Buying bottled water...

[Bender Rodriguez]

I buy water when I'm thirsty and not prepared, also when i forget a bottle to the Gym.

Tap water here in Norway is better than purchased water (salt contents)
Havent drank soda in months.

 

[bak00777]

i buy a case of bottled water every once in a while, but i actually prefer tap water. So when i empty a bottle i just refill it with tap water. i rly just use the bottles to hold the water(since i dont have any cups atm).

 

[Idlemessiah]

I work in a supermarket in the UK and I sell no end of bottled water. 50-100 litres all in 2-5L bottles in a day usually (not that I count but its a LOT).
And I guess yeah, the water here in Norfolk is kinda crappy. I call it greasy, it feels a bit greasy and it leaves a film on my coffee.
And you know what I do? I man the hell up and drink it.

Girl at work - "Eew my coffees a funny colour, damn hard water, I wish I still lived in Yorkshire"
Me - "Well hey thats great, but I'm more worried about the chunks of limescale coming out of your kettle"

 

[VaudevillianVeteran]

I know that there are few health risks that come from drinking tap water, but overall I just prefer bottled water. To me, it tastes better (I can't explain that, but it just does) and it's more refreshing. Though I tend to buy it in 5 litre bottles so it can last me the week.

 

[Xisin]

Where I live, we've been under a boil water advisory for weeks now. So boiled or bottled is basically all we can do.

 

[willsham45]

I buy large bottles of water when I am out in town and need a drink.
I buy the larger bottles because they have better value for money, get this MnS 500ml bottle 50p 2 litre bottles 39p... do the maths.
And then when I am at home I refill the bottle because the glasses are too small...and the animals cannot knock over a bottle as easy as a glass.

 

[Blitzwarp]

1. To use at school.
2. To use at work.
3. To use for exercise/at the gym.

I buy a lot of bottled water, about a bottle every two weeks. But that's because I have a weird thing where I can't drink water out of a glass or a cup (I can sometimes manage a mug, I have no idea why) and bottles tend to go scummy after constant use for a fortnight. I do recycle the bottles afterwards, though.

 

[SoulSalmon]

Yeah, it's actually quite true that some brands of bottled water are just bottled tap water.
Me personally? I have a pretty sensitive taste (though not as strong as my smell ) and can't STAND bottled water, I could be dehydrated and I'd only drink it if I could wash it down after.
The tap water around here tastes awesome imo (South Australia) and I drink a good 4 litres a day

Edit: To clarify, "Bottled Water" around here pretty much means "Mount Franklin"... it's pretty rare to see any other brand sold locally cos the market for it here isn't that good

 

[kasperbbs]

I just filter my tap water for home use ,which is pretty clean anyway. If im away from home and thirsty ill buy bottled water (which costs way too much in my country if you ask me) because coke and all that crap makes me even thirstier.

 

[omega 616]

Just as a marketing pitch it sounds amazing it would work, "were going to get plastic bottles and fill them with water to sell", it's even more simple than kids that sell home made lemonade.

Evian is my fav. just say it backwards ... beautiful, isn't it?

I don't buy bottled water, simply 'cos I am already paying getting ripped off for water from my tap, I am not about to pay be ripped off by buying bottled water. It tastes exactly the same to me, it serves the same purpose as any other drink so I don't bother.

 

[KalosCast]

ITT: People who have never lived in a rural area.

Most bottled water is just from city municipal water supplies. If you have your own well, the stuff that comes out may be perfectly safe to drink, but wholly unenjoyable to do so.

 

[Jonluw]

This one time, during recess, I went to the shop with some friends. I figured I'd buy a bottle of water, since I was thirsty and it was healthier than the alternatives. However, instead of going to the grocery store to buy it, I bought it at the kiosk thats literally 10 paces away from the grocery store. That means I had to pay an extra $2 for it. Did my friends ever give me a hard time for that.

 

[Russian_Assassin]

I love how while some people die at this very moment merely dreaming about water, while some other people are being picky about the water they drink...

Although, reading the posts here made me conclude that my house has the last functioning pieces plumbing on the planet. I mean what the fuck, white gunk? Seriously?

 

[Dimensional Vortex]

Its actually kind of funny really, in a sad sadistic sort of way, that bottled water allegedly can give cancer.

Although I could understand buying water chilled, mostly because to me, tap water at room temperature tastes absolutely god awful.

 

[LogicNProportion]

Its easier to hoard that way...no, seriously, it's why I do it.

 

[SilverUchiha]

I don't care. Sometimes bottled water tastes better than straight tap. But that's the only reason I really care about.

Personally, I'd like to just get a sports bottle and fill that up with water. Seems just as easy to me.

 

[InfiniteSingularity]

I hate bottled water - partly because I hate plastic bottles, or plastic in general really. But mostly because I don't support the notion of drinking water being a branded & commercialised consumer product. It should be given out for free