I Avoid Bottled Water
Why to avoid bottled water? There are issues with bottled water and there are times you are better off with it.
I avoid bottled water unless it’s the only water available or if I am in another country where local water isn’t safe.
Bottled water is often just tap water in plastic bottles. It’s also more expensive to buy than to carry a water bottle. I never know how someone or some store kept the bottles water before I would drink it. Some people get it on sale and put it in their garage to store (which may get hot). Restaurants and such probably store it in a storeroom that isn’t cooled.
When the bottles are stored for a while or get heated (like leaving them in a car), the plastic can break down and also sediment from the water can collect on the bottom. I remember some years ago when I had bottled water in the car (my car overheated so I wanted to have water to cool it off until it got repaired, plus in I case needed to drink any) – there was sediment on the bottom of the bottles. Some even had floaters of some sort. After that I got water bottles to have fresh water in and never felt good about bottled water since. It was nothing I wanted to put in my car, either.
When we were traveling, there were countries where the water wasn’t safe for us to drink, so we had to buy bottled water. Water in those countries is tolerated by the people who live there because the people there were brought up on it, so their stomachs were able to tolerate the organisms and such in the water. Our stomachs could not handle the water (even to brush teeth or rinse with), so every use of water needed to be with bottled water, else we’d get sick. It wasn’t even safe to eat salads or fresh produce as they were rinsed with the local water. Boiled water was safer so boiled foods would be safe.
If you offer bottled water, try to buy it chilled and then keep it chilled. Make sure not to let it get old nor warm. Always look for floaters and sediment before drinking.
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