Who Drinks Bottled Water And Why?

[Busyman]

Why do people drink bottled water when there's tap water readily available?

[Mike Nelson]

My hometown's water is great so I don't drink bottled water but other regions of England have really bad water which tastes awful so when I'm away I only drink bottled water.

[CPU1]

im to lazy to go get a glass of water :lol:

[kAb]

well at school the water fountains suck and i don't have a thermos type thing yet.

[cowswithguns]

Tap water, bottled water, it's all revolting ;)

[Honey]

If you had to drink the water that comes out of my taps Busyman, with its strong odour of chlorine and knowing that Im at the end of the mains line, which has to get flushed regularly by the Water Board because of the chemical build-up...

umm you would understand why I drink bottled water... and filtered water! :blink: :helpsmile: :lol:

[UKMan]

well i am one of the lucky ones who has a good fresh water supply that tastes like... fresh water... so i dont need bottled water :)

Ukkie

[Spider_dude]

thankfully scotland has the best water in the world. i buy bottled water when i am out and about and there aren't any taps about.

[TARPD]

Originally posted by kAb@13 February 2004 - 07:15
well at school the water fountains suck and i don't have a thermos type thing yet.
kinda defeats the idea, you should tell someone to fix em

[muchspl2]

there is a show on showtime called bullshit!
plent of sources on kazaa, look for the bottle warter ep :)
any who buy it are dumb and just don't know any better

[Honey]

Originally posted by muchspl2@13 February 2004 - 20:38
there is a show on showtime called bullshit!
plent of sources on kazaa, look for the bottle warter ep :)
any who buy it are dumb and just don't know any better
Well.. i guess I must be dumb and dont know any better then.. :rolleyes:

though... i'd gladly send you a bottle of the "stuff" that comes out of my tap for you to try... :)

[CornerPocket]

I drink it, habit forming I guess but I also use tap for showers, cooking, washing car, water lawn, etc..... :P

[bettybutton]

I drink bottled water ( to be specific...Fiji Water) cuz it tastes sooooooo nummy nummmy!!! and the city water here is ka-ka!!

[bujub22]

Originally posted by Honey+13 February 2004 - 11:41--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Honey @ 13 February 2004 - 11:41)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-muchspl2@13 February 2004 - 20:38
there is a show on showtime called bullshit&#33;
plent of sources on kazaa, look for the bottle warter ep :)
any who buy it are dumb and just don&#39;t know any better
Well.. i guess I must be dumb and dont know any better then.. :rolleyes:

though... i&#39;d gladly send you a bottle of the "stuff" that comes out of my tap for you to try... :) [/b][/quote]
nah he&#39;s right on the show they tell that most company&#39;s jus use tap water anyway
and some do use spring water vermont i believe was the only 1 that was the freshs water to drink from the bottle .
but if all yah were yah live at have that odor to yah water i would buy bottled water too&#33;

[Mr. Mulder]

The water has a lot of horse poo in it, in Lincoln (comes from fields or something :huh: ). So we have to have filtered water :ph34r:

[scribblec]

cos im naive :ph34r:

[<TROUBLE^MAKER>]

Despite the hype, bottled water is neither cleaner nor greener than tap water





The message is clear: Bottled water is "good" water, as opposed to that nasty, unsafe stuff that comes out of the tap. But in most cases tap water adheres to stricter purity standards than bottled water, whose source — far from a mountain spring can be wells underneath industrial facilities. Indeed, 40 percent of bottled water began life as, well, tap water.

A 2001 World Wildlife Fund (WWF) study confirmed the widespread belief that consumers associate bottled water with social status and healthy living. Their perceptions trump their objectivity, because even some people who claim to have switched to bottled water "for the taste" can&#39;t tell the difference: When Good Morning America conducted a taste test of its studio audience, New York City tap water was chosen as the heavy favorite over the oxygenated water 02, Poland Spring and Evian. Many of the "facts" that bottled water drinkers swear by are erroneous. Rachele Kuzma, a Rutgers student, says she drinks bottled water at school because "it&#39;s healthier" and "doesn&#39;t have fluoride," although much of it does have fluoride.
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-12-09/s_9212.asp

[hobbes]

Me and Rex enjoy the simple pleasures in life.

Nothing beats a good puddle&#33;

http://www.kateconnick.com/postcards/puddle.jpg

[bujub22]

http://www.macandbumble.com/video/video_files/giana_taylor/thumbs/1a.jpg great pleasures :lol: :lol:

[mikenmike0001]

hey, is there anything wrong with reusing water bottles? even though i wash mine pretty clean, people keep telling me that i can get cancer or some shit if i keep using the same plastic containers to drink from over and over again......is that true?

[bujub22]

Originally posted by mikenmike0001@13 February 2004 - 23:56
hey, is there anything wrong with reusing water bottles? even though i wash mine pretty clean, people keep telling me that i can get cancer or some shit if i keep using the same plastic containers to drink from over and over again......is that true?
no

[kAb]

Originally posted by mikenmike0001@13 February 2004 - 20:56
hey, is there anything wrong with reusing water bottles? even though i wash mine pretty clean, people keep telling me that i can get cancer or some shit if i keep using the same plastic containers to drink from over and over again......is that true?
yes. the plastic wears off.

you&#39;re probably safe with a couple re-uses though. I wouldn&#39;t do more than that however.

[j4y3m]

Originally posted by Spider_dude@13 February 2004 - 12:33
thankfully scotland has the best water in the world. i buy bottled water when i am out and about and there aren&#39;t any taps about.
I do the same but when there&#39;s no taps I don&#39;t drink anything. I&#39;ve never had bottled water.

[Rip The Jacker]

For some reason bottled water always tastes horrible to me. There is nothing better than good &#39;ol filtered water. :D

[Keikan]

Does filters get rid of chlorine?

[4th gen]

I drink bottled water even though the tap water in my area is perfectly fine and probably of a greater quality than the bottled water. I&#39;m just a freak

[TheSoap]

I only drink the cleanest purest water I can find:)


If I wanna get drunk though I go for this............


http://www.pantfairy.co.uk/fairyl.jpg

[mikenmike0001]

Originally posted by stupidguy+13 February 2004 - 20:18--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (stupidguy @ 13 February 2004 - 20:18)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Spider_dude@13 February 2004 - 12:33
thankfully scotland has the best water in the world. i buy bottled water when i am out and about and there aren&#39;t any taps about.
I do the same but when there&#39;s no taps I don&#39;t drink anything. I&#39;ve never had bottled water. [/b][/quote]
i&#39;ve been using it for like a month now, i think i&#39;m going ot change it....

but yeah, what will happen if i do this in the long run? can you die from it, or get some disease?.

[<TROUBLE^MAKER>]

Originally posted by Keikan@14 February 2004 - 01:31
Does filters get rid of chlorine?
Theres many different type of filters for purity and taste, I believe activated charcoal filter removes the chlorine taste, poison control centers usually tells chlorine poisoning victims to ingest AC until they can have there stomachs pumped at the hospital.

[Busyman]

Originally posted by muchspl2@13 February 2004 - 09:38
there is a show on showtime called bullshit&#33;
plent of sources on kazaa, look for the bottle warter ep :)
any who buy it are dumb and just don&#39;t know any better
Exactly muchpl2&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;
Watching that show prompted me to start this thread.
This week&#39;s show was about bottled water and Feng Shui decorators and hairstylists.
Last weeks show was about psychics like John Edward on Sci-Fi channel.

I agree with you Honey that SOME people (a very SMALL number) can&#39;t drink their tap water.

Most of you though, that drink bottled water ARE stupid.

1. In America, 33% of bottled water has bacteria and crap in it.

2. It also is regulated by the FDA instead of the EPA, which has less stringent standards.

3. Most bottled water is from the tap anyway. One bottled water actually says, "From Corpus Christi Municipal"....... :lol:

4. Pepsi which has Dasani and Coke which has Aquefina realized the stupidity of people and basically makes more money from regular &#39;WATER&#39; than SODA. Hint- They put more effort into making soda. :lol:

5. Almost no one can tell the difference between bottled and tap water (In most cases or unless you&#39;ve got shit in your water).

What...did everyone&#39;s tap water ALL OF SUDDEN go bad?
I was never into this, as George Carlin said, "Buying my own personal portable water".

Buy a filter you stooges&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; :lol: :lol: :lol:

[muchspl2]

yep I think that show is great, they were the first "myth busters" :lol:

[mikenmike0001]

what happens if you reuse the bottle too much? can you die from that stuff? i&#39;ve been doing that a lot....