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Old 02-03-2010, 11:25 PM #1
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We get perfectly nice water for the tap yet can pay over 2 pound for a bottle easy..

And there is something in most of it thats not actually great for you, dont remember what it was tho..

Remember "Evian" backwards is "Naive"

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We get perfectly nice water for the tap yet can pay over 2 pound for a bottle easy..

And there is something in most of it thats not actually great for you, dont remember what it was tho..

Remember "Evian" backwards is "Naive"

Ooo thats's good. Did not know that also spelt "naive".

Yeah it is rediculous the amount of money it costs to purchase a bottle of water.. Best off taking your own where ever you go if you are thirsty like a dawg you have no choice!! I heard it costs like 0.1p for a glass of tap water? lol
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Tap water is minging
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I don't mind tap water, I always just stick my head under the tap
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Its good when your out running about and need it because you cant run about with a sink in your hand.

But yeah, I wouldnt go out of my way to buy one when I have tap water.
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Yeah see i used to like bottled water all the time, but it does just cost to much, i have 2 bottles of water in our outside firdge all the time, 1 for the gym 1 for work, just tap water in lucozade sports bottles..

The thing with bottled water is convenience.. sometimes im out, dont want to drink fizzy or something with sugar, then you havent much other choice..
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Not only is it a borderline retarded waste of money but it's kicking the nuts out of the environment. Especially in America where the highways are littered with empty bottles of water.

It's really the perfect example of marketing gone mad. Sell someone something they already have.
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I just fill up a bottle from the college water fountain.
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I fill water bottles up with tap water though I admit I can sometimes taste chemicals in it. Reminds me of swimming baths. Doesn't put me off though. I'll just add a dash of juice
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Not only is it a borderline retarded waste of money but it's kicking the nuts out of the environment. Especially in America where the highways are littered with empty bottles of water.

It's really the perfect example of marketing gone mad. Sell someone something they already have.
Not when you're tap water is as disgusting as mine it isn't. It tastes kinda stale ... although its fine in tea etc

For drinking on its own I just buy those 17p 2 litre bottles from Tesco, and I get 1 bottle of Volvic a day but thats usually when I'm out somewhere so obv can't take the sink with me
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Yeah i do the same with my bottle at the gym..
Just fill it up when im done.


But everyone bought one at some point... i forgot my water when i went out down the river and it was burning hot, went and bought 3 litres lol..
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I've bought it in the past though would refuse totally if it was over a quid
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My Kitchen tap water tastes brilliantly. However the water upstairs in the bathroom doesn't..
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My Kitchen tap water tastes brilliantly. However the water upstairs in the bathroom doesn't..
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I always say that about Evian,lol. I never buy bottled water,tap water is fine and if I'm out I'll buy a juice or whatever.
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Lol yeah I know.. I drank a bit of it the other day though when I could not be arsked to go downstairs.
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I think you can have drinking water converted to your bathroom sink too..

But obviously it has to be done so 99% of houses wont have it.
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The tap water in this house tastes odd, again the same as Tom if it is boiled and say in my coffee, its fine. But when it's cold, it seems almost too metalic or something.
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I think you can have drinking water converted to your bathroom sink too..

But obviously it has to be done so 99% of houses wont have it.
In most houses kitchen/drinking water comes from the loft and bathroom water from the boiler
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The tap water in this house tastes odd, again the same as Tom if it is boiled and say in my coffee, its fine. But when it's cold, it seems almost too metalic or something.
Thats what I get. Especially if it's a freezing cold day
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The tap water in this house tastes odd, again the same as Tom if it is boiled and say in my coffee, its fine. But when it's cold, it seems almost too metalic or something.
True.
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Water from the kitchen is supposed to come from a reserve and water for bathrooms is from the water tank in the attic,hence why you're not meant to drink it,it could be covered in dust or whatever.
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In most houses kitchen/drinking water comes from the loft and bathroom water from the boiler
Yeah thats what i mean though you can have your cold tap on your sink converted to drinking water..

Mostly because people are lazy during the night and cant be assed to go downstairs to get some i imagine..





And on another note i cant wait for summer now, will be back to having 4-6 litres + a day
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In most houses cold water supply in kitchens is direct from the mains, the cold water upstairs is from the tank in the attic.

You can buy water filter jugs that sit in the fridge, some of the decent ones will filter out metallic compunds and cheical tastes.
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Beasty! Bathroom sink water is recycled toilet water!
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