Why do I see people buying multiple flats of bottled water?

[Anonymous]

Mostly hispanic people in my neighborhood of North Alexandria. Are there water quality issues or is this a cultural thing?

[Anonymous]

My white parents but cases of water. For them it’s convenience. They don’t want to wash bottles/glasses and just want to grab icy cold water straight from the fridge.

[Anonymous]

A lot of people think the public tap water is dirty yet it's cleaner and more regulated than bottle water is so it doesn't make sense. I think it's sheer ignorance. Even using a brita or pur water filter with tap water is better than buying water it's cheaper and doesn't waste a bunch of plastic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My white parents but cases of water. For them it’s convenience. They don’t want to wash bottles/glasses and just want to grab icy cold water straight from the fridge.

+1

My (white) brother and his family do the same thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My white parents but cases of water. For them it’s convenience. They don’t want to wash bottles/glasses and just want to grab icy cold water straight from the fridge.

OP here. I guess my observation is that it's almost exclusively hispanic people, but not exclusively one gender, age group, etc. But maybe that's just my weird sample set.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My white parents but cases of water. For them it’s convenience. They don’t want to wash bottles/glasses and just want to grab icy cold water straight from the fridge.

This is me. I like to add electrolytes too and it’s easy into a cold bottle. I am white, upper middle class 40s. I realize I’m an outlier.

[Anonymous]

When I see this at Costco (not just a case or two, but like 10+ flats of water) I assume the buyers have a food truck or something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My white parents but cases of water. For them it’s convenience. They don’t want to wash bottles/glasses and just want to grab icy cold water straight from the fridge.

OP here. I guess my observation is that it's almost exclusively hispanic people, but not exclusively one gender, age group, etc. But maybe that's just my weird sample set.

They may own a restaurant or food truck and they resell the water to customers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My white parents but cases of water. For them it’s convenience. They don’t want to wash bottles/glasses and just want to grab icy cold water straight from the fridge.

OP here. I guess my observation is that it's almost exclusively hispanic people, but not exclusively one gender, age group, etc. But maybe that's just my weird sample set.

Yes, lots of white people do this too. I hate going to someone's house and they offer you a drink and give you a tiny bottle of water. Except in AZ. Tap water there is terrible--there's a reason there are water and ice stores in every strip mall. I let my kids order soda any time we eat out there because the water tastes so bad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My white parents but cases of water. For them it’s convenience. They don’t want to wash bottles/glasses and just want to grab icy cold water straight from the fridge.

OP here. I guess my observation is that it's almost exclusively hispanic people, but not exclusively one gender, age group, etc. But maybe that's just my weird sample set.

They may own a restaurant or food truck and they resell the water to customers.

Ah. Good call. I go with that as an answer barring better explanations. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

I don't know but it may be water to bring with them somewhere, such as work or an outdoor gathering or sporting event. I wouldn't assume it's for home use.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A lot of people think the public tap water is dirty yet it's cleaner and more regulated than bottle water is so it doesn't make sense. I think it's sheer ignorance. Even using a brita or pur water filter with tap water is better than buying water it's cheaper and doesn't waste a bunch of plastic.

Tap certainly is not cleaner than bottled water since bottled water is just filtered tap water.

[Anonymous]

Also, when you look around at where the big tap water failures have been they have been in low-income, minority areas. This has led to a general distrust of tap water among minority communities across the US.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My white parents but cases of water. For them it’s convenience. They don’t want to wash bottles/glasses and just want to grab icy cold water straight from the fridge.

OP here. I guess my observation is that it's almost exclusively hispanic people, but not exclusively one gender, age group, etc. But maybe that's just my weird sample set.

They may own a restaurant or food truck and they resell the water to customers.

This may be the reason.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My white parents but cases of water. For them it’s convenience. They don’t want to wash bottles/glasses and just want to grab icy cold water straight from the fridge.

This is me. I like to add electrolytes too and it’s easy into a cold bottle. I am white, upper middle class 40s. I realize I’m an outlier.

I certainly hope so. What waste.