Myths about Bottled Water being better than Tap Water...

I have always drank tap water and I did see the Nestle,Pepsi thing once I always figured it was just a scheme to make money,my girls always drink the bottled water and when they leave their bottles here I fill them with tap water and next time they come they want cold water I give that to them and never heard any complaints.I hope your having a great night.

It shouldn't take people by surprise that it is so. I never thought that bottled water was better than tap water, because it isn't necessarily so. However sometimes, specially during summer months, the amounts of disinfecting agents in the tap water make the taste change somewhat and that is what I don't like. I know, I know, water is supposed to have no taste, but it really does, depending on the minerals naturally present and whatever is added to it to make it drinkable. I happen to drink bottled water because of the taste. I don't like aquafina or dasani for the same reason - the taste - but other people like those just fine. Nestle pure life is actually one that I enjoy the taste, and I really don't care if it's tap water. I have nothing against tap water :) I also like canadian mountains and some other that don't taste to heavy. SO in answer to your question it does not change my mind, because I never felt that tap water was not good. It actually is very good. It's checked and re-checked often to make sure it is drinkable and won't get anyone sick. My reasons to drink bottled other than the convenience of being able to bring it with me for when I"m thirsty, are the taste, as I said above, not the fear of tap water.

I found out this past summer that UNLESS its been stated somewhere on the bottle, most bottled water is just extra filtered tap water..HOWEVER I still think its better..NOT because the water is different, its the filth in the lines and taps themselves that make it taste disgusting..Realistically, how many ppl "flush" their pipes and taps...I live in a very old home and though our kitchen is more modern its still 20 yrs old...thats a lot of crap built up in those taps ya know...

I think bottled water is the biggest scam ever inflicted on people. You pay more for a bottle of water than you would for the same amount of gasoline. I admit, sometimes I do buy bottled spring water if I'm on the road, but, at home 100% tap water. Our water her has a good taste, and I've never had a problem with it.

I've always thought bottled water was ridiculous. You can get it from a well, or tap for free. Most tap water ain't even good for you (it's why we had a well growing up). I NEED those minerals in the water, dangit...elsewise its hard for me to drink the water. They're basically charging you a ridiculous amount for your own water which you could probably filter yourself to get the same taste. It's the biggest scam ever, I think...and I've never bought it and I'm glad.

I must say I am not at all surprised. I like Dasani bottled water, I will have to check the label and see who bottles that. I really can taste the difference between it and my tap water and also between it and other brands of bottled water. I have a PUR water pitcher in my fridge and use that at home, the only time I buy bottled water is when we travel.

It won't change my mind. I never ever drink bottled water. I have always thought it was a bunch of crap. I don't think we should have to buy any water much less bottled water. I think I have drank bottled water about 3 times and that was because it was flavored. I saw a documentary that showed that a lot of the bottled water is taken out of taps anyway. People don't ever stop to think about the fact that it takes oil to make those plastic bottles they leave laying all over the place now. That oil used to make the bottles only raises the demand for oil, thus helping to raise our gas prices.

I have drank municipal water that tastes like mud and worse. Nasty. I know of a house where the well water can be smelled 4 feet away from the sink after running it. I do not like all bottled water but I do know that it will taste consistently good. I use a Brita filter at home and also have a water cooler. I am sorry, I Have to agree with your husband. Bottle water is better.

Honestly, I've never heard these claims by Nestle and Pepsi until now and from you. But even without these claims, I personally am not a big fan of bottled water. But this does not mean that I don't purchase any liquids contained in bottles. As a matter-of-fact, my husband and I do; but we don't do this on a regular basis. Usually, we buy bottled liquids and beverages (water, juices, soda, buco or coconut water) whenever we travel through the public transport (public utility buses or vehicles) going to and from the province. Our trips usually take more than five hours and even if we did bring a bottle of water with us, we consume more than what we brought, on the average. On my own point of view, I'm quite curious and doubtful at the same time as to why these bottled liquids were produced. Are they really safer than the tap water? I really believe that one reason is to introduce this to the market and make a big business out of it. And by making negative or positive "claims" out of it, they are making a big profit in the process. So, I'd say that I personally am staying with the tap water and patronizing bottled liquids on certain occasions.

Well, no it doesn't change my mind, because I would never drink tap water either. I filter my own or buy it from a trusted vendor where the water is filtered on site and the facilities cleaned and inspected on a regular schedule. Of course some communities have better water than others, but I don'[t even bathe or wash my hands in unfiltered tap water, using separate filtration systems under every sink and a shower filter in addition to a 3-stage whole house filter in the garage.

I didn't know that! However, I feel just a tad better that I spent $40 for a water filter on my faucet just for the convenience of not having to trek my bottles to the water store or buy more bottled water. I still have to buy replacement filters for the water system, so I'll never save money. It's just nice to have decent tasting water that comes out of the tap.

Most companies use filtered or purified water which in my opinion is still tap water all the same. I mostly drink spring water which has a sweet taste to it. Have you ever tried drinking the tap water in Los Angeles? Yuh.

I had heard this also. However, if you are more selective in your choice you can find really good, pur water in bottles, they just aren't distributed by Pepsi or Nestle. In Central Oregon, where I live, we have a bottler that gets its water from a pure spring. In fact that is where our tap water comes from. It seems pure water, what should be one of our natural born rights to have, is becoming short in supply. Do some research and find a water that is in fact from a pure form. They are out there. Pepsi and Nestle are interested in making money first, last and always.

When I was a kid....only the so called rich people bought water from bottles.. My goodness we even drank from a garden hose on a hot summer day.. But I will admit I never drink tap water..Has a kind of metallic after taste.. I only try to buy it when its on sale.. My ice tea just seems to taste better.