Bottled water delivery in the Houston area? (Spring: home, buying)

[Thila]

Any recommendations for bottled water delivery service in the Houston area? I searched past threads and found plenty of information about complaints of smelly water but very little on companies that deliver. I plan on purchasing a bottom loading dispenser and having the water delivered to my home.

And before you ask, yes I have tried using filters and other remedies. I live in Spring Branch (city of Houston water) and it doesn't matter what I have tried...the water still smells.

[analogkid84]

Why not just buy a few bottles at a grocery or home store? If you take them back for exchange, the new bottle is pretty cheap. Good to have a few bottles in the garage this time of year for emergency preparedness anyway. We have a Primo bottom bottle dispenser and our family of four uses the five gallon jugs. We go through about 2-3 per week, and with exchange the jugs are $6-7 each. Having moved here from the Pac NW, it sucks to actually buy water for cooking/consumption, but the muni water is so nasty here that we decided to do so.

[Schumacher713]

I used Ozarka a long time ago. It is not cheap though.

[TexasTony]

I use Nestle pure life. I would say 5 gallon bottles are $6 or $7 a piece and u get delivery once a month or more often based on your schedule. I have my own dispenser which over amazon can cost anywhere from $50-$300. I have one with both warm and cold option and one which does not require to lift the heavy bottles upside down

[KatieKennedy]

We use Sparkletts at my office. They deliver the smaller bottles and we have a hot/cold dispenser.

[txdemo]

Here's an article regarding water smell and taste - Houston residents concerned over

[Oildog]

I've noticed an 'off smell' to the water in the last few days as well. I'm in that area, glad I'm not alone.

[Thila]

I ended up just buying a ceramic crock and purchasing the bottled water at HEB for now. It smells and tastes much better than what is coming out of my tap. I may look into buying a bottom loader because the five gallon size is very heavy for me to lift up. Doing fine with the three gallon. I know the city of Houston is saying the water is fine for consumption but I have my doubts.

[Oildog]

We started to use 3 gallon jugs at work since they were easier to lift than the 5 gallon jugs. But still the ladies in the office would always go find someone to reload the water when it was empty.