Bottled water: Who needs it?

Tinky · 24-02-2008, 09:02

Do you buy bottled water? Could/can you live without it? I have never bought a bottle of water in my life, never felt the need. I would only consider buying it, if our supply was cut off, or if we went abroad on holiday. What say you?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7252385.stm

**Graham M** · 24-02-2008, 09:06

I buy a crate of it every couple of months for taking to the gym as it's handy

Tinky · 24-02-2008, 09:09

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Originally Posted by Zeph

I buy a crate of it every couple of months for taking to the gym as it's handy

Couldn't you just fill a bottle with tap water, and stick it in the fridge, the night before?

**Graham M** · 24-02-2008, 09:11

I could, but it tastes of Chlorine the only time I drink tap water is in Squash or Tea/Coffee

papa smurf · 24-02-2008, 09:21

chateux de tap ... im to tight to to pay [Ã‚Â£s] for what is basicly tap with a posh name, i take a flask of tap with ice to work in the summer[ filter it its just as good]... and what about the cost to the environment, shipping the stuff all over the world[we have clouds for that] pluss millions of plastic bottles ,every bottle is another nail in our planets coffin.

Tinky · 24-02-2008, 09:21

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Originally Posted by Zeph

I could, but it tastes of Chlorine the only time I drink tap water is in Squash or Tea/Coffee

Zeph, I expect the taste varies, dependent on which part of the country you live, so I can understand that!

BTW how much is a crate?

**Graham M** · 24-02-2008, 10:21

I go to Makro and buy a crate of 24x 500ml for about Ã‚Â£6

Tinky · 24-02-2008, 10:31

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Originally Posted by Zeph

I go to Makro and buy a crate of 24x 500ml for about Ã‚Â£6

Mm.. 25p each then. Do you recycle the bottles?

KaySquirrel · 24-02-2008, 10:31

I've only bought plain bottled water while on holiday.

I don't drink water anyway, so certainly wouldn't pay more for bottled.

I do sometimes like the little bottles of flavoured water from Morrison's though.. I figure they're better than soda.

Tinky · 24-02-2008, 10:34

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Originally Posted by KaySquirrel

I've only bought plain bottled water while on holiday.

I don't drink water anyway, so certainly wouldn't pay more for bottled.

I do sometimes like the little bottles of flavoured water from Morrison's though.. I figure they're better than soda.

Apparently we should be drinking up to 8 pints of water a day!

iglu · 24-02-2008, 10:45

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Originally Posted by Zeph

I could, but it tastes of Chlorine the only time I drink tap water is in Squash or Tea/Coffee

Exactly, if one has a strong sense of smell, then tap water is a nono. I do not like tap water on the table, it spoils the meal with the chlorine smell...

alferret · 24-02-2008, 10:50

We have an in-line water filter fitted with a seperate tap due to the foul taste of unfiltered water here in Mansfield.
Very seldom do we buy bottled water unless were out.

handyman · 24-02-2008, 11:05

I take a 1.5l bottle to work each day as a target to drink. I did get some Buxton 6x 1.5l from Tesco's for Ã‚Â£1.41 and it's not on offer anymore. I wish I'd bought more at that price.

24-02-2008, 11:23

I buy 5ltr bottles from Tesco 95p, and we also filter tap water, some of the crap that comes from our taps is disgusting!

WHISTLED · 24-02-2008, 11:28

I've tried to get in the habbit of drinking a pint of tap water every time I go in the kitchen thirsty or not - I remember some research that said about 60% of people were always dehydrated.

I have bought bottled a few times, probably count the time in my life on one hand.

If im going to open a bottle of anything at home its wine or port