:** November 10, 2006, 03:25:45 AM »

At least here you get cleaner water from the tap. Bottled water has typically grown bacteria inside before it's consumed, it's not sterile.

Of course there are many places like the mediterranean where you're forced to drink bottled water due to tapwater being unsuitable for human consumption.

rpm · « **Reply #11 on:** November 10, 2006, 04:32:35 AM »

Usually the taste of the water depends on the suspended minerals it contains. I have a "Glacier" brand water machine at my store that filters local tap to 99.99% pure. You can definitely taste and see the difference. After I saw one of the used microfilters I was amazed at how much crap there was in the local supply.

Debonair · « **Reply #12 on:** November 10, 2006, 05:03:16 AM »

oooops
sorry dude, i'll stop bathing in your water supply
my bad

Ghosth · « **Reply #13 on:** November 10, 2006, 07:43:59 AM »

We have a Culligan filter that goes on our kitchen faucet.
Once a week we bleach & rinse a big stack of diet Pepsi 20 oz bottles.

Assemble the filter, and fill the bottles. Gives us bottled water taste (Fargo has widely fluctuating water taste). Its extremely cost efficient as we only paid 30$ for the filter 2 years ago. And as of yet have not had to replace the filter cartridge.

Whats funny is that the cat has developed a taste for it as well.
He'll drink it right out of the cap if you'll pour for him. Depending on how thirsty (and cold) the water is he goes through 2 - 6 caps of water at a sitting.

stantond · « **Reply #14 on:** November 10, 2006, 07:52:14 AM »

Bottled water is one of the few things that few people foresaw as a really popular item. Regardless of the actual water used, it's very convenient. Much like the portable cell phone, having water with you in a disposable bottle is very convenient. Whether the water comes from a tap or some special mountain stream, it always tastes ok and is an idea whose time has come. I always wondered if they would come out with a bottled water 'kit', where you just get the disposable bottles and fill them up with tap water. I would prefer the 'kit' but suspect most people wouldn't.

Regards,

Malta