do you prefer drinking tap water or bottled water?

I use bottled water only when I am on journey or out of station. At home there is no need for bottled water as mine home RO do the needful giving me pure water. As for your news, I never heard about this but if it is true and scientifically validated then certainly this is a matter of concern. I will explore more on this on the net. Good Luck.

Hi I prefer to drink boiled water. If the boiled water is not available then I will depend on bottled water and there is a strict ‘no’ to tap water. Now many diseases are spreading through water so we have to be very careful with drinking water. I used to carry water bottle with me wherever I go. Mostly kids are also with me so they need water and I want to make sure I am giving safe water to them.

Well, I can only say that I drink more tap water (regular) water than bottled water. The big companies have brainwashed us with their campaign that tap water is bad, but that's all my grandparents and parents used to drink. Remember back in the day? (Okay maybe for some of us it wasn't that far in the day). Actually the bottle water goes through a less rigorous standards, so there could be more bacteria/virus in there. Moreover if you don't recycle those bottles they will go to the landfill! Plus you have to consider all the energy it takes to make the bottled water (plastic, paper, oil/coal/nuclear to run the factories). Then you have to consider the trucks/vehicles to transport it. We have reduced our bottled water purchasing (plus it saves money my friends). I use a PETE bottle (BPA free) from tappening.com. There's also some that are aluminum, either of those bottles are good for storing water. Make sure you wash them periodically by hand with soap and water. Food And Water Watch (www.foodandwaterwatch.org) and Center of Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) (www.cspinet.org) are good resources as they are non-profit and give you another side of the story to examine and view.

I prefer bottled water, because in my country, tap water can't be used to drink purpose. It's healthier I think. Of course, don't refill your plastic bottle, buy a drink bottle. I wonder how if in my country tap water can be drunk, maybe I will choose it. Actually, the plastic use to bottled water has various type. If you take a look carefully, there will be a triangle sign and certain number inside it. If the number 1-3, it's not safe to refill. But if the number is higher than three, it's quiet safe. That's why in drink bottle from plastic, usually the number inside triangle is 7.. Hope this can help

one thing is sure that tap water is not clean,it may include germs ,I also don`t like to drink bottle water ,cause plastic is very hard to decomposed.most of time I drink boiled water. recently I heard of that weak alkaline water is good for people`s health.

I HATE TAP WATER lol. We live out in the country and the water is just horrid! It honestly smells like a cow took a crap in our house lol, it's yucky. Most people that live out in the country that have their own well have that issue, it's just disgusting. Also, most tap water in the city almost tastes like there are chemicals and clourine in it, which is gross too. I prefer city water to well water though. I love bottled water! It just tastes much more pure, mmmm!

Hi there, well it depends when im out i do used bottled water but if I am just at home i do prefer tap water. Yes i heard that using bottle more than 3 times are not healthy, before i used to do this things but now after drinking on bottled water i throw it already. Anyway, i do drink water in tap water most of the time, keep on myloting,

I prefer to drink bottled water as well, no matter I know how clean the tap water is, I still feel it smells a little funny to me, if I wnat to have water but I don'thave bottled water, I jsut boil the tap water above 100 degree and let it cool off then drink it.

I use bottled water when Im not at home. When im at home I have a filter on my faucet that works great. I never have to worry about my water, which makes cooking and everything better.

Hello friend, Here in New Delhi the government supplies filtered water to all the homes so we do not have any hassles about drinking tap water. I do buy bottled water when I go out somewhere as I hate to carry a bottle of water with me from home. However, thanks a lot for the information on plastic bottles as we use them all the time to refrigerate the water.

Now days i prefer to drink from purified drinking water from water refilling station and deliver it to my house by gallons. Then, the tap water is used mainly for washing, laundry and cleaning. It is now unsafe to drink from tap water even if the water company issue a statement that their water could be drink as it is free from bacteria and have undergo many processing like it have chlorine. Chlorinated water is now a source of some sickness as the chlorine residues which a person drink settled on the stomach. Some people are even hospitalize for drinking water from tap sources, may no longer safe especially if it rain and their is floods.. Many bacteria wold surely suffice as the other pipe is damage..

i use tap water but usually filter it first. tried different brands of bottled water but always found a funny aftertaste in my mouth after drinking it so i bought a filter jug instead

I also prefer drinking from Bottled water..healthier. For tap water, I will always boil it first before drinking.

well i generally prefer bttled water when out of station. and used tap water when at home

I am not so sure that bottled water is better. I have been seeing lately where bottled water is just someone elses tap water and that they don't really do anything to it. I don't know if that is true but it is creepy to think about. At home, I drink tap water generally. If I have fears about our tap water then I use a filter that attaches to my faucet to purify my water.

I'm planning to install water purifier under the sink that I will drink tap water and not buying bottled anymore my husband tested bottled waters and tap waters and apparently they are not that different in contents so might as well once we have the money we will get the purifier

I am from India and I don't use mineral water bottles often.Only when I have travel long distance in a bus or train,I go for that.Even then,I prefer to take water with me from the home in a water bottle.We use municipal water at home and I use it to take with me.Yes,water in plastic bottles are not safe if they are exposed to sun light for along time.So,insist on getting it from the freezers directly.Cheers!

I drink tap water well strained and sometimes boiled, poured in a water purifier. We have no idea when the bottle has been packed in case of bottled water and whether the plastic has been reused. During travel we just cannot avoid buying a bottled water, but when at home we can use the tap water.

At home I use tap water only. I would like to boil water before drinking, but in summer the intake of water is too much that it is impossible for me to boil approx. 10 water bottles every day for three of us. When I go out for few hours, I take water from home, but for long journeys or while eating in restaurants, I buy bottled water, but always with fear in my mind whether this water is origin brand or fake with ordinary water taken from some tap.

i prefer bottled water, not the plastic bottled water. coz plastic gives us unhygienic conditions. bottled water is the best idea to drink water. i has no effect on human being i think. plastic staffs give us unfavourable health. i prefer bottled water :)