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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by magician,Jan 15 2007, 12:22 PM
Or even a peace of mind thing.
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by magician,Jan 15 2007, 12:22 PM
Or even a peace of mind thing.


What, you've never heard a guy say "Damn, sure would love to get a piece of her mind!"



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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 09:27 AM
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Aquafina and Desani are just regular water that has been put through reverse osmosis and then have some minerals added. Some of the other spring waters are from true springs and may have a mineral make up that is copied by Desani or Aquafina. In the USA it's fairly unnecessary to buy bottled water, but in foreign countires, it's almost necessary. That being said, in those countries some smart people just get bottled water empties and fill them with regular crap and then recap them.

There is a study that shows that the container that the water is stored in makes a difference on the taste of the water too.

My uncle tested the "spring water" sold at the Atlanta olympics at his lab and found that it was just bottled tap water.
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 09:40 AM
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I drink Fiji water everyday.
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by JonBoy,Jan 15 2007, 11:40 AM
I can tell a HUGE difference between city water and the distilled water we buy (or most bottled water, though not all).
I actually prefer the taste of chlorinated / fluride treated City water than yucky plain bottled water.

I was brought up on chlorine and fluride..... if I take a bath, I swear it smells like pool...... could be the shit my wife uses to clean the tub though?
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 10:28 AM
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 11:13 AM
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Usually at home, I just drink boiled water. When travel abroad, I drink bottled water.
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 11:21 AM
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I thought I read somewhere that Desani at least is the recycled water used to clean out the soda tanks at the Pepsi factories - after it runs out and down the drain, its purified and resold so Pepsi isn't buying city water and just letting it go down the drain.

I'll buy bottled water when I'm mobile because you get a bottle you can seal up and travel with, but I'll refill it with regular water until I'm done with the bottle. I'm paying for the bottle, not the water.
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 11:21 AM
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i dont drink sodas so i need bottled water, works great when i'm driving.. too lazy to refil waters whoc ares i dont drink soda so its a trade off
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by JonBoy,Jan 15 2007, 10:40 AM
I can tell a HUGE difference between city water and the distilled water we buy (or most bottled water, though not all).
obviously :/ Distilled water tastes like crap. It isn't paticularly better for you, and the lack of trace elements and minerals makes it arguably worse than most cities's water.
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