bottled water

forest · Dec 5th, 2005, 00:30

Are there any particular brands of bottled water that are recommended or best avoided?
I 've heard that some taste crap and others contain chemicals.

traceyam · Dec 5th, 2005, 01:03

I like Bisleri. I think you hear horror stories about all of them now, makes you wonder if their competitors are the ones circulating the stories... If you're very worried, you can bring and use some Aqua Mira.

shere · Dec 5th, 2005, 02:27

Pepsi Aquafina tastes awful. It has a chemical aftertaste.

butterball · Dec 5th, 2005, 03:13

... there's one called.. Kingfisher I think ? It makes you feel a bit dizzy after a while...

No, seriously, worry not, if it's got a seal it should be OK, but don't expect too much. Most of the brands are "purified water" rather than any idyllic spring water freshly bottled at souce in the mountains !

thirdreel · Dec 5th, 2005, 08:12

I generally went with Aquafina, Bisleri or Kinley--those are the ones you'll see at most reputable places. I bought an off-brand one once, and it had a bad aftertaste, and after that I refused anything but the top three. An Indian friend told me that good, clean water will taste sweet when chilled, so that was my general rubric.

crvlvr · Dec 6th, 2005, 00:20

i stick to aquafina or kinley. FYI, they are owned by pepse and coke respectively. Beware of counterfeits.

gopalk · Dec 6th, 2005, 13:48

If you have the $$ you can always splurge on Evian.

TYP0 · Dec 6th, 2005, 18:10

My hubby did some research before we arranged for our bottle water delivery. The HT did an article about a year ago where they checked the chemical content of the major bottled waters. (Sorry i don't have a link.

)

At the time Bisleri didn't do well in the survey. Ok none of them did great but... We now have Aquafina delivered to the house and haven't had any problems. If it was possible we'd probably have that one with the pink label. (i forget for the moment what its called) But they don't do the big bottles for home delivery. *sigh*

cyberhippie · Dec 6th, 2005, 18:39

Aquafine, Kinley and Bisleri all good bets but they all tasyte Yuch

Dec 5th, 2005, 00:30	#1
forest Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: london Posts: 8	bottled water Are there any particular brands of bottled water that are recommended or best avoided? I 've heard that some taste crap and others contain chemicals.

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traceyam Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 426	I like Bisleri. I think you hear horror stories about all of them now, makes you wonder if their competitors are the ones circulating the stories... If you're very worried, you can bring and use some Aqua Mira. __________________ "Don't you sometimes wish the arctic was strawberry flavoured?" -- Thermoman

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butterball Mine's a Haywoods... Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: London.. sometimes.. Posts: 686	... there's one called.. Kingfisher I think ? It makes you feel a bit dizzy after a while... No, seriously, worry not, if it's got a seal it should be OK, but don't expect too much. Most of the brands are "purified water" rather than any idyllic spring water freshly bottled at souce in the mountains !

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thirdreel Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Detroit, MI, USA Posts: 209	I generally went with Aquafina, Bisleri or Kinley--those are the ones you'll see at most reputable places. I bought an off-brand one once, and it had a bad aftertaste, and after that I refused anything but the top three. An Indian friend told me that good, clean water will taste sweet when chilled, so that was my general rubric.

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crvlvr Guru Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Hollywood Posts: 4,498	i stick to aquafina or kinley. FYI, they are owned by pepse and coke respectively. Beware of counterfeits.

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gopalk Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 244	If you have the $$ you can always splurge on Evian.

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TYP0 Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Delhi Posts: 62	My hubby did some research before we arranged for our bottle water delivery. The HT did an article about a year ago where they checked the chemical content of the major bottled waters. (Sorry i don't have a link. ) At the time Bisleri didn't do well in the survey. Ok none of them did great but... We now have Aquafina delivered to the house and haven't had any problems. If it was possible we'd probably have that one with the pink label. (i forget for the moment what its called) But they don't do the big bottles for home delivery. sigh

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cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,012	Aquafine, Kinley and Bisleri all good bets but they all tasyte Yuch

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