tap water is soooooooo much more convienent. is it really bad for you if you can get past the after taste? sometimes i think bottled water is over done so people can make money.
2007-12-27 08:07:21 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Non-Alcoholic Drinks
What wally said is true.
I never drink bottled water at home (mostly for environmental reasons).
I recommend getting your water tested using one of those $10 mail in test kits available at Lowes or the Home Depot. You might even find that it is safer than many spring waters that are bottled. Until you test it, you will not know.
And, you can always get a tap filter if you are concerned.
2007-12-27 08:16:51 · answer #1 · answered by mark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably a horse apiece. We drink our tap water but we live in the country and have our own well. I don't like the taste or smell of chlorine so I won't drink city tap water. Bottled water is often times just city water that has been filtered so you have to read the label to find the source of the water. Also, bottles are not being recycled and are filling up landfills which creates other problems.
2007-12-27 16:13:31 · answer #2 · answered by Teresa A 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I beleive tap water is better for you than bottled. Plastic bottles begin to break down over time and contaminate the water. If you live where tap water is considered safe you are better off drinking it than bottled water. If you don't care for the taste that can easily be fixed with either a built-in or portable filter (like a Britta pitcher).
Bert
2007-12-27 16:34:02 · answer #3 · answered by Bert C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on the area that you are from, if you are from developed countries -then tap water is usually good enough. Why spent unneccessary monies.
Let's say bottled water is really better -in what ways. Water is always water, something important to our body functioning. But the money spent on bottled water can do so much more for you or your love ones...:)
2007-12-29 08:44:40 · answer #4 · answered by ebenezerheng 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tap water is the same or better than bottled water.
2007-12-27 18:23:11 · answer #5 · answered by Fernella13 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Coke's Dasani is taken from tap water (now labeled on the bottle as "PWS" source which means Public Water Supply). I don't know what they label the one from Pepsi which they pump out of the Monongahela River near Pittsburgh. As long as people fall for bottled water the soft drink companies will continue to advertise it strongly.
2007-12-27 16:52:37 · answer #6 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I drink only tap water, filtered (I have no idea whether the filter does any good or not). I keep bottled water in the refrigerator for visiting family & friends who swear by it. That way everybody's happy. One daughter in law only drinks Perrier. OK Perrier in the refrigerator when I know she is coming.
2007-12-27 19:00:03 · answer #7 · answered by MYRA C 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tap water has floride which is poison to your body.Don't let anyone tell you it is necessary for your teeth.It's not.An inexpensive way to get filtered water is to get a Brita pitcher.Just fill the pitcher,with tap water,and drink.Why would you want to drink anything that smells so bad?Yuck!Animals should drink filtered water as well.
2007-12-27 17:25:10 · answer #8 · answered by Cheese 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
well it depends where you live of course.
if you live in mexico or spain you must be insane to drink tap
water. ppl say that if you drink tap from there you will get
montezuma's revenge (also known as diarrhea).
if you live in washington state it's okay to drink tap.
most ppl in washington that i know drink tap.
hey, i drink tap!!!
2007-12-29 16:42:26 · answer #9 · answered by debbeh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
many bottled waters are in fact tap water....
2007-12-27 16:13:02 · answer #10 · answered by WallyWombat 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋