Tap water or bottled water?  

Even if I filter it, my tap water tastes nasty. I buy the cheap big jugs from Wal-mart and they taste better. I guess for me it's not so much about impurities as it is about taste, because if it doesn't taste good I can't get in the amount of water I'm supposed to drink in a day for my health.

I suppose there isn't any promise that bottled water isn't just tap water, but as long as it tastes better I'm not too concerned. And I haven't found that the expensive brands taste any better than the the cheap ones.

I personally drink tap water. Like another person who posted said it is about the taste. Like when I go to California I have to drink the bottled water because I just can not stand the tap water there. I think I remember hearing though that one bottled water company actually gets there water from the tap, they just filter the water. I don't remembe which one it was though.

you're right there! bottled water here is just tap water that is filtered... that is called purified water...
distilled water is different though, so i f i ought to buy a bottled water i go for distilled...

I like more bottled water and my favorite brand is dasani.

Tap water is good in Montevideo. Of course, yo must wash the water tank from time to time. Nevertheless, my wife insists on buying bottled water. The brands we drink I'm sure will be unknown to you and the rest of mylotters (except one or two other uruguayans and a few argentinians here): Salus and Nativa.

Bottled water is more likely be safe. For me, where I live, tap water is dangerous. It doesn't go to finer treatments of water. It too has high concentration of particles in them that shouldn't be there. My uncle sells water that is good for the body. He purifies water but leaves in particles that are godd for the body.

I like tap water as long as it's filtered. I use to drink bottled water, but it's expensive and now I'm hearing it harms the environment, because so many don't recycle. Its just not worth it.

Most bottled water is from tap water anyway, they just filter it.

It's all about the taste to me. It is hard for me to drink tap water from town because my natural well water has a distinct taste. When I buy bottled water I buy nestles pure, although I know it is just tap water that is purified. What bothers me about bottled water is how long has it been sitting in that bottle? How pure is it after being sent all over the country allowed to sit unrefrigerated? I haven't tried to filter my water but if I did, I would still want that fresh spring taste my tap water has.

I can't believe that nobody has posted the old thing about Evian being Naive spelled backwards!

In the UK, as with much of the developed world, our water is perfectly treated and safe to drink. Personally, I don't really like to drink plain water, so the closest I get is to add a little cordial. My wife sometimes buys a small bottle if she needs a drink while we're out shopping or something but I outright refuse to pay for bottled water to drink at home. I already pay through the nose for the perfectly good stuff that comes through the tap.

If you filter water, forget the brand name appliances too, use a 'reverse osmosis' filter as used by some aquarium keepers. This is the most thorough form of filtration available (you could actually filter pee and drink what comes out the other end!!) and works out much cheaper than most of these jug filters people buy.

The environment thing tickles me too. Lots of people bang on about carbon footprints and climate change while drinking water that has been packaged in plastic and shipped hundreds or even thousands of miles, usually by truck! Oh the irony!

I dont drink tap water because it tastes horrible here in our town. I prefer bottled water and the brand varies with which one is on sale.
For me it doesnt have to be Contrex, Vittell or Evian, the cheaper brands are good to use, too.