Is bottled water over rated?

bigbet1234 · May 16, 2010

I was at the game tonight. Was told bottle was $3, tap was free. Sometimes i wonder about the ice they put in the cups, shit is in the wide open, all kinds of stuff can fall in it.

I like spring water myself. Not sure there is much of a difference, but I will pay 10c a bottle, what the hey

billhill999 · May 16, 2010

In a word yes, bottled water is overrated, however I like Poland Springs, and it's inexpensive.

viking611 · May 16, 2010

here's one reason...

bottle of water - $1. (5 cents per ounce)
gallon of gas - $3. (2 cents per ounce)

viking611 · May 16, 2010

just as good as water that comes from the tap...
....
can only imagine how much trash and the effects it has on the environment.

WorldNumberOne · May 16, 2010

i dont think so.

24 bottles for around 4 bucks at the grocery store. its convenient and it generally tastes better ..

bigbet1234 · May 16, 2010

You're getting ripped off if you are paying(on a regular basis) $1 a bottle

viking611 said:
bottle of water - $1. (5 cents per ounce)
gallon of gas - $3. (2 cents per ounce)

bigbet1234 · May 16, 2010

Thought that, but I recycle. And ice mountain is making eco-friendly bottles now. lol

gulp down some Vegas water sometime, shit is horrendous

viking611 said:
just as good as water that comes from the tap...
....
can only imagine how much trash and the effects it has on the environment.

BostonBettor · May 16, 2010

For a school assignment one of the kids in the neighborhood came over to our house and we did a blind taste test of bottled vs tap. All 4 of us chose bottled water. It may be over priced, but IMO bottled water does taste better.

Illini · May 16, 2010

Is there any topic you haven't covered in the offshore forum?

viking611 · May 16, 2010

should not drink it for the green effects alone...many of you don't care about the environment though. would venture a guess that less than 15 percent of people recycle their water bottles. most is thrown away. also takes anywhere from 4-6x as much water to fill up a commercial bottle of water. and add in the oil consumption to make the bottles. The 2 big commercial products Dasani and Aquafina are basically tap water anyways. Most bottels of water at a convenience store, etc. start at 1 dollar and up.

bigbet1234 · May 16, 2010

Not sure, since you're tracking it, let me know

Illini said:
Is there any topic you haven't covered in the offshore forum?

Illini · May 16, 2010

bigbet1234 said:
Not sure, since you're tracking it, let me know

Looks like no.

kidman232 · May 16, 2010

just buy a brita filter or system u put on the tap itself

GoSooners · May 16, 2010

One of the biggest scams of all time. As bad as selling Pet Rocks.

aceduecetrey · May 16, 2010

I drink a lot of water and after doing some very basic research on it , I decided I would try to always drink distilled water whenever possible. I bought a distiller and it has already paid for itself. You can believe the amount of crap that accumulates in a months time from tap water here in st. louis. if you ever want to see visual proof of your water, take 5 gallons and boil it all the way down and see what is left.

bigbet1234 · May 16, 2010

I use to think distilled water was good, but have read some bad things about it

Scoops · May 16, 2010

aceduecetrey said:
I drink a lot of water and after doing some very basic research on it , I decided I would try to always drink distilled water whenever possible. I bought a distiller and it has already paid for itself. You can believe the amount of crap that accumulates in a months time from tap water here in st. louis. if you ever want to see visual proof of your water, take 5 gallons and boil it all the way down and see what is left.

Whats left?

texansfan · May 16, 2010

billhill999 said:
In a word yes, bottled water is overrated, however I like Poland Springs, and it's inexpensive.

Ever tried Moland Springs?

I have an Ozarka machine that I pay nothing for and I get seven 5 gallon bottles for around $40 through them. I can definitely tell the difference between tap and bottled water. Tap water also has chemicals in them such as chlorine and flouride.

I don't mind paying for it though because the kids drink plenty of it. I don't buy them soda to drink either.

Doug · May 16, 2010

It all depends what your tap water is like to begin with. Much of it is fine, but it usually sucks in the SW states.

texansfan · May 16, 2010

Doug said:
It all depends what your tap water is like to begin with. Much of it is fine, but it usually sucks in the SW states.

We have hard water down here. I drank tap water obviously growing up because that's all there was. I like drinking the bottled water though as I can taste the difference.

Is bottled water over rated?

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