do people still buy bottled water in the uk or was it just a fad?

Answer 1

My parents do, and my parents in law do, they say it tastes nicer. Which is rubbish. Over xmas I filled a water bottle with tap water , and chilled it in the fridge, the parents did not even notice the difference.

Answer 2

Sure they do and it is a huge industry. I personally can't understand it but it is far from being just a UK thing. I lived in the states more than 15 years ago and people were buying water there at that time plus it is an every day occurence in many parts of Europe too.

Answer 3

I only buy it if I have forgotten to fill up a bottle at home - bottled water is a rip off! Although must admit I sometimes get it at restaurants if I am too embarassed to ask specifically for tap water, and it annoys me especially when it's Italian and comes in posh glass bottled then you know you're being taken for a ride.

Answer 4

I don't, I fill up a bottle before I leave the house AND ask for tap water in restaurants (well, call me a cheapskate, but I'm not paying for water just because it's in a fancy bottle and comes from a different country).
Besides the cost (economically and environmentally) tap water has benefits that bottled water doesn't. Tap water helps you build up your immune system as it has all the impurities that the air has in it, where as bottled water will leave you vulnerable to attack! (slight exaggeration, but it's a valid point)

Answer 5

I, and most of my friends, buy bottled water everyday. Not only because it is more convenient but also because, I find, it tastes nicer than the local tap water. So for us, it wasn't a fad. :)

Answer 6

Judging from the fact that there's a whole aisle of the stuff at Tesco, it's far more than a fad! I think people are still worried about the health risks of drinking the chemical-tainted stuff that comes out of the taps.

Answer 7

I buy bottled water for the cooler at work and use a Brita filter at home. I live in a hard water area and it does make a difference.

However, I will drink straight tap water too

Answer 8

lol no people do still buy it!
i would buy a bottle at the start of the week and then re-use the bottle for that week.
way hay look at me go =)
one of my friends wont drink anything but bottled water thought!
xo

Answer 9

I'm in the UK and I buy it, I really don't like the taste of tap water

Answer 10

People still buy bottled water,I can remember when it was all the rage perrier water in pubs,landlord asks do you want ice in that,as if pub is going to make ice cubes with perrier water,and keep them seperate from ordinary ice.