Myths about Bottled Water being better than Tap Water...

This doesn't surprise me one bit. I've never bought into the bottled water fantasy and I've always thought it a way to make money off of suckers. I've drank my well water for years and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Honestly, I've never heard these claims by Nestle and Pepsi until now and from you. But even without these claims, I personally am not a big fan of bottled water. But this does not mean that I don't purchase any liquids contained in bottles. As a matter-of-fact, my husband and I do; but we don't do this on a regular basis. Usually, we buy bottled liquids and beverages (water, juices, soda, buco or coconut water) whenever we travel through the public transport (public utility buses or vehicles) going to and from the province. Our trips usually take more than five hours and even if we did bring a bottle of water with us, we consume more than what we brought, on the average.
On my own point of view, I'm quite curious and doubtful at the same time as to why these bottled liquids were produced. Are they really safer than the tap water? I really believe that one reason is to introduce this to the market and make a big business out of it. And by making negative or positive "claims" out of it, they are making a big profit in the process.
So, I'd say that I personally am staying with the tap water and patronizing bottled liquids on certain occasions.

I didn't know that! However, I feel just a tad better that I spent $40 for a water filter on my faucet just for the convenience of not having to trek my bottles to the water store or buy more bottled water. I still have to buy replacement filters for the water system, so I'll never save money. It's just nice to have decent tasting water that comes out of the tap.

When I was a kid....only the so called rich people bought water from bottles..

My goodness we even drank from a garden hose on a hot summer day..

But I will admit I never drink tap water..Has a kind of metallic after taste..

I only try to buy it when its on sale.. My ice tea just seems to taste better.

Well, no it doesn't change my mind, because I would never drink tap water either. I filter my own or buy it from a trusted vendor where the water is filtered on site and the facilities cleaned and inspected on a regular schedule.

Of course some communities have better water than others, but I don'[t even bathe or wash my hands in unfiltered tap water, using separate filtration systems under every sink and a shower filter in addition to a 3-stage whole house filter in the garage.

I don't drink tap water because of the taste. I think it has a very rusty, funky taste. It has nothing to do with health or vitamins or anything like that. I have never heard of the chlorine thing and I will try that fridge test to see if it works. If it does, I'd be willing to drink it.

I've always thought bottled water was ridiculous.
You can get it from a well, or tap for free. Most tap water ain't even good for you (it's why we had a well growing up). I NEED those minerals in the water, dangit...elsewise its hard for me to drink the water.

They're basically charging you a ridiculous amount for your own water which you could probably filter yourself to get the same taste.

It's the biggest scam ever, I think...and I've never bought it and I'm glad.

Most companies use filtered or purified water which in my opinion is still tap water all the same. I mostly drink spring water which has a sweet taste to it. Have you ever tried drinking the tap water in Los Angeles? Yuh.

I think bottled water is the biggest scam ever inflicted on people. You pay more for a bottle of water than you would for the same amount of gasoline. I admit, sometimes I do buy bottled spring water if I'm on the road, but, at home 100% tap water. Our water her has a good taste, and I've never had a problem with it.

I found out this past summer that UNLESS its been stated somewhere on the bottle, most bottled water is just extra filtered tap water..HOWEVER I still think its better..NOT because the water is different, its the filth in the lines and taps themselves that make it taste disgusting..Realistically, how many ppl "flush" their pipes and taps...I live in a very old home and though our kitchen is more modern its still 20 yrs old...thats a lot of crap built up in those taps ya know...