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I drink tap water. When I'm someplace where tap water isn't available, I'm sort of forced to buy bottled if I'm thirsty....but it irks me. I will keep the bottle and refill with tap water, pop in the fridge and take it to the pool with me!
Chilling even "less than tasty" water makes it taste better.....just put a jar or pitcher in the fridge.
In 2007 Pepsi announced their "Aquafina" was tap water. Coca-Cola's "Dasani" brand bottled water, a company spokesman said, also comes from a public water supply.
Pepsi was suppose to start labeling their "Aquafina" as Bottled at the source P.W.S. (Public Water System.)
Nestle also announced it will be changing the bottles of its All Nestle Pure Life Purified Drinking Water to "identify the source of the water, whether it's from a municipal supply or ground-water well source."
According to a report by National Resource Defense Council, an environmental advocacy group based in Washington, "about one-fourth of bottled water is bottled tap water [and by some accounts, as much as 40 percent is derived from tap water] - sometimes with additional treatment, sometimes not."
I remember reading an analysis of the cost of manufacturing a Coca-Cola, and the cost of all the ingredients was less than the cost of the container, and the cost of distribution and marketing was even more. So I understand why a bottle of tap water is not free.
I just don't understand why a bottle of tap water often costs more than a bottle of Coke.
I remember reading an analysis of the cost of manufacturing a Coca-Cola, and the cost of all the ingredients was less than the cost of the container, and the cost of distribution and marketing was even more. So I understand why a bottle of tap water is not free.
I just don't understand why a bottle of tap water often costs more than a bottle of Coke.
I buy my bottled water for $4/case (24 15.9oz bottles) at Staples (yes, the office supply store). And that's the regular price. Even on sale, I've never seen coke come close to that.
I buy my bottled water for $4/case (24 15.9oz bottles) at Staples (yes, the office supply store). And that's the regular price. Even on sale, I've never seen coke come close to that.
But that's by the case. Almost anywhere you go... convenience store, movie theater, supermarket, pizza place, whatever... a bottle of chilled "Name Brand" water costs as much as a Coke. It's ridiculous, but millions of people all over the country go for it every day.
But that's by the case. Almost anywhere you go... convenience store, movie theater, supermarket, pizza place, whatever... a bottle of chilled "Name Brand" water costs as much as a Coke. It's ridiculous, but millions of people all over the country go for it every day.
Gads, our landfills will never recover!
Do you mean that Coke bottles don't fill up the landfills? Do they spontaneously disintegrate and turn into pure sweet oxygen?
If you shop around and buy it by the case, you can buy it for 11-13 cents for a half liter bottle.
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Originally Posted by Happy in Wyoming
I drink Nestle Pure Life. I don't drink it for convenience; I drink it because I like the taste. The bottling plantthat serves my region is in Denver so the water is Denver tap water with some added minerals. I consider Denver tap water to be the best tap water I've ever tasted. When I worked in Denver but lived in the suburbs I brought Denver water home to drink. I drink a good bit of water and I'm serious about the taste.
I just bought four cases of 35 for $4.88 each; I drink four or five bottles per day That's a dirt cheap price as far as I'm concerned. I'm not the only one who thinks this way; my local Walmart has a big invenory of it. Onthe other hand, there is no earthly way I'd pay a dollar for a bottle of it if I were in a restaurant or convenience store. I don't really know how much I would pay but it would be well under a dollar.
As a boy I remember Vichy Water on the menus of good restaurants. It was very tasty. A gourmet food store in Chicago carried it. I first had it in a restaurant when I was perhaps eight or nine years old so I could join my parents in a drink before dinner. It wasn't until my mid teens that they'd order a cocktail for me, an acceptable practice In the Fifties. Vichy Water was expensive, probably in the price range of a simple cocktail. Out of curiosity I just checked its curent availability. Apart from tiny bottles at insane prices I could find no source of supply in this country. It had the best taste of all the waters I've had. I'd happily pay two or three dollars for a half liter bottle in a grocery store. However, I would not be drinking five bottles per day.
Thirty years ago Perrier was very popular. I generally preferred it to a soft drink. As memory serves it cost perhaps 50% more than a typical soft drink of the same size. It is currently available in both the original formula as well as a less carbonated iteration and flavored. An unfortunate industrial accident wrecked their sales; they never really recovered. Thinking about waters as I've been writing this thread I'm going to get some Perrier online if the price is halfway reasonable. I've never seen it in a store or restaurant here.
We have good tap water in my city. You can get a case of store brands and such pretty cheap her too! No reason to buy bottled, though for some reason wife and kids get the stuff for convenience. Oh, I get my Colorado Rocky's water from my beer! I drink a lot of water also ...because Iced tea is my beverage of choice. Which is why it chaps my behind for our city to have forced fluoride (down our throats) in our water supply.
But that's by the case. Almost anywhere you go... convenience store, movie theater, supermarket, pizza place, whatever... a bottle of chilled "Name Brand" water costs as much as a Coke. It's ridiculous, but millions of people all over the country go for it every day.
Gads, our landfills will never recover!
Yes, because that's how I buy my bottled water....by the case.
Even individually though. It's like $1-$3 depending on what you get. It's more than tap, but by such an insignificant amount that people don't care. They'll pay for the convenience.
I don't know about other people, but my water bottles get recycled.
We have good tap water in my city. You can get a case of store brands and such pretty cheap her too! No reason to buy bottled, though for some reason wife and kids get the stuff for convenience. Oh, I get my Colorado Rocky's water from my beer! I drink a lot of water also ...because Iced tea is my beverage of choice. Which is why it chaps my behind for our city to have forced fluoride (down our throats) in our water supply.
Twelve cent water replaced $1.59 Big Gulps so I see it as a cost avoidance more than a big expense.
We have good tap water in my city. You can get a case of store brands and such pretty cheap her too! No reason to buy bottled, though for some reason wife and kids get the stuff for convenience. Oh, I get my Colorado Rocky's water from my beer! I drink a lot of water also ...because Iced tea is my beverage of choice. Which is why it chaps my behind for our city to have forced fluoride (down our throats) in our water supply.
Simple solution. Don't drink city water.
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I drink a lot of water also ...because Iced tea is my beverage of choice. Which is why it chaps my behind for our city to have forced fluoride (down our throats) in our water supply. 
