Do you drink bottled water?

[mrstina08]

Dr OX had a show yesterday Feb 17. It was about chemicals in tapwater causing cancer. He advice everyone to get your water tested and have it filtered because the bottle water is not so great either. You learn something new everyday.

[mauvourneen]

I don't like the taste of tap water unless it's ice cold.  There's something about tap water - it has a funky aftertaste, to me.  But buying bottled water, over time, can get very expensive.  I bought a filter.  If you normally purchase bottled water on a regular basis, a filter will pay for itself over time.  The only bottled "water" I normally purchase is a product called "Clear and Natural."  I'm trying not to drink soda or heavily sugared juice-drinks.  I recently moved to a new state to live with my fiance, so a change in diet and physical activity has made me gain a significant amount of weight.  I like this product because it's a carbonated, flavored water that tastes like a fruity soda, but it doesn't have any sugar or calories, and isn't sweetened with aspertame, so it doesn't have that bizarre aftertaste most diet sodas have.

[Boise40]

I been watching Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura and I don't think bottled water is safe ever since then. I have 2 bottles that can hold 3 gallons of water and I get the water from my mom's place. She lives up in the mountains and the water taste better than the town water.

[Mikena]

  I used to drink bottled water until I read an article about how many plastic bottles are thrown into the dumps everyday. I went to Home Depot and bought a filter system for the faucet in my kitchen. Now, I no longer buy it that way. It saves me money and it saves on the enviroment. Alot of people might think that they can't really make the change but I like it better because I know that my water hasn't been stored in a plastic bottle for only God knows how long before I get to drink it.

[ninajay]

I prefer bottled water. Tap water doesn't taste very good

[mgint]

both but mainly use filtered tap water buy kroger brand during summer to take to ball games.

[mjdoug03]

I drink both but mostly tap.

[lgemini]

NO, I do not drink bottled water.   To save money I use Brita Filters.  The taste is great.  My kids drink more water now.  Until something better comes along I will keep using the Brita Filters.   

[mattymatt79]

Brita's don't really do a whole lot as far as filtration goes. It'll clean up the taste somewhat, but really if you want amazing tasting water; reverse ossmosis is the way to go.

I got our undersink model at Lowes and it makes coffee and vegtables and anything that uses water taste so much better. It's all we use now for drinking or boiling.

[ladycasshmere]

I love my bottle water.The tap water out here is not soft at all it taste nasty.yuck

[monnee]

Yes, because the tap water where I live doesn't taste good. 

[ShadeTree]

I do drink bottled water on occasion. I don't go out and buy it continuously because for one, I can't afford too and I'd rather not use so much plastic when it's easier and better to just get a filtration system and refill bottles at home. It saves money and the environment.

[silvernikki]

  Yes, I drink bottled water...to me its better than the water from the sink.  Much healthier for you too. 

[Shmooi]

I just drink plain old tap water but I've seen some cute filter water bottles where you just buy new filters after a certain amount of uses.

[mawhite63]

When I lived in Massachusetts the water tasted horrible. It just had this odd aftertaste. I had it tested, and everything was OK, but I just never liked it, so I drank bottled water all the time. Now I'm in Tennessee and the water definitely tastes different here, I can't explain it. It's just better. I'll buy bottled water if I'm out and forgot to bring a bottle with me, but for the most part I'm drinking tap now.