Originally Posted By LuLu I'm just gonna put in a plug for water filters as opposed to buying bottled. All that plastic manufacturing and shipping is a huge drain on the environment. Not to mention the toxins that any kind of plastic leaches into the water (and yes, the soft plastics are the worst).
Originally Posted By LuLu <a href="http://www.mercola.com/2001/may/23/bottled_water.htm" target="_blank">http://www.mercola.com/2001/ma y/23/bottled_water.htm</a>
Originally Posted By peeaanuut we got one of those brita things at the house and that stuff tastes great. I was thinking of getting one here for work. But not certain.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains I have the brita water dispenser - you just fill up the water jug and put it on the stand and it filters it - it tastes just like all the other filtered water - Costco sells the filters too.
Originally Posted By Disneyma I'm with you LuLu. We have a filter on our fridge and I love it! We were spending so much money on bottled water. Now we just buy the filter 3-4 times per year.
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x The Smart Water is what I will drink, when I can find it 10 for $10 at the store. It's "Smart" because it replenishes electrolites, like gatorade does, so you're not only quennching thirst, but REALLY quenching thirst. I like them for living in the desert because we sweat so much on a regular basis (can't help it, it's 100 degrees right now!!) that it helps keep me quenched longer than regular water. It also makes me have to ...ahem... ummm... use the potty more.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I drink the tap water here in northern Virginia. When I go on vacation, I usually drink the tap water too; I almost always use my CamelBak, and fill it with ice and tap water. At Disney, I use the self-service soda stations to get the ice and water. It's pretty rare for me to find tap water that is too foul for me to drink.
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs To me, all the bottled water tastes the same: Crystal Geyser, Arrowhead, Alhambra (aka Sparkletts), Dasani, Aquafina, Swill... you guys do realize that there is sodium in the Coca-Cola-produced Dasani, right? And for those who didn't get the "Swill" joke... <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXjWsJM4yIY" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =xXjWsJM4yIY</a>
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x I can drink tap water from Disneyland. It's magical LOL I will not drink tap water straight from the tap here. I will drink it from the filtering machines, or even through a Brita filter. I've been to restaurants and have ordered water, and even with ice, I can tell it's "tap" water.
