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Default U drink bottled water or tap?

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> "Anthony Ferrante" > wrote in message
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>> About five months ago I switched to flavored bottled water and I love
>> it. I used to drink from 1-2 two-liters of Coke or other non-diet pop,
>> but I decided that was just becoming too much sugar everyday. I get
>> one liter flavored waters for fifty cents. Plus, I love unflavored
>> bottled waters as well. I just do not like diet pop at all (except
>> maybe diet Dr. Pepper)
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>> My buddy in Cleveland started arguing with me that bottled water is
>> the biggest rip-off ever and that people who buy it are nuts. I find
>> that with most bottled water, even at room temp., there is no
>> after-taste, something I cannot say about tap water. Sure, I will have
>> an occasional drink from the faucet, but that is rare. He says
>> Cleveland has the best tap water in America and there is no need to
>> buy water when you can get good for free. Anyone from Cleveland here?
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>> My favorite waters are Absopure Distilled Drinking Water and while it
>> is usually too expensive for me, I do enjoy an occasional Fiji bottled
>> water. Oddly enough, I found Perrier to be quite lacking in taste, but
>> the joint I bought it from was a dump and it was warm, so I may give
>> it another try. The cheap flavored waters I love fall under a variety
>> of names depending on where you get it, so I won't even begin to name
>> those.
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>> Your thoughts and your favorites?

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> I drink bottled. I buy Arrowhead or a store brand spring water at home
> and about 4 bottles of Hawaii water from the health food store every week.
> I don't like tap water or filters. Bottled is just more convenient. I
> know some brands are rip-offs though. But mainly I drink diet soda. I do
> use tap water for making tea.
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Is bottled water more convenient at home? If so, why?