Comments on: Cost of Bottled Water vs Tap Water – Stop Wasting Your Money!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:23:04 +0000

I live in a small town in Indiana that has horrid water. The EPA has been here several times in the last 3 years and have fined the water company and still nasty drinking water. I have tried the Brita filters and it still taste nasty. So, the only thing that I can do is buy bottled water. But I do save by buying bulk. I can buy a case of bottled water at my local grocery store for $2.50! So that is not too bad. It is $1.09 for one bottle at the convienience store.

By: Julie Kinnear

Julie Kinnear — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:07:08 +0000

I drink the tap water straight out of the faucet as well and it doesn’t make any harm to me. I do not need some filtration system at all. If I want to have cold water I just simply add an ice cubes. I have gone through all published statements about the water cleanliness in my home area and everything seems to be OK so far.

By: David

David — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 03:00:32 +0000

Scott – Check out sodastream.com

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 02:17:10 +0000

We stopped buying disposable plastic water bottles several years ago. When we are at home, we use a glass and the filter in the fridge. When we are out-and-about, we fill up reusable water bottles.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 02:06:23 +0000

I love sparkling water and would love to find a way to make my own cheaply. All I need is fresh fruit, water, and co2. My wife would kill me if I installed a soda fountain in the garage

By: David

David — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:53:33 +0000

Shadox – not all communities have good tap water. Where I grew up, it was fine to drink unfiltered. Here in Denver, it tastes awful and needs to be filtered first.

By: Shadox

Shadox — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 21:44:36 +0000

So what’s wrong with unfiltered tap water?

In this country we have clean, plentiful water. Contrary to what industry and self-styled health gurus would have you believe, our water (at least in the vast majority of urban & suburban centers) are healthy and good for you.

By: David/moneycrashers

David/moneycrashers — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 18:19:17 +0000

Its nice to have some figures to back up what I already knew.

How did anyone survive before they invented bottled water anyways???

By: Annie Jones

Annie Jones — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 21:25:52 +0000

We’ve used the filters before, in previous homes, but here we just drink our tap water straight out of the faucet. It tastes great and there’s no added expense.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:50:05 +0000

Another option is the stand up water cooler. It is great for me because I like my drinking water really cold so a faucet filter wouldn’t do that for me. I had a brita for awhile, but the pitcher was always empty and took a long time to chill after being filled, so I would always go to the fridge, see the empty pitcher, and drink some soda or juice instead.

The water cooler is great. It always keeps water on hand and cold for me. The water bottles are not very expensive (2-4 dollars in Canada) for 5 gallons. And the bottles are refilled rather than recycled (or thrown away), using up way less energy and resources.

I just buy mine from the grocery store, but you can get them for home delivery if you want a more convenient option.

I drink so much more water with this, because it is always there and always cold and waiting for me.

As a bonus, I don’t need a kettle anymore because mine came with a hot water option on it. Just press a button and in a couple minutes you have hot filtered water for tea.