water cooler water refills? (Frisco, San Diego: apartment, house, neighborhood)

[LOK222]

So we have this 5 gallon bottle water cooler, like you'd see in an office. We had it back home (MD) and there was a place locally that we could take our empty bottles and have them filled.

Does anyone know of a place like that around here? (Frisco)

I know Albertsons has them and we have used it but it is pretty expensive.

The water cooler is very practical, for making bottles, Tea, anything you might need instant hot water for.

anyone?

[sdcyborg]

I've got the same issue. My company just relocated to Frisco from San Diego and now I've got multiple empty water bottles (5 and 3 gallon).

I'd love to hear of "a water store" if anyone finds it out there. I'll keep looking and let you know if I find one.

[TriumphOfTheSprint]

If you go to Home Depot (maybe Lowes also) you can just exchange your empty for a new bottle - I think it is about 5 or 6 bucks.

[KantLockeMeIn]

Don't do it at a store where you refill your own bottle, it's a sham, imho. It's just filtered water, filtered right at that machine. You might as well buy your own filter.

[LOK222]

Originally Posted by TriumphOfTheSprint

If you go to Home Depot (maybe Lowes also) you can just exchange your empty for a new bottle - I think it is about 5 or 6 bucks.

I have been doing this now at Albertsons, trouble is, 6 bucks is A LOT for 5 gallons.

Back home there is a store that did it for less than half that, they filled your own bottles, they just had filtered water but the prices were good, the water was clean and good tasting.

[LOK222]

Originally Posted by sdcyborg

I've got the same issue. My company just relocated to Frisco from San Diego and now I've got multiple empty water bottles (5 and 3 gallon).

I'd love to hear of "a water store" if anyone finds it out there. I'll keep looking and let you know if I find one.

I found a place online called water 4 U

but They were closed, maybe cuz it's sunday or I called too early?

I'll let you know if I find one

[LOK222]

Originally Posted by twojciac

Don't do it at a store where you refill your own bottle, it's a sham, imho. It's just filtered water, filtered right at that machine. You might as well buy your own filter.

filtered is what I want though

what kind of filter would you suggest? I am in an apartment until we close on our house so I dont want a "whole house" system.

I know I could get a PUR or Brita but I want it in my 5 gallon jugs, then you can have instant hot water.

[GoPadge]

I'm cheap and lazy. I pay the $0.33 / gallon to "filter" water at my neighborhood Wallyworld.

[KantLockeMeIn]

You can get a filter for the 5 gallon jugs at home depot. It sits on top of your water dispenser and sits between the jug and dispenser.

We get Ozarka delivered... my wife is partial to spring water. I'm fine with tap water... I had gross hard well water back in VA, so the water here tastes fine to me

[LOK222]

Originally Posted by twojciac

You can get a filter for the 5 gallon jugs at home depot. It sits on top of your water dispenser and sits between the jug and dispenser.

We get Ozarka delivered... my wife is partial to spring water. I'm fine with tap water... I had gross hard well water back in VA, so the water here tastes fine to me

intresting, I did not know there were such things. I'll have to check out home depot. Thanks


I looked into Ozarka as well.. kind of expensive isn't it?