Bottled water drinkers

bluto63

This is to all those people out there who prefer drinking bottled water over tap water because it is "fresher" or something.

http://throwawayyourtv.com/2006/05/bottled-water-is-bull****.html

This clip from Penn and Tellers Bullsh*t shows just how stupid bottled water really is and that there is no difference between it

The second video contains the first one so watch that one instead. But if you're just looking for a cheap laugh watch the first one

whiskeyman

bluto63 wrote:

shows just how stupid bottled water really is and that there is no difference between it

Well, the big difference is, if I'm out about the city, I can't exactly nip home or go somewhere to find fresh, cold tap water bottles....

Many also have to purchase bottled water for the home as the local supply can be affected or badly filtered / chemically treated leaving a bad after taste.

So there!!

bluto63

pretty much all water in Ireland is drinkable, we have one of the best supplies in the world. So there is no reason you can't turn on the tap and fill a cup for a drink

TerrorFirmer

The only reason I buy bottled is

I'm at the cinema and hence can't use tap water

At work - god that ****ing botched dispenser in my office, sounds like a Ferrari, dispences water at about 1ml a second.

Other then that I'd drink tap water all the time.

bluto63

Thats understandable, you have no choice. But I'm talking about the people who buy bottled water and drink it at home

mikemac

I've one of Brita water jugs you can store in a fridge.
Use a new filter every month and it works great

WhiteWashMan

bluto63 wrote:

Thats understandable, you have no choice. But I'm talking about the people who buy bottled water and drink it at home

if people want to buy bottled water and bring it home, then whats the problem

i mean, surely if it annoys the crap out of you, then thats your problem.

i would also like t add that i am currently drinking a 500ml bottle of water that i stole from work.

honestly, have you not got enough to occupy you in your life?

bluto63

All I'm saying is that you're wasting your money on something you don't need to.

whiskeyman

bluto63 wrote:

All I'm saying is that you're wasting your money on something you don't need to.

Do you work for the County Council Water Dept or something??

People can buy what they friggin well like!


I suppose you've an issue against double quilted toilet paper too...

bluto63

whiskeyman wrote:

I suppose you've an issue against double quilted toilet paper too...

Well that's comfort down there. With bottled water it is the same as tap water. The only difference is in your mind

Doomspell

Well, even though what was said about Ireland is true, that doesn't mean everywhere. Down where I live you can taste a huge difference in the water. Also I like my Ballygown. But I don't get why it annoys you? Sure it costs money, but so does everything.

mikedragon32

I fail to understand how water can be "stupid", bottled or not. Did it fail the Leaving Cert?

I don't think anyone drinks bottled water because it's "fresher", as you put it. Personally, I'll buy a bottle of water if I'm thirsty and not at home or in the office. When I'm at home I use a Brita filter because the water tastes terrible otherwise.

Having watched the video, I would say what I'm seeing is impressionable fools who want to appear intelligent, very much along the lines of the fable of "The Emperor's New Clothes". Bottled waters can and do taste different to each other. Even if you were to compare Ballygowan with Evian you'd notice subtle differences, perhaps not to the extent shown in the video, but clearly the subjects were being led along.

For what it's worth, there is a water bar in Sach's 5th Avenue, where they sell a Welsh mineral water (which retails in Wales for about 40p a bottle) for $5.50, plus tax.

bluto63

Doomspell wrote:

But I don't get why it annoys you? Sure it costs money, but so does everything.

Doesn't annoy me that much, but this is money that you don't have to spend to get the same thing

Black Swan

Almost everyone seems to be in such a bad mood on this thread? Maybe they should shift from bottled water to Guinness?:D

whiskeyman

mikedragon32 wrote:

For what it's worth, there is a water bar in Sach's 5th Avenue, where they sell a Welsh mineral water (which retails in Wales for about 40p a bottle) for $5.50, plus tax.

You have to drink it fast because there's a leek in the bottle....

mikedragon32

whiskeyman wrote:

You have to drink it fast because there's a leek in the bottle....

Indeed!:p

bluto63

Mike, your link doesn't work either...hold on and i'll get a working one

mikedragon32

bluto63 wrote:

Mike, your link doesn't work either...hold on and i'll get a working one

I took it out... clearly the obscenity filter blocks them in URLs also!

Sparky

bluto63 wrote:

Thats understandable, you have no choice. But I'm talking about the people who buy bottled water and drink it at home

My dad does this. He will not drink tap water in Dublin ever since he found a tadpole in his glass.
Thats ten years ago now, so I think he is well used to the habit of drinking bottled water.

bluto63

Blue_Lagoon wrote:

Almost everyone seems to be in such a bad mood on this thread? Maybe they should shift from bottled water to Guinness?:D

Remind me never to come on at 10:30am after a night of drinking again!

zAbbo

bluto63 wrote:

Remind me never to come on at 10:30am after a night of drinking again!

Remind yourself not to start retarded threads.

Black Swan

bluto63 wrote:

Remind me never to come on at 10:30am after a night of drinking again!

Are you hung over from last night? Try the "hair of the dog" although I would not recommend Guinness as one of the ingredients. Maybe Harp?:D

Dave!

He's just tryin to do ye a favour, bottle-drinkers!!! You have been liberated, save your money!

I personally just drink from the tap if I'm at home... I don't actually know anyone who buys water to drink at home. Irish water's pretty nice! If I'm goin to play football or somethin I'll try to remember to fill a bottle (from the tap). If I forget, I'll buy some water.

RobertFoster

bluto63 wrote:

Well that's comfort down there. With bottled water it is the same as tap water. The only difference is in your mind

Unlike Homer, I don't agree with the "If it's brown..." policy.

hydra_

bluto63 wrote:

This is to all those people out there who prefer drinking bottled water over tap water because it is "fresher" or something.

http://throwawayyourtv.com/2006/05/bottled-water-is-bull****.html

This clip from Penn and Tellers Bullsh*t shows just how stupid bottled water really is and that there is no difference between it

The second video contains the first one so watch that one instead. But if you're just looking for a cheap laugh watch the first one

1 word, Fluoride, have a look at this http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7319752042352089988&q=fluoride

This is irrellevent but has to do with the crap we drink in anything that is sugar free, ie diet coke, chewing gum, they just replace the sugar with aspartame http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1871783678882092937&q=aspartame

DonkeyStyle \o/

I saw that pen and teller episode before... they were doing a taste-test between bottled water and NYC tap water... and most people couldn't tell the difference or picked the tapwater.
Interesting stuff... I don't know what they're doing with tap water in new york but the metalic-tasting widdle that comes out of the taps at my house will never be mistaken for Volvic. :eek:

Terry

bottled water gives me indigestion.

robinph

Sparky-s wrote:

My dad does this. He will not drink tap water in Dublin ever since he found a tadpole in his glass.
Thats ten years ago now, so I think he is well used to the habit of drinking bottled water.

If its clean enough for the tadpole to live happily in then it's clean enough for me to drink. I might take the tadpole out of the glass first though.

ODS

bluto63 wrote:

pretty much all water in Ireland is drinkable, we have one of the best supplies in the world. So there is no reason you can't turn on the tap and fill a cup for a drink

Unfortunately not: In 2003 Environmental Protection Agency found that 20% of public drinking schemes were polluted with faecal e-coli (ie from slurry and leaking septic tanks), while the EPA also found that Ireland has the most e-coli contamination in the EU! :eek: . Private group water schemes are the worst effected.

That said, I cant stand the idea that we actually import poncy bottled water from France and elsewhere. Talk about sand and arabs - and then theres the utterly unneccessary damage being done to the environment thru bottling, transportation, etc. We are fools who deserve notthing better than to be separated from our money, if we buy it

lemon_of_old

This link is based on American quality control systems, but according to a friend who works in something to do with the environment (I really should listen more), it's a similar situation here in Ireland.

http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/bw/exesum.asp

The quality control checks for tap water are far more stringent than for bottled water. I don't really know exactly what quality specifications bottled water companies must adhere to tbh, but I remember being told it was something ridiculous like clarity and basic microbial checks.

It still doesn't stop me from buying bottled water - can't take a tap with me when I'm going for a jaunt about the town. *



*Before you say it, yes I am aware of the phenomenon of "filling a bottle with water from the tap". I'm just lazy. And like to buy stuff.

SpitfireIV

ODS wrote:

Unfortunately not: In 2003 Environmental Protection Agency found that 20% of public drinking schemes were polluted with faecal e-coli (ie from slurry and leaking septic tanks), while the EPA also found that Ireland has the most e-coli contamination in the EU! :eek: . Private group water schemes are the worst effected.

Dont forget the dead sheep that they found in the Carlow town water supply that made a whole lotta people sick (me included :mad: ) a year or so back and meant we couldnt use water without boiling it for a number of weeks. I havent looked at tap water the same since, brrr

Ruu_Old

I'll use my money in any way I see fit and buy the expensive bottled water, OP thank you very much!
Seriously though when I'm at home, I drink tap water and most places I got I bring a big bottle filled from the tap so I rarely need to buy any.

emeraldstar

but some people do have concerns about the fluoride added to tap water... i dont know if it has ever actually been proven that there is an advantage to fluoridated water, and if there is then it is only for your teeth...what about the rest of your body that's having this chemical poured into it??

Giblet

My tap water has a load of limescale in it, but hey I still drink it

Femelade

our tap water has loads of limescale in it too, this is only happening lately, but i still drink it. I drinl alot of water so it woul dbe very expensive for me to buy water for drinking at home, when out and about i would buy a few bottles alright. At work i get them for free. In a town near me yrs ago, every household had to buy bottlewater for their home, as the tap water was actually brown..this went on for years..

abetarrush

What a stupid thread

Did ye ever think people might just like bottled water more? Lots of people's water at home is Hard, and not nice to drink

Nehpets

I drink bottled water when I'm out and don't want to or can't go home. I drink my tap water too though.

Dave!

Giblet wrote:

My tap water has a load of limescale in it, but hey I still drink it

Lava pours from my tap, but I still drink it! Cos I'm so manly :cool:

bluto63

abetarrush wrote:

What a stupid thread

Did ye ever think people might just like bottled water more? Lots of people's water at home is Hard, and not nice to drink

The whole point of this thread is that there is no difference between bottled and tap water and the only thing that makes you think theres a difference is in your mind. Maybe next time you could try reading through the posts

Nehpets

bluto63 wrote:

The whole point of this thread is that there is no difference between bottled and tap water and the only thing that makes you think theres a difference is in your mind. Maybe next time you could try reading through the posts

but who said there was a difference? Besides the American's in the videos you found?:rolleyes:

ThrownAway

bluto63 wrote:

The whole point of this thread is that there is no difference between bottled and tap water and the only thing that makes you think theres a difference is in your mind. Maybe next time you could try reading through the posts

I think bottled water tastes better that's why I buy it...what's the harm in that. There is a big difference between Evian and Volvic the same goes for tap water. They all come from different sources that's why they taste different.

Any chance you're a smoker or have a high sugar diet that could be a reason why you can't tell the difference.

ThrownAway

Nehpets wrote:

but who said there was a difference? Besides the American's in the videos you found?:rolleyes:

When I was in France it actually took me a while to get used to the bottled water there...it tasted so different.

Different mineral contents people

Mossy Monk

bluto63 wrote:

This is to all those people out there who prefer drinking bottled water over tap water because it is "fresher" or something.

http://throwawayyourtv.com/2006/05/bottled-water-is-bull****.html

This clip from Penn and Tellers Bullsh*t shows just how stupid bottled water really is and that there is no difference between it

you should try drinking the tap water here. its is manky. where i grew up though it was lovely

aidan24326

bluto63 you are over-generalising in saying that 'bottled and tap water is just the same thing' it isn't necessarily. As other posters have said even bottled waters can have significant differences in taste, quality, purity etc.

Where I'm originally from in the west the tap water quality is good so there's no need to buy bottled water but where I live now in Dublin the water tastes crap and smells little better so I make the choice to drink bottled water. Totally depends on where you are.

But you do have a point about bottled waters in general. Some of them are not even from an underground spring they are just semi-purified water coming from the same source as your tap water (though this wouldn't apply to the likes of evian, volvic and ballygowan). These higher quality brands of bottles water do not contain the chemical additives (fluoride,chlorine etc) which makes them taste much better but also makes them more open to containing harmful microorganisms bacteria etc. There is also, surprisingly, no real regulation of the bottled water industry which seems strange to me.

projectmayhem

i drink water like a fish (about the recommended 2ltrs a day), and i started when i was pubescent (get rid of the spots etc.) using tap water. for a long time i got horrible headaches and deduced that it's possibly the tap water, so i switched to bottled... never looked back.

punky

Drinking bottled water is a waste of money and it's also environmentally irresponsible considering the amount of packaging/waste involved and the carbon produced from the whole process (including transport from France for Evian etc.).

Our water here is fine. Buy one bottle and refill it every morning from the tap. It won't stay nice and cold all day but it'll be totally drinkable. If you don't care about the environment, at least think of the money you'll save or a long period of time.

projectmayhem

punky wrote:

Drinking bottled water is a waste of money and it's also environmentally irresponsible considering the amount of packaging/waste involved and the carbon produced from the whole process (including transport from France for Evian etc.).

Our water here is fine. Buy one bottle and refill it every morning from the tap. It won't stay nice and cold all day but it'll be totally drinkable. If you don't care about the environment, at least think of the money you'll save or a long period of time.

nearly all of the bottles i drink are recycled.. in fact in this house we recycle nearly everything (it's a twice weekly trip to the recycling center for us!). on top of that, read my post as to tap water giving me headaches.

bitching about the environment to people who drink water just makes you look like a hippy tbh

Lump

My tap water tastes like Shít....... FACT

Tha Gopher

Even worse than bottle heads are people who insist on only drinking water theyve filtered and put in the fridge, and look at you in shock as you put a glass under the tap and drink away. FFS, the vast majority of household tap water is relatively fine to drinlk straight.

Mind you, dont know why but tap water in large buildings (my workplace, my old school, my old college) is nearly always terrible.

aidan24326

projectmayhem wrote:

i drink water like a fish (about the recommended 2ltrs a day), and i started when i was pubescent (get rid of the spots etc.) using tap water. for a long time i got horrible headaches and deduced that it's possibly the tap water, so i switched to bottled... never looked back.

There's no way to know if it was really something in the tapwater causing your headaches is there?

InFront

Our house is quite close to a Cl/ Flurride tank on the water line, the smell of it is manky, we never use it for drinking. Theres nothing the council can do because they have to make sure theres enough Cl/ Fl spread out foir people further on the line. So we only drink bottled water at home, and if you came to my house you prob wouldnt drink from the tap either.:)

My brother bought a house in the countryside last year with his wife, their water comes from a well in a field behind the house and is not chlorinated. Does anyone know how this can be safe? Sometimes you even have to let the tap run because the first dirty, especially in stormy weather fsr.

I think those 'health water' companies are complete pisstakes however. Wasnt there one that claimed to have reversed a cancer case, or at least to have played a part in it?:rolleyes: Vulnerable target$ I suppose.