What kind of bottle water

[bcla]

Just the grocery store house brand water. If I'm in an airport I'll get whatever the biggest container is--I think it's usually Fiji. I dream of a day when we could be allowed to bring our own water bottles through security.

Well you can. I do. I bring an empty bottle (or several) and fill it up in the terminal. On top of that I've seen checkpoints where there's a big container to dump any liquids and keep the container. I've forgotten that my bottle had water in it, and I did the whole security theater thing where I poured it out, then filled it past the checkpoint.

Heck - in China pretty much every airport has hot water dispensers.

 

[PollyannaMom]

We mostly use the filter that came with our fridge. But DS likes to keep a case of bottled in his room, since they don't spill, and also uses them for school. I generally buy the store brand or whatever is on sale that week, but occasionally I throw in a six-pack of Fiji.

 

[xlxo]

Whatever is cheap in a case lot. I refuse to pay a premium price that spells naïve.

https://www.google.ca/search?q=naive+water&tbm=isch

 

[auntfrannie]

Why not just bring an empty bottle? San Francisco International Airport has these:

And my preferred bottle is actually blue-tinted.

A lot of airports have these things, or at least old-fashioned water fountains.

Well I hadn't thought of that! So now I will be bringing my own empty bottle. Thanks!

 

[bcla]

Well I hadn't thought of that! So now I will be bringing my own empty bottle. Thanks!

Your profile says Pittsburgh, PA so I found this:

http://www.post-gazette.com/busines...med-at-providing-comfort/stories/201504050115

Free water bottle filling stations available at some fountains in the terminal are just one of a slew of upgrades the Allegheny County Airport Authority has been making at the Findlay airport over the last couple of years in an effort to improve traveler comfort and to attract more passengers — and, by extension, flights — to Pittsburgh.

The stations “really have been a big hit with customers,” who are required to empty their water bottles when they pass through security on their way to catch flights, said Mr. Hoback, the authority’s senior vice president of facilities, engineering and maintenance.

http://www.flypittsburgh.com/newsro...rt-observing-earth-day-with-new-sustainable-i

• More than 4,000 plastic water bottles are saved each week thanks to 11 water bottle filling stations located throughout the Landside and Airside Terminals.

These are a lot more convenient than trying to fill a bottle from a water fountain. Water fountains don't fill fast enough and then there's trying to get them filled at an angle.

 

[Pamlur]

Fresh Market house labeled water.

 

[bigbabyblues]

We drink tap water at home, sometimes from the Brita pitcher and sometimes not. If we are traveling, we each take a reusable water bottle, and we usually get a case of whatever bottled water is the cheapest to throw in the cooler for later.

 

[SkaGoat]

We mostly just buy Kirkland bottled water for trips etc.

My city's water comes from 2 of the great lakes (Lake Erie & Lake Huron), depending on which side of town you're on, so it's generally very good. I just use a Brita filter and a Contigo bottle around the house.

 

[Jaspers]

I usually buy the kind of bottled water that is the cheapest in grocery stores so I haven't paid much attention. The latest bottle I bought is just spring water.

 

[bellebud]

We buy tons of Poland Spring, simply because my kids will drink it if they can grab and go. I kind of hate the plastic bottle thing, but I'd rather they drink the water. I always have my Kleen Kanteen with me, filled with our tap water, which is good water.

We found out by accident that Dasani adds potassium to their water, because my family has a rare condition where too much potassium causes them muscle weakness and paralysis, and my dd17 was getting these 'attacks' so much more in Disney than anywhere else. So we have to avoid buying bottled water there, or limit it for her (which is so hard because dehydration causes her the same conditions).

I also like Fiji water... it's very 'soft'.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

I drink the bottled water that tastes like Diet Pepsi.

 

[DisneyHardin]

We have really good tap water here, so mostly I drink that. But, I do keep some bottles in the fridge for grab and go. I like Dasani, but I'm cheap, so if I can't get a good deal on it, then it's usually Kroger brand. The only kind I really don't like the taste of is the Nestle water.

 

[PollyannaMom]

We buy tons of Poland Spring, simply because my kids will drink it if they can grab and go. I kind of hate the plastic bottle thing, but I'd rather they drink the water. I always have my Kleen Kanteen with me, filled with our tap water, which is good water.

We found out by accident that Dasani adds potassium to their water, because my family has a rare condition where too much potassium causes them muscle weakness and paralysis, and my dd17 was getting these 'attacks' so much more in Disney than anywhere else. So we have to avoid buying bottled water there, or limit it for her (which is so hard because dehydration causes her the same conditions).

I also like Fiji water... it's very 'soft'.

Yeah, even though we recycle them, I go through spurts of guilt.

Thank you for sharing the Dasani info. - I didn't know that!

And I agree about Figi. DS especially loves it, but I can taste a difference, too.

 

[SallySkelington]

Usually it's whatever's cheapest. We invested in a nice filter that attaches to our sink, so we've mostly been using that.

 

[mefordis]

It's interesting to think back to the time when we didn't feel that we had to bring water with us everywhere. At school we drank out of the water fountain. I ran track (it was the 80's) and no one had a bottle of water. We had practice and just went to the nearest water fountain afterward. We never brought water bottles with us in the car, even on trips. I don't think they sold them except for thermoses for lunch or camping. I guess we just waited until we stopped to eat or get a pop, or got to the hotel to drink. I don't remember anyone being dehydrated.

I am guilty of the water buying - we get Poland Springs delivered because my kids started complaining about the taste of our tap water. I'm still trying to figure out why they say it tastes funny. I think it's fine. My own mom would have said, "to bad, drink it."

Pepsi and CocaCola really punked us. Lol.

 

[bcla]

Yeah, even though we recycle them, I go through spurts of guilt.

Thank you for sharing the Dasani info. - I didn't know that!

And I agree about Figi. DS especially loves it, but I can taste a difference, too.

The strange thing is that about a decade ago a lot of companies were touting that they were more environmentally conscious by going to thinner bottles that used less material. I think Nestle was one of the first with Arrowhead and their other brands.. However, the Fiji Water brand apparently did really well because a lot of consumers preferred their thicker bottle. Despite that they still claim environmental credentials.

Another issue is that melted down PET isn't allowed to be used to make new water bottles. It's still a valuable material, but there are regulations on how it can be reused. The costs of turning old bottles into food-grade PET are about as much as making virgin material. The same goes for glass. It's easy enough to melt it down, but it doesn't really make much economic sense to recycle.

It's still polyester though. I've seen outdoor clothing where they advertised that the material came from recycled water bottles. The one I remember was Patagonia. I looked up what they have to say.

http://www.patagonia.com/recycled-polyester.html

 

[bcla]

It's interesting to think back to the time when we didn't feel that we had to bring water with us everywhere. At school we drank out of the water fountain. I ran track (it was the 80's) and no one had a bottle of water. We had practice and just went to the nearest water fountain afterward. We never brought water bottles with us in the car, even on trips. I don't think they sold them except for thermoses for lunch or camping. I guess we just waited until we stopped to eat or get a pop, or got to the hotel to drink. I don't remember anyone being dehydrated.

I am guilty of the water buying - we get Poland Springs delivered because my kids started complaining about the taste of our tap water. I'm still trying to figure out why they say it tastes funny. I think it's fine. My own mom would have said, "to bad, drink it."

Pepsi and CocaCola really punked us. Lol.

Well - back then (the 80s) I'm pretty sure that's when sports drinks were taking off - especially Gatorade. I remember this obscure brand called Exceed that didn't use sugar but some sort of complex carbohydrate that was supposed to avoid a massive sugar rush.

I used to ride bikes a lot and back then hydration was well known for being very important. All my bikes had mounts for bottle holders designed for bike specific water bottles. There was a standard dimension to fit in the bottle holder, but I remember the most ubiquitous was the one from Specialized Bicycle (the one on the far right here). They advertised it as "FDA approved LDPE". Still - I remember it took a while before the plastic taste of a new one went away.

I remember that that particular bottle model was so popular in the late 80s and early 90s that a lot of non-bike users were using them. Of course nearly every bike shop had them with their name silk screened, but I remember general sporting goods stores, gyms, and even organized foot races would use them.

 

[PollyannaMom]

@bcla, thanks for the link about water bottle clothing! I've seen benches, too, with signs saying they were made from recycled water bottles. It does make me feel better that they get used for something creative.

 

[bcla]

@bcla, thanks for the link about water bottle clothing! I've seen benches, too, with signs saying they were made from recycled water bottles. It does make me feel better that they get used for something creative.

Melting it down is actually pretty easy. PET can easily be melted down and formed back into functionally identical bottles. The biggest issue is the legality of using it for something used to store food or water. I guess it wouldn't be so bad if it was only water, but you get mixed PET recycling with soda and other food bottles. I think there's also a worry that people use it to store toxic materials. Heck - I've premixed antifreeze an put it in a used water bottle. In that case I would throw away the bottle, but I guess there are lots of people who wouldn't think of using such a bottle to store household toxins and then toss them in recycling. It's not so bad if it's just used to make clothes or carpets.

 

[CdnCarrie]

Personally I think bottled water is a scam. Rarely buy it and never for home. Our city has great tap water which I much prefer over any bottled stuff. Bottled water always tastes salty and chemically to me.