[Spontaneo]

I know. People argue that you cannot taste the difference. I can.

I always liked Dasani bottled water. Such water may be found at any grocery store. However, very expensive.

I then started buying Silver Falls from Family Dollar. I was just not impressed.

So, I just happened to go to a local grocery store that I rarely frequented. They sell their own personal store brand name for $4.99 a crate and tastes delicious! I go thru a crate each week.

What about you? What do you drink?

[OldGuy]

Did you know that the bottled water industry began in a corporate meeting? They wanted to prove just how stupid people would be by putting water in a single serving container and selling what normally would be about a penny's worth of water for a dollar. They even called it naive spelled backwards "Evian".

Well, they proved what they were after. The bottled water industry spread world wide and now we have a major issue with mountains of plastic waste that are creating all kinds of pollution issues just from that source. Even worse, companies that bottle and sell water have managed to purchase incredibly high percentages of what should be public water supplies causing water shortages in places that should never have such a problem.

Public utilities provide a safe source in running tap water that comes from those same reservoirs. In fact, there have been tests to prove that running tap water is often cleaner and safer than the bottled water at a fraction of the price. Bottled water is often full of microplastics that mess with your digestive system and long term health. In fact, those microplastics are the reason why you can't refill and reuse those single use plastic bottles.

I use tap water. I do have a "Pur" water filter on my faucet to keep out a variety of chemicals that tend to leach into the water supply. I keep about 100 gallons in half gallon reusable bottles and rotate through my supply. I generally use at least 8 gallons each month just for drinking and cooking. Of course I enjoy other beverages through the month as well.

I have refused to join the masses that overspend and create pollution issues with every bottle.

[Spontaneo]

I stopped by that local grocery today and their store-brand named bottled water is down to $4.24 a crate!

When I go to my friends' for Christmas next week, I am going to have luxury as they have a huge water cooler. I just take a sports water bottle and keep refilling. I would love to buy a huge water cooler but the roommate would never agree as she does not drink water.

[Jem Smith]

I mostly just drink tap water, since it's safe here and tastes fine. I get wanting to drink bottled if the tap water is bad where you live though.

I'll drink bottled water if I'm out somewhere and don't have my water bottle (a reuseable one I fill with tap water) with me. The most popular brand here seems to be Mt Franklin, but I don't think it's available in other countries.

[Spontaneo]

I mostly just drink tap water, since it's safe here and tastes fine. I'll drink bottled water if I'm out somewhere and don't have my water bottle (a reuseable one I fill with tap water) with me. The most popular brand here seems to be Mt Franklin, but I don't think it's available in other countries.

Is your tap water well-water, city water, etc.? Is Mt. Franklin expensive?

[Jem Smith]

I mostly just drink tap water, since it's safe here and tastes fine. I'll drink bottled water if I'm out somewhere and don't have my water bottle (a reuseable one I fill with tap water) with me. The most popular brand here seems to be Mt Franklin, but I don't think it's available in other countries.

Is your tap water well-water, city water, etc.? Is Mt. Franklin expensive?

City water. Well water isn't really a thing in Australia. Some places have bore water (where water is pumped up from deep underground, in the Artesian basin). Bore water has a bit of a sulfurous smell to it, so people use it more for watering plants and showering than drinking. There is also tank water- rain water collected in a large tank. It tastes okay but it's better if you filter it and/or boil it to get rid of contaminants.

Buying Mt Franklin is expensive compared with drinking tap water, but I don't really know if it's expensive compared with other brands of bottled water. It's just the one I've most often seen in shops. I don't really shop around for bottled water because I hardly ever drink it.

Come to that, tap water is expensive here too. There are often droughts, so sometimes there are water restrictions. People tend to use tank water for their gardens so they can save the good stuff for drinking.

--- 20 Dec 2024, 11:15 ---

Did you know that the bottled water industry began in a corporate meeting? They wanted to prove just how stupid people would be by putting water in a single serving container and selling what normally would be about a penny's worth of water for a dollar. They even called it naive spelled backwards "Evian".

That's an urban myth. It's a cute little joke, but Evian is just the name of the town where the spring water came from originally, Evian-les-Bains.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/evian-and-jaron/
Evian is not even the first brand of bottled water. People have been selling it for centuries, although it used to be in glass bottles instead of plastic.

In general I agree, bottled water is a con. I don't like all the plastic waste it creates and there is no good reason to drink it if you live somewhere with safe drinking water. Unfortunately not everyone does, and it makes sense for people to buy water if they don't have access to clean water.

[ptrikha21]

No favorite bottle water.
However, brands like Bisleri, Aquafina, Kinley and a few more.
We also have liquor brands like Kingfisher, McDowell's No 1 and more who bring out their mineral water range, although in some ways that makes people remember the liquor brand.

[Spontaneo]

No favorite bottle water.
However, brands like Bisleri, Aquafina, Kinley and a few more.
We also have liquor brands like Kingfisher, McDowell's No 1 and more who bring out their mineral water range, although in some ways that makes people remember the liquor brand.

Water with liquor? I might place that on my Christmas list next year!