Bottled water vs tap

[disneysteve]

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If folks don't brush and make regular dentist visits, I don't think all the flouridated water in the world is going to make a difference!

I disagree. Many of my patients have bad teeth, despite brushing their teeth and seeing a dentist. The town where I work doesn't fluoridate the water and bad teeth are extremely prevalent around here. Go one town over where the water is fluoridated and everyone has much better teeth.

[JanH]

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Many people may not like the cost of bottled water when they get water for free. In my growing up years, our town had awesome water fed by springs. Where I live now, we can often sit a glass of water down and watch particles float around until they settle. It's murky and upsets my stomach. Sometimes turns whites dingy in the wash. Occasionally is brown from tannins. I am grateful for my city water, but I can't drink it.

[Gruntina]

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City regulation is much tougher on tap water than bottled. Bottled water regulation is by the company.

Although, there are bad drinking water areas. My area is fine.

[disneysteve]

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City regulation is much tougher on tap water than bottled.

Exactly, and that's why babies and young children should never use bottled water. You shouldn't mix baby formula with bottled water, etc. There can be contaminants in bottled water than the very young (and very old) don't have the immune capacity to fight off.

[vsjhoc]

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There can be contaminants in bottled water than the very young (and very old) don't have the immune capacity to fight off.

Good thing I'm very-in-the-middle. Who knows what my 20-year habit may have done to me, LOL

[HalMd]

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Penn & Teller did a great episode (on their HBO show BS) on bottled water. Technically it is no safer or better than tap.

I still buy an occasional bottle because it is convenient and I like to refill the plastic bottle with tap water.

[wannabefree]

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We buy a couple of cases for our emergency supply but other than that I agree it is a huge scam. I love the 20/20 where John Stossel does a blind taste test and NY city water beats evian and another expensive brand

[zakity]

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We have a well and a reverse osmosis filter. The ROF has paid for itself repeatedly. We have Rubbermaid water bottles that we fill up before we go anywhere. The kids don't whine for us to stop for soda pop.

[PrincessPerky]

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I buy for trips..no way does tap taste right after 3 days sitting in the car..but I always feel guilty drinking it..might make perfect sense but..well no one who sees me knows it was only for this special occasion..I am advertising buying bottled water! I hate that.

Normally I drink filtered water..

[disneysteve]

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I buy for trips..no way does tap taste right after 3 days sitting in the car.

Why would you keep tap water in the car for 3 days? Are you going camping where there is no water source? Otherwise, you could just get water wherever you happen to be.

[PrincessPerky]

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Why would you keep tap water in the car for 3 days? Are you going camping where there is no water source? Otherwise, you could just get water wherever you happen to be.

only if you want to pay DC prices for it....

[disneysteve]

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only if you want to pay DC prices for it....

I didn't mean to buy water when you got there - I meant to drink tap water when you got there.

[PrincessPerky]

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ah hotel tap water..eh..I suppose I could have packed a filter....but I will admit to being to spoiled to drink straight tap water form the zoo, and museum in general....

[zakity]

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We keep bottles around in the garage in case of an emergency (that 3 day emergency supply thing). We keep an eye on the dates and when one starts getting close to expiring, we use that up and buy more when I find a coupon.

We keep the bottles and use them several times before we throw them in the recycling bin. I throw them in the dishwasher.

Also, we use fingernail polish (bought at the $ store) to mark whose bottle is whose. The fingernail polish doesn't wash or rub off at quickly as permanent markers. We also use a dot system so we don't have to paint a whole letter on the bottle.

[tgavin71]

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We drink filtered tapwater. I freeze it in bottles and have little sips through out the day.