Are you still buying bottled water?

[snafu]

There is an article in Consumer's magazine explaining 49% of bottled water is actually tap water. You are safer and kinder to the environment and your $$$ by inexpensively filtering your own tap water and using a #2, #4 or #5 plastic bottle.

The one time use water bottles are filling up landfills with all the plastic and wrapping .

[Ima saver]

When I moved to my current home, I bought a water filtration system that makes distilled water. I have been making my own clean water for about 15 years now.

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I buy about one case (less than $4.00 at Costco) per year and refill them at home because I like the light weight. But you're right that it's a complete waste for people to use them once and then throw them away because they're very expensive and are needlessly filling our landfills.

I will admit to rarely buying a bottle of water at a convenience store (which is ridiculously expensive), but it's only for an emergency when I'm away from home, am really thirsty, and have consumed all the water I brought with me. It happens maybe once every year-and-a-half or two.

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I actually buy bottled water all the time.

It's much easier on me to throw a couple bottles in the fridge, and pull one out than to constantly fill up a nalgene bottle with water. And getting 24+ for $3 isn't too bad for the convenience.

I also have a pur filter pitcher that I use while I'm at home. Bottles are great for sports or to take to work with a lunch.

[My English Castle]

We buy a case a year or so, and like most folks, I very very occasionally buy one if I'm on the road and thirsty without a cup. But not very often.

[ukgaz]

We use about 3 or 4 packs (24 per pack) a month. I should looking at buying a water filter

[LuckyRobin]

Most of the time we use our Brita filter. We have 2 1 gallon and 1 2 gallon containers that we fill up and keep refrigerated (the big one and one of the smaller ones go in a backup fridge) and fill our 32 ounce glass or aluminum water bottles from those. I will get bottled water on the rare occasions that we buy a combo from a fast food place and the price of the drink is part of the combo because we don't drink soda with corn syrup. We also bought a case to take with us on vacation when we went as it was easier to throw those in the ice chest, but we also took our 2 gallon container to refill them with when we ran out.

[nitemarecooper]

All the time

As a long distance truck driver, I buy bottled water all the time. Saving and refilling the bottles is not practical and it's healthier than buying the pop/soda I also buy.

[WISEWOMAN]

I use both bottled water and filtered (britta). Britta is used for coffee and cooking. The main reason I purchase bottled water is the taste. I can tell the difference between filtered and bottled water.

[GrimJack]

I used to buy a about 3 cases of talking rain per month from Costco now I make my own sparkling water at home using Seattle tap water. We keep tap water in the fridge and I usually keep 3 or 4 bottles of my sparkling water (sometimes mixed with some grapefruit juice) which I take to work.

[DaveInPgh]

We buy the bottled water for the convenience. Our area has recycling pickup twice a month so our bottles do not end up in the landfil.

[krantcents]

I use brita to filter the water and put ir into either aluminum bottles r plastic (w/o BPA).

[kork13]

Brita + nalgene. Anything else is a rarity.

[Frugal]

I only buy them once or twice a year in the summer to take with me when walking at the park, etc. They are a convenience and a luxury, in my opinion.

[greenskeeper]

There is an article in Consumer's magazine explaining 49% of bottled water is actually tap water. You are safer and kinder to the environment and your $$$ by inexpensively filtering your own tap water and using a #2, #4 or #5 plastic bottle.

The one time use water bottles are filling up landfills with all the plastic and wrapping .

surprised it is that low a percentage.

my grandfather would kick my ass if I ever bought bottled water instead of drinking from the tap/well.