i am in Canada and Drink mostly tap water as i heard on the news are tap water was more clean then some types of bottled water but i do drink bottled water sometimes if i go out places i would buy it what do you like and why?

Here in San Diego the water is very hard and tastes terrible. It clog s up the irons if you use it. I use distilled water to iron. So, I guess the answer is bottled water.

well i can understand that then cheers

the water here is nasty tasting and very soft like there's soap in it or something....Bottled or purified (I have a little water purification pitcher) for coffee water!

Do you prefer a certain brand or type of bottled water? I usually get Niagara, but also like Nestle & Ozarka

ok i see you in the USA? yes its sad when water is not clean as most of a persons body is filled with water:))) cheers thanks for your response

Yeah, i am in Texas!

The water I have (Niagara) was bottled in Canada! lol

bottle ...because im to lazy to stand at the fridge 20 seconds a clip 4 times a night

don't drink any water, just drink beer...

ever since those 14 people died in waterton ontario (due to highly unfiltered tap water) i never take a risk anymore..always bottled

Myself the only way I like water is ice cold and I like to have it where I can grab a bottle and go. Therefore I drink bottle water... Besides the last 3 times I have bought it have found it on sale for under $2 a 24 pack can't beat the price or the convenience of having it in a throw away bottle....

you guys should read up on bottled water... most of the time it is just tap water... the government doesn't even regulate it...

I drink tap water in general. Bottled water when I'm out.

just something on bottled water i think some should know......What are the Health Risks of Bottled Water?
As for bottled water, it is first important to know that 25 to 30 percent of it comes straight from municipal tap water systems, despite the pretty nature scenes on the bottles that imply otherwise. Some of that water goes through additional filtering, but some does not. NRDC has researched bottled water extensively and has found that it is “subject to less rigorous testing and purity standards than those which apply to city tap water.”

Bottled water is required to be tested less frequently than tap water for bacteria and chemical contaminants, and U.S. Food and Drug Administration bottled water rules allow for some contamination by E. coli or fecal coliform, contrary to EPA tap water rules that prohibit any such contamination.

Similarly, NRDC found that there are no requirements for bottled water to be disinfected or tested for parasites such as cryptosporidium or giardia, unlike more stringent EPA rules regulating tap water. This leaves open the possibility, says NRDC, that some bottled water may present similar health threats to those with weakened immune systems, the elderly and others they caution about drinking tap water.

I think they should put deposits on those throw away bottles. Keep are highways clean.

Filtered tap water.


Los Angeles, sections of the water pipes are over 100 years old. Lead!


Filtered tap water or bottled 4 me!


Also you should see what the pre filter looks like after about two months of use! Think muddy red. LOTS of iron and other salts like calcium.

San Diego is actually worst than us.

A decent RO filtration system with drinking water tank (Go for the 3 gallon tank or better yet five gallon if you can locate it and afford it!!!) runs about 350 dollars.

Install a presediment filter which runs about 50 to 70 dollars to get more mileage out of the system between service intervals. If you want to spend about 7 thousand dollars you can do a real nice whole house system that can service "the whole house" (4 bed, two and a half bath, with washer dryer) and even provide you with RO/DI water which is the 'spot free rinse' water at car washes. Expected longevity of a quality system filtering mildly contaminated source water about 1 year between service intervals. Otherwise if the water is bad every six months. The Pelican Water Softener is a Lifetime unit which means as long as it is not fed contaminated supply water it will soften water "WITHOUT SALT" which is extremely important. The large house model is about $3500 though but they do offer smaller units. One to fit to an average home is about $2500. Spendy yes but maintenance free and warrantied for FIVE years so cost to value of product considering you do not have to add salt and worry about maintaining it makes the cost seem a little more absorbent for the investment in quality water.

i agggree but they don't really test bottled water as much as tap water so then what? lolllllll its kind of scary unless you really look up the facts of what type you drink cheers

to me, the best thing to do is what andy said, filtered tap water... you can but a filter that mounts to you faucet for about 30 dollars, or even a filtered pitcher for about 20 dollars... they are the best and cheapest way to go...

I was raised on tap and well water and never had a problem with it.

Now my actual career is testing and production in the bottled water industry in Texas. Plenty of people live long and healthy lives on tap or surface water sources. The actual formula for determining if something is healthy or not in water (iron/calcium, nitrates, etc) is 2 liters x parts per million (of whatever) x 365x70= carcinogenic beyond a certain set value per contaminant.

I will say this, our city has really good water compared to any standards. But, if you saw the stuff I blow out of my filtration units everyday.....you would equate tap water to drinking out of a puddle in your driveway.

To really solidify it...all water is required to have weekly samples submitted for bacteriological stability in an effort to stem e-coli outbreaks or epidemics. (there is a reason that you dont drink the water in mexico). Our bacterialogical labs throw away everyones water except for the water from my plant. The ones who shut down food and beverage plants drink only my water....this is the reason they told me: I am the only person in the state with a 100% perfect record for absolute product purity for 5 years straight. No one else, not coke/ pepsico/ nestle waters...no one else maintains the absolute ridgidity of thier standards like I do. (cause I dont let my helpers run my system)


Note: avoid drinking purified or distilled water unless you mix it with tea/coffee/ koolaid etc. It has a monsterous PH acidity balance and will increase stomach acids leading to heartburn and acid reflux. That is the reason it is used in producing battery acid.

Well http://environment.about.com/od/healthenvironment/a/tap_water_safe.htm interesting there on water for the usa :)i really feel sorry for people that can't get clean water its sad and its hard to find 100% truth about water now a days hope you all play it safe and drink good water maybe boil it and then put in fridge in you in a bad area where water hard to come by