Bottled water V Tap water

I drink tap water at home and try to remember to fill up my reusable water bottle with ice water before I go out but I don't always remember. If I get thirsty when I'm out I'll get a bottle of water to avoid the temptation to get a soda or something through a drive through!

I drink bottled water and use store bought ice at work. The building is old and the water is sort of brownish. If I could remember, I would just bring the stuff from home.

It depends on the bottle and the tap. Some bottled water contains more (a lot more) contaminents than your typical tap water. But tap water varies greatly depending on the city/source. Where I live the tap water is very good. Safer probably than 90% of bottled water. But in a smaller town where a co-worker lives they actually advise people not to drink straight from the tap.

So if you live in my town, you are probably better off with tap. If you live in hers, reach for the bottle.

In between bottled and straight tap water there's also filtered tap water. This might give you something closer to the 'bottled water' taste with a lot less waste.

Definitely invest in a reusable bottle like dvisser1 mentioned. I like stainless steel because I feel like it keeps water a tad cooler and it's more durable.

Containers that bottled water comes in are NOT meant to be reused and therefore could contain BPA among other things that will start to leach out over multiple uses. Yes, reusing them cuts out waste, but doing so could be at the expense of safety.

I drink tap water. Cheaper and environmentally friendly. Buy yourself a reusable bottle and save some oil and money: http://www.amazon.com/Nalgene-Tritan-Mouth-Water-Bottle/dp/B002PLU912/ref=sr_1_2?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1338575171&sr=1-2

I use the brita water filters at home and bring my own water with me, etc.

Tap water is equal to or better than much of the bottled stuff and there's not plastic bottle to dispose of. I use a reverse osmosis system, mostly just to remove the chlorine taste (a Brita filter would probably do just fine too)

Tap water!!!

Reasons why:
1. Regulations on tap water are more stringent
2. Most tap water is fluoridated and can help protect your teeth
3. Millions of plastic bottles will not be headed to the landfill because of you
4. It's free (well, I'm generalizing, I realize most homeowners pay a water bill of some kind)

Cheap, safe, enviro friendly. What more could you ask for?

Agree 100%!!!!!

I drink tap water, but I've also never had my tap water coming from a well. Everyone I know who has well water uses a water cooler with the 5 gallon refillable jugs for drinking.

I've lived in apartments where the water quality was questionable...either tasted or looked funny, so for those I had a Brita (or Pur?) pitcher to keep in my fridge.

I don't do bottled water anymore because of the price as well as the environmental impact (on top of the plastic, bottled water is heavy to ship from place to place).

My grandma has well water (she lives waaaay out in the sticks) and I thought it was the best water I've ever tasted! Can't speak for the filtration but it was good lol

While I agree that tap water is the way to go, sometimes you need/want to take your beverage on the go! That's why I fill my custom water bottle ( http://www.motivators.com/Promotional-SportBottles-Custom-13-344.html ) at the faucet at the beginning of every day. It's a good compromise .