bottled water--yes or no?

[Anonymous]

I do not put the stuff that comes out a tap in my body. Anything less than a commercial grade filtration system is not adequate if you have legacy lead in the pipes. People with small kids should be extra extra careful as even small amounts of lead exposure can cause long-term problems. To me buying bottled is a no brainer - why take the risk with what you are putting in your body.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do not put the stuff that comes out a tap in my body. Anything less than a commercial grade filtration system is not adequate if you have legacy lead in the pipes. People with small kids should be extra extra careful as even small amounts of lead exposure can cause long-term problems. To me buying bottled is a no brainer - why take the risk with what you are putting in your body.

+1 Not thrilled with the plastic, but in terms of health it's the lesser of two evils imo.

[Anonymous]

We buy tons of bottled water. Costco is super cheap. We do it because it's just convenient to grab one and like being able to put the cap back on. I think the environmental impact is overblown. I've looked into it. I drive a Prius; it's not like I'm not sympathetic to environmental issues generally. Cheers!

[Anonymous]

We have a water cooler in the kitchen and get Deer Park delivered in 5-gallon jugs. I know those reusable plastic jugs come with their own health risks, but I choose to tolerate that because the water tastes so much better than filtered tap water.

I also don't think filters are very effective, and the history of leaded water in DC scares me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does your family buy bottled water on a regular basis, or do you make do with filters? I find that the cost of bottled water adds up over time and it is not a guarantee that bottled water is better than filtered tap water. So my question is really about whether bottled water is part of your food budget.

I only drink bottled water, even bringing it to restaurants. I went through chemotherapy and had to keep things as sanitary as possible, besides which I wanted only filtered water during that time. To this day, I drink 4-5 bottles of purified water (Wellsley Farms from BJ's) every day. One case is $3 for 40 bottles, so that's less than $3/week. I don't really include that as a separate line item in my food budget.

Sometimes my kids grab a bottle, but typically they drink tap water.

Is there something special about that Farm water? I might switch!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do not put the stuff that comes out a tap in my body. Anything less than a commercial grade filtration system is not adequate if you have legacy lead in the pipes. People with small kids should be extra extra careful as even small amounts of lead exposure can cause long-term problems. To me buying bottled is a no brainer - why take the risk with what you are putting in your body.

You should at least use the large refillable coolers. Can you picture the mountain of plastic bottle garbage your family creates in a year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do not put the stuff that comes out a tap in my body. Anything less than a commercial grade filtration system is not adequate if you have legacy lead in the pipes. People with small kids should be extra extra careful as even small amounts of lead exposure can cause long-term problems. To me buying bottled is a no brainer - why take the risk with what you are putting in your body.

+1 Not thrilled with the plastic, but in terms of health it's the lesser of two evils imo.

The bottling company puts tap water in the bottle. You know that right?
You're paying for someone else to put water in a disposable water bottle for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do not put the stuff that comes out a tap in my body. Anything less than a commercial grade filtration system is not adequate if you have legacy lead in the pipes. People with small kids should be extra extra careful as even small amounts of lead exposure can cause long-term problems. To me buying bottled is a no brainer - why take the risk with what you are putting in your body.

+1 Not thrilled with the plastic, but in terms of health it's the lesser of two evils imo.

The bottling company puts tap water in the bottle. You know that right?
You're paying for someone else to put water in a disposable water bottle for you.

+100. You are just paying for tap water and creating a MOUNTAIN of plastic garbage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do not put the stuff that comes out a tap in my body. Anything less than a commercial grade filtration system is not adequate if you have legacy lead in the pipes. People with small kids should be extra extra careful as even small amounts of lead exposure can cause long-term problems. To me buying bottled is a no brainer - why take the risk with what you are putting in your body.

+1 Not thrilled with the plastic, but in terms of health it's the lesser of two evils imo.

The bottling company puts tap water in the bottle. You know that right?
You're paying for someone else to put water in a disposable water bottle for you.

+100. You are just paying for tap water and creating a MOUNTAIN of plastic garbage.

Meh. I like mountains.

[Anonymous]

What are these parties that require bottled water?

[Anonymous]

We have two Brita pitchers that I switch out at parties, and cups. Its much easier than constantly buying disposable water bottles.

If i was worried about lead in my home's water, I would have it tested.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have two Brita pitchers that I switch out at parties, and cups. Its much easier than constantly buying disposable water bottles.

If i was worried about lead in my home's water, I would have it tested.

Exactly. You can have a test done for pretty cheap -- probably less than a month or two's worth of bottled water. Just because you're getting water from the tap doesn't automatically mean it's toxic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a rebel. I drink tap water and don't even filter it!

Me too! I work for a state environmental agency, too. Tap water is fine.

[Anonymous]

I used to drink only bottled water but I learned it can cause health issues since most don't contain magnesium or Fluoride. Now I try and drink tap water as much as possible but still take a bottle of water anytime I leave the house for convenience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I used to drink only bottled water but I learned it can cause health issues since most don't contain magnesium or Fluoride. Now I try and drink tap water as much as possible but still take a bottle of water anytime I leave the house for convenience.

Ditto.

Convenience.