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Post by gar on May 10, 2021 21:19:12 GMT
No.
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tanya2
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Post by tanya2 on May 10, 2021 21:28:55 GMT
We're on well water, and I don't care for how it tastes. So we have a water cooler that takes the 20 litre jugs that I buy at the grocery store. In the summer I keep a case of bottle water on hand for going out, but it usually lasts awhile
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Post by huskermom98 on May 10, 2021 21:33:48 GMT
I do, but not to just drink whenever. If I'm filling up a glass or a water bottle I will either use tap water or fridge water. I keep bottled water on hand for on the go type situations--travel, ball games (when I will need more than what fits in my reusable water bottle), etc.
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Post by Gingergirl on May 10, 2021 21:34:46 GMT
I use the filtered water out of the fridge door for drinks like tea and coffee.
We buy the 5 gallon bottles for our water dispenser to drink and fill up our bottles.
Our city water tastes okay but we prefer the water dispenser.
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Post by librarylady on May 10, 2021 21:42:52 GMT
We have a high quality of water in our city's system. We drink tap water. In fact today I purchased 12 bottles of water for the first time ever. (long story on why I needed a quantity) If we are going on a trip, we refill the bottles from the previous trip.
I will say that the city where I worked for 10 years has the most disgusting water ever. I don't know how the residents can bear that water. blech!
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Post by scrappinwithoutpeas on May 10, 2021 21:45:40 GMT
No, we use a Brita filter on our tap water and it tastes great. I only ever bought bottled water when the kids needed it for specific events/sports where they were unable to take their personal water bottle.
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Post by purplebee on May 10, 2021 21:46:34 GMT
The only time during the year that we buy bottled water is during hay season, usually June through September, usually one or two cases of 24. Dh like to take a small cooler with him on the tractor, and bottled water is easier. We normally drink unfiltered tap water, we are on a well with good water.
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Post by Ryann on May 10, 2021 21:47:39 GMT
Yes.
We buy gallon size bottles from the grocery store. City water from the tap is nasty and I don't like the filtered water from the fridge either. I only drink water (or homemade iced tea), so having water I enjoy drinking is important to me. I fully admit I am a water snob and dislike more brands of water than I enjoy. We use the filtered fridge water when we make coffee or tea.
We also buy smaller water bottles for DH to take to work. He drives a UPS truck in the middle of nowhere most days and has little to no access to water for the purpose of refilling bottles. Sending him to work with only refillable water bottles is not realistic given his work conditions.
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Post by hookturnian on May 10, 2021 21:58:33 GMT
No, I drink tap water, and keep a lidded jug (pitcher) of tap water in the fridge for when I need cold water (no water dispenser in my fridge).
I've lived in two places where I didn't like the taste of the water. I used a Brita jug, Brita water bottle, or added a splash of lemon juice or cordial to my water.
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Post by Crack-a-lackin on May 10, 2021 21:59:20 GMT
No. We have very good tap water so we drink that unfiltered. I do have a few 3 and 5 gallon bottles in the garage emergency kit and I might buy a bottle when I’m out and forgot (or finished) my reusable bottle I’ve brought with me but I try to not do that often, especially because I have quite a few full-fledged tree-huggers in my friend and family group and they will shun me 😃
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Post by ellen on May 10, 2021 22:01:01 GMT
I drink water from the dispenser of our fridge or the tap. I can't stand all of that plastic. I'm a believer in having a quality water bottle and we have a few Swell bottles that are used in our home. I do buy cans of Lacroix or something similar. I view that as a substitute for a soda or alcoholic drink so I don't really see it in the same category of general drinking water.
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Post by birukitty on May 10, 2021 22:07:54 GMT
Yes, but that's because we are on well water and it is terrible. We have very hard water where we live. We have a full house system water softener but it only helps a little bit. For years after we moved here (25 years ago) we had a water delivery service that would deliver 5 gallon water jugs (we have always had a stand alone water dispenser that dispenses hot and cold water from a water jug on top). In the last few years the service got worse and worse from this company so now DH gets our bottled water from Whole Foods in half gallon jugs by the carton. He pours those into the 5 gallon jugs and then we return the half gallon jugs to Whole Foods to be recycled.
I don't buy bottled water in a plastic bottle to drink from myself unless it's an emergency. I have my own water bottle that I fill from our system when I go out.
The less plastic in the world the better is my motto.
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Post by carhoch on May 10, 2021 22:09:16 GMT
No I don’t
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Post by quinlove on May 10, 2021 22:12:11 GMT
Yes, I buy bottled water by the gallon. My tap water is nasty. And, this is the most I’ve ever spent on my monthly water bill and it is literally undrinkable. I drink lots of iced tea. When I make it, I boil half tap / half bottled. But that’s it.
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Post by papersilly on May 10, 2021 22:13:11 GMT
yes, all the time. we also have a Britta. i like having the bottled water to grab on the go.
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Post by crazy4scraps on May 10, 2021 22:18:20 GMT
We do a mix of things. We have well water at home. The water is super hard and full of mineral sediment which I don’t like, so we get 5 gallon jugs of water for a dispenser which is what we primarily drink at home. We don’t have a filtered dispenser fridge at home but we do at the lake cabin, so we drink that water when we’re there. I buy single serve bottles of water from Costco for DH to take to work because he can freeze those and use them to keep stuff in his lunchbox cold in his boiling hot truck, then drink the water once it melts. The bottles from those all get recycled.
I also sometimes like drinking flavored sparkling water which comes in single serve bottles or cans. I usually buy that in cans, and again those get recycled.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2021 22:23:21 GMT
Only for road trips, camping, or large gatherings. We do use a Brita filter though.
I try to recycle the bottles as much as possible.
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Post by katlady on May 10, 2021 22:26:04 GMT
Yes, we do for drinking. We buy liter bottles at Costco. We don’t have a dispenser in our refrigerator.
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Post by kibblesandbits on May 10, 2021 22:29:25 GMT
I have two Brita pitchers that I fill from the tap, and from there fill my 24 oz water bottle a few time a day. Use tap water for cooking, coffee, and tea. I keep a case of bottled water in the downstairs fridge for friends and family that come to use the pool, and a case in the upstairs pantry for guests or travel.
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Post by playingcinderella on May 10, 2021 22:34:47 GMT
We have well water and I am not crazy about the taste, so we have a 5 gallon dispenser that we refill. I have canned and boxes water in our emergency preparedness since we live on the Gulf coast. We try not to buy individual bottles as much as possible.
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Post by mollycoddle on May 10, 2021 22:41:33 GMT
I use a Pur pitcher with a filter. I fill up a reusable bottle if need be.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on May 10, 2021 22:43:16 GMT
We keep some on hand, but it’s rarely used. I occasionally hand a bottle to someone leaving who has a ling drive ahead or something like that.
Our local water is good. I usually refill my glass during the day from the dispenser in the refrigerator door. My husband prefers his straight from the tap (but full of ice from the same fridge source my water comes from so... eh, his choice!).
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Post by KikiPea on May 10, 2021 23:07:11 GMT
Pretty much only for emergency stash, or road trips. So, yes, we have some at the house, but do not use them regularly.
I drink tap water, but have a Brita bottle that has a filter.
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Post by Laurie on May 10, 2021 23:12:58 GMT
Yes, only drink water that is in a bottle because our tap water tastes funny.
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Post by refugeepea on May 10, 2021 23:14:06 GMT
Sometimes
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Post by bothmykidsrbrats on May 10, 2021 23:21:18 GMT
We have a hot/cold water dispenser and buy 5 gallon jugs. I don't know anyone that drinks the tap water around here. Filtered water from the fridge or a pitcher, but not straight from the tap.
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Post by AllieC on May 10, 2021 23:21:47 GMT
Very rarely. We have good tap water where I live (and generally wherever I visit in Aus) so I take my own water bottle with me and refill.
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Post by simplyparticular on May 10, 2021 23:26:29 GMT
We use filtered water at home (Britta tap dispenser in refrigerator), and buy a 24 pack of the mini bottles for my DH to have in the car for taking medication. That generally lasts us 4-6 months, but lasted over a year during the pandemic.
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Post by 2PeasNurse on May 10, 2021 23:27:34 GMT
Yes. Many reasons why... 1. Our city tap water is nasty. People have gotten sick from it. 2. Filter systems don't remove the nastiness. 3. Ds is medical formula only and has 16-18 7 oz cups a day. We have Arrowhead delivery for him. 3 gallon jugs. 4. Dd and I have Dysautonomia and POTS and have to drink 88-96 oz of water a day. That is 6 arrowhead bottles each a day. We recycle a lot. For us, it is a need not a luxury. Hi! I would love to message you to talk about POTS! I also have POTS. I was first diagnosed with IST. I also buy water, and we recycle. I drink at least 7 bottles a day for my medical condition, more when I work. Our water is also nasty, and no amount of filtering takes away that horrible tinny taste! ICK! Our ice is filtered, and I can't even tolerate our ice. I wish I could drink our tap water...that would be so very nice (and save us $$$$).
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Post by iluvpink on May 10, 2021 23:35:16 GMT
Generally no. At home I drink tap water and at work and for errands I have a refillable bottle.
Occasionally on vacation or when out and about and I don't have or forget my water bottle, I will buy a single bottle, but that's it.
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