Why do people drink bottled water?

[shadowrunn]

a majority of bottled water comes from the tap aka pipes.

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funny because NYC still has wooden water mains.

I also work for the Utilities dept in a major city and you guys would be suprised as to whats in some of the pipes that your water comes from.

Never had a problem drinking tap water growing up in NYC. Never bought a bottle of water until i got stationed out here in Yuma az. Worst fucking water, filters don't do anything to fix the taste.

[Heladys]

Tastes better than the tapwater in some areas, duh. It's also more controlled (not that tapwater itself is bad in most places but if you're at a restaurant, say, you don't want the dishwater the busboy has been dipping his balls in).

[PizzaSHARK]

Tastes better than the tapwater in some areas, duh. It's also more controlled (not that tapwater itself is bad in most places but if you're at a restaurant, say, you don't want the dishwater the busboy has been dipping his balls in).

That's not a particularly realistic concern :-/

[Heladys]

That's not a particularly realistic concern :-/

You concern yourself with what concerns you, and I'll concern myself with what concerns me

It's a far fetched example obviously.

[Bender]

Good quality tap water is pretty rare. The Nordics have excellent tap water but in most other countries this isn't the case. I find it a bit surprising that bottled water sell so well in the Nordics though. Since it's only useful when you don't have nearby access to a tap, which in turn pretty much means you don't have nearby access to bottled water either.

[PizzaSHARK]

Good quality tap water is pretty rare. The Nordics have excellent tap water but in most other countries this isn't the case. I find it a bit surprising that bottled water sell so well in the Nordics though. Since it's only useful when you don't have nearby access to a tap, which in turn pretty much means you don't have nearby access to bottled water either.

I've never tasted "bad" tap water. I've had tap water that was slightly rust-colored, but it tasted fine and after speaking to some folks at the water utility, was told it was completely safe to drink. If I was really worried about it, I'd just get a water purifier.

Bottled water doesn't taste any different from tap water unless it's one of those really expensive brands, and I ain't gonna waste $6 on a fucking bottle of water.

[belfpala]

More likely it had nothing to do with the tap water itself and was just you.

He was talking about DC, so I would just assume everyone is taking a weird shit and they consider it normal.

Not the real folk there, you're cool.

[PizzaSHARK]

He was talking about DC, so I would just assume everyone is taking a weird shit and they consider it normal.

Not the real folk there, you're cool.

Oh, you mean the place that was a malaria-infested swamp? That place?

[belfpala]

Oh, you mean the place that was a malaria-infested swamp? That place?

Was? :P

Anyway, more OT: I don't understand bottled water. I just use a filter and keep it in my refrigerator.

Edit: for people claiming it tastes like bleach or similar, I promise I'd taste it. My mouth can detect 5 grains of MSG added to 8oz of chicken stock.

[Trigg]

I only drink bottled water at work. bottles are recycled, it tastes fine, it's super cold, it's easily accessible and can be re-sealed, it's free.

[Deleted]

Read Evian backwards and ye shall find the answer.

[fgzdon]

Read Evian backwards and ye all find the answer.

Think thats more to do with the area it comes from. Evian-les-Bains

[Prothall]

We're NOT talking about countries where tap water isn't safe.

Tap water: No chemicals added..

Ummm... I'll bet there are chemicals in your tap water you know nothing about. Even in Denmark.

[Joey Ray III]

without a filter tap water has this funny after taste over here. also sparkles.

[oxymoronic]

I used to wonder why people drink bottled water at all, too, being from Denmark. But then I traveled and realized that far from every country in the world is as lucky as we are when it comes to clean water reserves-

such an easy answer huh - it has to 100% with were your water comes from - a town 100miles away can have a clean source while the other is not the best and has to be treated. once treated it losses a lot of its TDS (calcium, magnesium etc). also other effects such as the lowering of PH.

Check the PH of your water - if you have heartburn or stomach aches frequently or all the time without medication then i can almost guarantee the water you drink is low in PH. anything under 7.5 i no longer drink unless i have to and in small quantity.

aquafina > arrowhead in terms of taste (imo) but aqaufina has low PH so... arrowhead > aquafina for me.

[GrandMonkFIsh]

I carry a water bottle with me just to drink on the go.

[Freese]

I live in area where fracking impacts the quailty of water, so they put chemicals in it. The water here just tastes disgusting. When I go back home to Arkansas, though, I don't drink bottled water.

[Choopa]

...because they can.