[MTV]

Dasani is filtered tap water. Tastes stale...

[NaTuReB0Y]

i usually buy whatever is on sale..........$3.99 / 24 bottles -----

a case in the computer room, a case in the bedroom, a case in the garage, and a case in the trunk.....

except Crystal Geyser --- had a bad experienced with them.....the water tasted bitter....must have been the bottle decaying or the way it was processed. i threw the whole 35 bottle case away after a few of them tasted like that....i should have gone to VONS and asked for a refund...........

[TiAg335i]

Originally Posted by Bimmer Loyalist

if you want to think that then ok

Compared to Dasani, Aquafine, Poland Spring....it tastes better. Better to drink with food. Just my opinion.

[!Xoible]

the worst is arrowhead!!! best is Costco's Kirkland

[!Xoible]

Originally Posted by NaTuReB0Y

i usually buy whatever is on sale..........$3.99 / 24 bottles -----

called costco!

[bling_singh]

Having worked for a company that sold and serviced water purification systems, the best bottled water out there -- when it comes to water purity -- is Dasani and Aquafina. They may be using tap water, but both companies use a process called Reverse Osmosis which removes nearly all the particulate in the water, rendering it 99.99% pure.

Just look on the bottle and look for a PPM (parts per million) value. The higher the number the 'dirtier' the water....some companies may filter (not purify) the water and then add some salts to change the taste up.

The only ways to get pure water commercially is to either distill the water or use Reverse Osmosis. Both Aquafina and Dasani use this process, but rather than paying $1 per bottle, you're much better off getting a Reverse Osmosis water purifier installed in your home. The operating/purchase cost is significantly lower than buying bottled water at its ridiculous markup price, and the quality of the water is on par with the best bottled water available.....without the worries of Bisphenol-A.

[Blake]

Originally Posted by bling_singh

Having worked for a company that sold and serviced water purification systems, the best bottled water out there -- when it comes to water purity -- is Dasani and Aquafina. They may be using tap water, but both companies use a process called Reverse Osmosis which removes nearly all the particulate in the water, rendering it 99.99% pure.

Just look on the bottle and look for a PPM (parts per million) value. The higher the number the 'dirtier' the water....some companies may filter (not purify) the water and then add some salts to change the taste up.

The only ways to get pure water commercially is to either distillate the water or use Reverse Osmosis. Both Aquafina and Dasani use this process, but rather than paying $1 per bottle, you're much better off getting a Reverse Osmosis water purifier installed in your home. The operating/purchase cost is significantly lower than buying bottled water at its ridiculous markup price, and the quality of the water is on par with the best bottled water available.....without the worries of Bisphenol-A.

that's a pretty effective sales pitch, but it misses the fact that people buy bottled water for it's portability. it's much easier to grab a bottle of water from the fridge while trying to get out the door than it is to locate a thermos or what have you and fill it up. i'm not saying it's the lay of the land, but most people like things of extreme convenience.

[bling_singh]

Originally Posted by Blake

that's a pretty effective sales pitch, but it misses the fact that people buy bottled water for it's portability. it's much easier to grab a bottle of water from the fridge while trying to get out the door than it is to locate a thermos or what have you and fill it up. i'm not saying it's the lay of the land, but most people like things of extreme convenience.

i understand the convenience factor, and for the record I'm not in that industry anymore, so I have nothing to gain from letting people know what their options are. Just wanted to let people know which bottled water is the best and why.

I used to be the same way though, buying bottled water because it's convenient. But given that I drink a lot of water throughout the day it made no sense for me to continue buying bottled water. The only difference now is that I fill up a bottle at home and take one with me whenever I leave the house. Having to carry a bottle of water from my house to the office is hardly a strain. Sacrificing convenience for the personal responsibility of washing out a bottle once a day is hardly a sacrifice in convenience at all.

The convenience of stopping off to pick up a bottle of water just doesn't offset the cost of the water itself IMO. A 1L bottle of Dasani is around $2.00. In my household that would have been around $120-150 per month spent on bottled water. Now I spend half that amount once a year to change the filters.

It comes across as a sales pitch I know, but given just how ridiculous the markup on bottled water is, it's not that hard to introduce a cost effective alternative. When I have to buy water I'll buy Aquafina or Dasani because it is the cleanest water sold, but given that I'm getting the same quality from my faucet at home I rarely buy bottled water anymore.

[NaTuReB0Y]

60 Million plastic bottles a day are disposed of in America alone!


I'm responsible for 2-3 a day(but i recycled)........but I do buy water in 5 gallon jugs for home used.

[Blake]

Originally Posted by bling_singh

i understand the convenience factor, and for the record I'm not in that industry anymore, so I have nothing to gain from letting people know what their options are. Just wanted to let people know which bottled water is the best and why.

I used to be the same way though, buying bottled water because it's convenient. But given that I drink a lot of water throughout the day it made no sense for me to continue buying bottled water. The only difference now is that I fill up a bottle at home and take one with me whenever I leave the house. Having to carry a bottle of water from my house to the office is hardly a strain. Sacrificing convenience for the personal responsibility of washing out a bottle once a day is hardly a sacrifice in convenience at all.

The convenience of stopping off to pick up a bottle of water just doesn't offset the cost of the water itself IMO. A 1L bottle of Dasani is around $2.00. In my household that would have been around $120-150 per month spent on bottled water. Now I spend half that amount once a year to change the filters.

It comes across as a sales pitch I know, but given just how ridiculous the markup on bottled water is, it's not that hard to introduce a cost effective alternative. When I have to buy water I'll buy Aquafina or Dasani because it is the cleanest water sold, but given that I'm getting the same quality from my faucet at home I rarely buy bottled water anymore.

i hear what you're sayin all valid points. personally, i have a water cooler and home delivery of the jugs. $12 a month for great tasting spring water from ozarka. if i owned this place, i'd probably have an RO system.

[al4m]

over the past two years, i've started to become more conscious about conservation of material products. while i do enjoy the extreme convenience of bottled water, i've started to use nalgene bottles & tap/filtered water b/c of a few reasons: 1) recycling uses a lot of energy, especially in comparison to reusing and reducing; 2) a club at my school collected all the recyclable bottles in every garbage can at school for a whole week and it was enough to fill up an entire football field; and 3) i usually find myself having to bring multiple bottles of water (or refilling one) around to quench my thirst which is not very convenient at all and which still defeats the purpose of bottled water

in conclusion...go green

[bmstyle71]

Doesn't recycling the bottles eliminate the garbage dump pile up though?