>> ^jimnms:
I'm starting to get sick of the anti-bottle water movement. They do have some valid reasons to complain, but they're starting to go overboard (like peta). The problem isn't bottled water itself, bottled water does have it's place. I drink (filtered) tap water at home, refilling empty water bottles that I've bought. After a while they eventually start looking foggy and/or develop a funky residue in them. When that happens I chuck them. I can taste the difference in filtered and unfiltered water too. Plain unfiltered tap water to me tastes like I'm drinking from a swimming pool.
When I'm not at home, usually when traveling and I stop for a snack on the road I buy a bottle of water (and save the bottle to re-use at home). It's either a bottle of water or a bottle of soda, and I don't drink soda. How come no one ever complains about people buying soda in a bottle? A bottle of water costs less too, $1 for water vs. $2 for soda. Sure you can get water or soda from the fountain drink machine, but it will still be in a plastic or styrofoam cup. It's kind of hard to throw a cup of water in your backpack too. I also keep a couple of cases of bottled water in the storage room at home for emergencies.
I don't eat out often, but when I do I order water. I've had mixed experiences with water at restaurants. Sometimes it tastes fine, sometimes it tastes and smells like it came from the sewer. When I get nasty water at a restaurant I'll usually order tea instead. They probably deliberately serve nasty water so you'll order something else.
Fast food places are hit or miss with tap water too. I usually have a bottle of water in the car with me that I've filled up at home, but when I don't or it's empty, I'll get bottled just to be safe. If I don't drink all of it, I can cap it and save the rest for later or carry it with me.


How did you manage to write so much yet make no valid points? What's wrong with the "anti-bottled water movement"?

I don't even consider the bottles themselves - I would just NEVER pay for water.
I've ordered water in a restaurant; they brought me bottled water; I sent it back!

To buy it for emergency reasons is one thing but when water is readily available means you have too much expendable income - Send it my way, I could use the money!

Also, I did a taste test at the Mall once - Tap Water Vs. Filtered water - I picked the tap water which, truthfully, was the best by far. The horror on the company's face when I said it tasted better... They started pulling out all kinds of pamphlets and books showing me how I was wrong. They were not going to be satisfied until I admitted my sins as a water-lover and converted to purified (using their system- of course) Water!

As bad as selling religion

I'm starting to get sick of the anti-bottle water movement. They do have some valid reasons to complain, but they're starting to go overboard (like peta). The problem isn't bottled water itself, bottled water does have it's place. I drink (filtered) tap water at home, refilling empty water bottles that I've bought. After a while they eventually start looking foggy and/or develop a funky residue in them. When that happens I chuck them. I can taste the difference in filtered and unfiltered water too. Plain unfiltered tap water to me tastes like I'm drinking from a swimming pool.

When I'm not at home, usually when traveling and I stop for a snack on the road I buy a bottle of water (and save the bottle to re-use at home). It's either a bottle of water or a bottle of soda, and I don't drink soda. How come no one ever complains about people buying soda in a bottle? A bottle of water costs less too, $1 for water vs. $2 for soda. Sure you can get water or soda from the fountain drink machine, but it will still be in a plastic or styrofoam cup. It's kind of hard to throw a cup of water in your backpack too. I also keep a couple of cases of bottled water in the storage room at home for emergencies.

I don't eat out often, but when I do I order water. I've had mixed experiences with water at restaurants. Sometimes it tastes fine, sometimes it tastes and smells like it came from the sewer. When I get nasty water at a restaurant I'll usually order tea instead. They probably deliberately serve nasty water so you'll order something else.

Fast food places are hit or miss with tap water too. I usually have a bottle of water in the car with me that I've filled up at home, but when I don't or it's empty, I'll get bottled just to be safe. If I don't drink all of it, I can cap it and save the rest for later or carry it with me.