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UltraShy · 07-24-2009, 03:39 AM

Do you drink bottled water?

coldmorning · 07-24-2009, 03:55 AM

No, though I do filter my tap water.

Amocholes · 07-24-2009, 04:05 AM

Yes but for convenience which is not one of your options.

LoneLioness · 07-24-2009, 04:05 AM

No, it tastes nasty to me. I don't drink water straight from the tap though either, I put it in the fridge for a day or 2 before drinking.

Phibes · 07-24-2009, 05:10 AM

My dad buys a couple of 1.5L bottles of spingwater each day on his way home from work because we both like it.
It's just handy to have a bottle next to my pc, it encourages me to drink the nectar of God. hehe

northernlight · 07-24-2009, 05:22 AM

Yeah, but I don't go out of my way for it. If I'm in a food court I'll go for the bottled water as part of whatever meal I get.

Aleforge · 07-24-2009, 05:33 AM

I don't drink enough water, but when I do its usually filtered from the fridge. I think the entire bottled craze is a sham!

IllusionalFate · 07-24-2009, 05:39 AM

Other: I buy reverse-osmosis filtered water with added minerals. There's a machine at a local health food store I shop at that dispenses it and the place only charges a little over a buck for each 2-gallon container refill.

UltraShy · 07-24-2009, 05:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amocholes

Yes but for convenience which is not one of your options.

Hadn't thought of that one. Probably because I don't ever use bottled water.

UltraShy · 07-24-2009, 05:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aleforge

I think the entire bottled craze is a sham!

It is a sham. Can you imagine the first guy to present this idea to a board of directors? He probably got laughed out of the room dozens of times before he found a company receptive to the idea of trying to sell for high prices something that is essentially free out of the tap.

Amelia · 07-24-2009, 06:07 AM

Yes, but only at work, because the water supply there is a bit dodgy. At home, I drink tap water.

PolarBear · 07-24-2009, 06:20 AM

Yes, but only when there is no other readily available source of clean water.

Your options kind of suck. I mean, you could at least put in the "No, even if i was dying of thirst i wouldn't buy one on principal" option.

Narcissus · 07-24-2009, 06:21 AM

I happen to have developed a taste for sparkling mineral water, so I will buy it occasionally. Also, I use the water cooler at work, which is supplied with bottled water. For home use, I prefer to keep a filter pitcher in the refrigerator. I'm not a huge fan of plain bottled water, though. It doesn't have enough added value, and I don't really like the taste, for whatever reason.

nubly · 07-24-2009, 06:26 AM

i buy bottled water but use the bottle again at work to fill it up with filtered tap water. at home i buy water from one of those $.25/gal machines.

MavenMI6Agent009 · 07-24-2009, 06:28 AM

I go with the faucet

eileenAKAmommy · 07-24-2009, 06:32 AM

Yes, mostly for convenience, but also cause maybe it's better than my tap? lol

IllusionalFate · 07-24-2009, 06:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UltraShy

It is a sham. Can you imagine the first guy to present this idea to a board of directors? He probably got laughed out of the room dozens of times before he found a company receptive to the idea of trying to sell for high prices something that is essentially free out of the tap.

Too bad that municipal water is laced with chlorine and added synthetic fluoride. Granted, there are a ton of brands of bottled water out there that simply sell tap water sent through a carbon filter, but that's why it's best to buy the kind that is free of unwanted dissolved solids (real spring water, RO-filtered, and distilled water).

WineKitty · 07-24-2009, 09:38 AM

I guess the tap water in Milwaukee must be awesome or something. The tap water where I live was decent at one point but now is pretty gross. I use a Brita Filter for my water. I will drink bottled water when I am out and about.

Cerberus · 07-24-2009, 09:47 AM

No, it's a total ripoff. I use the faucet for free.

Moon Fire · 07-24-2009, 09:48 AM

No I don't drink bottled water anymore. I realised tap water is safe and it also tastes nicer. Besides that bottled water is filled with chalk stuff.

View Poll Results: Do you drink bottled water?
No, it's a total ripoff. I use the faucet for free.	37	45.12%
No, I drink other beverages.	12	14.63%
Yes, because I think it's better somehow.	29	35.37%
Yes, because I have money to burn.	4	4.88%
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07-24-2009, 03:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
UltraShy Status: Accident of Birth Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI (Atheist, Libertarian) Gender: Male Age: 36 Posts: 24,572	Bottled Water Do you drink bottled water? __________________ Nothing is ever the way it should be What we deserve we just don't get you see http://www.insureyourgunrights.com/

07-24-2009, 04:05 AM	#3 (permalink)
Amocholes Status: Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Hello my freaky darlings! Gender: Male Age: 49 Posts: 12,596	Yes but for convenience which is not one of your options. __________________ In the kingdom of the blind, the one legged man is king.

07-24-2009, 04:05 AM	#4 (permalink)
LoneLioness Status: Hiding In My Den Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Niagara Falls Gender: Female Age: 27 Posts: 5,165	No, it tastes nasty to me. I don't drink water straight from the tap though either, I put it in the fridge for a day or 2 before drinking. __________________ My Blog: http://pessimistsarethetruerealists.blogspot.com

07-24-2009, 06:26 AM	#14 (permalink)
nubly Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: USA the greatest and best country in the world!! :) Posts: 7,065	i buy bottled water but use the bottle again at work to fill it up with filtered tap water. at home i buy water from one of those $.25/gal machines. __________________ www.audacityofhypocrisy.com/

07-24-2009, 03:55 AM	#2 (permalink)
coldmorning Status: Add water and shake Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Northern California Gender: Male Posts: 2,122	No, though I do filter my tap water.

07-24-2009, 05:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
Phibes Status: blessed with lucky sevens Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia. Gender: Male Age: 21 Posts: 640	My dad buys a couple of 1.5L bottles of spingwater each day on his way home from work because we both like it. It's just handy to have a bottle next to my pc, it encourages me to drink the nectar of God. hehe

07-24-2009, 05:22 AM	#6 (permalink)
northernlight Status: Hoppípolla Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Australia Gender: Male Age: 22 Posts: 58	Yeah, but I don't go out of my way for it. If I'm in a food court I'll go for the bottled water as part of whatever meal I get.

07-24-2009, 05:33 AM	#7 (permalink)
Aleforge Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Missouri Gender: Male Age: 29 Posts: 127	I don't drink enough water, but when I do its usually filtered from the fridge. I think the entire bottled craze is a sham!

07-24-2009, 05:39 AM	#8 (permalink)
IllusionalFate Status: Equilibrian Epicurius Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Western NY Gender: Male Age: 20 Posts: 783	Other: I buy reverse-osmosis filtered water with added minerals. There's a machine at a local health food store I shop at that dispenses it and the place only charges a little over a buck for each 2-gallon container refill.

07-24-2009, 06:07 AM	#11 (permalink)
Amelia Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,533	Yes, but only at work, because the water supply there is a bit dodgy. At home, I drink tap water.

07-24-2009, 06:20 AM	#12 (permalink)
PolarBear Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: London, Ontario Gender: Male Age: 22 Posts: 122	Yes, but only when there is no other readily available source of clean water. Your options kind of suck. I mean, you could at least put in the "No, even if i was dying of thirst i wouldn't buy one on principal" option.

07-24-2009, 06:21 AM	#13 (permalink)
Narcissus Status: SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Gender: Male Age: 27 Posts: 133	I happen to have developed a taste for sparkling mineral water, so I will buy it occasionally. Also, I use the water cooler at work, which is supplied with bottled water. For home use, I prefer to keep a filter pitcher in the refrigerator. I'm not a huge fan of plain bottled water, though. It doesn't have enough added value, and I don't really like the taste, for whatever reason.

07-24-2009, 06:28 AM	#15 (permalink)
MavenMI6Agent009 Status: Cook Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: EL Crapo, Tx Gender: Male Posts: 13,633	I go with the faucet __________________ "The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares." (Henri Nouwen) -------------------------------------------------------

07-24-2009, 06:32 AM	#16 (permalink)
eileenAKAmommy Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Corning, NY Gender: Female Posts: 130	Yes, mostly for convenience, but also cause maybe it's better than my tap? lol __________________ :.. DisFuNKshunAL GirrRRL ..: "I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I believe in miracles" - Audrey Hepburn

07-24-2009, 09:47 AM	#19 (permalink)
Cerberus Status: SAS Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Utah Posts: 5,721	No, it's a total ripoff. I use the faucet for free. __________________ "Through the valleys grey Through the shapeless land I walk alone I'm left alone Through the deepest void, a blackened paradise I walk alone, I'm left alone"

07-24-2009, 09:38 AM	#18 (permalink)
WineKitty Status: Almost 10,000 Posts :) Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Alone Inside My Mind Gender: Female Posts: 9,967	I guess the tap water in Milwaukee must be awesome or something. The tap water where I live was decent at one point but now is pretty gross. I use a Brita Filter for my water. I will drink bottled water when I am out and about. __________________ "The more I know about people, the better I like my dog." - Mark Twain

07-24-2009, 09:48 AM	#20 (permalink)
Moon Fire Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: UK Gender: Female Posts: 210	No I don't drink bottled water anymore. I realised tap water is safe and it also tastes nicer. Besides that bottled water is filled with chalk stuff. __________________ Don't tell me what to do! Go and eat cheesecake!