FabSwingers.com forum: Bottled or Tap ??

By *rumpyMcFuckNugget OP Man
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity

Do you still drink Tap water nowadays or a bottle .

The reason I ask is because my Mum used to lie to me and say tap water makes you strong ( she wanted to save money I reckon ).

Some people think tap water is not safe .

It is , I mean look at me !!

I've d*unk tap water all my life and I've turned out completely normal

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By *ark ph0enixWoman
over a year ago

Teesside

Bottled. Not a fan of the taste of council pop

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bottled ..i like it sparkling

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't get the need for bottled water

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

Our tap water is fine but I do love sparkling water. My guilty pleasure.

Need to buy a Soda Stream so I can cut down on my plastic bottles.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I fill my bottles up with tap water, so technically both

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By *luebell888Woman
over a year ago

Glasgowish

Tap water does me. I drink loads.

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By *emorefridaCouple
over a year ago

La la land

Always tap, feel too guilty about all the plastic and just miles it travels to get to the shop, for something that essentially falls from the sky

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

Tap only drink bottled when in another country

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Tap.

Even when we had a huge water safety scare when I was a kid (no crap jokes about Manchester please, it wasn't in Manchester) we just boiled the shit out of the water first.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I prefer taste of bottled water, especially if its higher in minerals. You get different varieties where I am from originally.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tap. Scottish water is the best. If I lived in England it would probably be bottled water. That stuff is rank (I’ve only stayed in London, Newcastle and Hartlepool and the water was awful in those places).

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By *atricia ParnelWoman
over a year ago

In a town full of colours

Bottled or filtered, our tap water tastes like a piece of chalk

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I fill my bottles up with tap water, so technically both

Haha like that cheeky post!

I was going to post on this because depends where you live, but someone has popped in from Scotland so brb

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

For those that know me and considering my past (poor childhood) won't go into details because whole different topic. Perhaps another suitable time for those that are getting to know me. I had what I was given and never complained even when the water was just awful! I have been fortunate enough to only drink bottled water for years now as times changed.

"Tap. Scottish water is the best. If I lived in England it would probably be bottled water. That stuff is rank (I’ve only stayed in London, Newcastle and Hartlepool and the water was awful in those places). "

It does depend where you live. Tap water in London and most of England is

The more North you go the better it tastes and Scotland... well well well! You can't get more fresh than that. Tap is great up there. I was lucky enough to bottle my own water at source once!

#ScottishHighlands

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

To a point you do get used to the water where you live, eventually, if you make yourself.

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By *olly_chromaticTV/TS
over a year ago

Stockport

They do say that the tap water in London has already been drank three times by people living further upstream... Yorkshire water is usually good, and where i am now is okay.

UK tap water does at least have to meet safety standards so that it doesn't kill you outright. Is it Flint in the US where the water is full of extra minerals - lead, arsenic, cadmium, mercury, aluminium and other good tasty ingredients. Also some places in the US where fracking is conducted and the tap water has become fizzy - with methane - stories of being able to light the stream of gas that comes out of the water tap!

So let's celebrate our British water. There should be an advertising campaign... "UK tap water. Might taste a bit funny but it won't kill you (or only slowly)".

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A combination of both. I drink tap water at home. But I keep a case of bottled water in the boot of my car to drink when out and about

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

Tap water unless it's Aldi's finest soda water for my vodka

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Evian is an anagram of Naive

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"Evian is an anagram of Naive

It's also terrible for making coffee with

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By *ljamMan
over a year ago

Edinburgh

Tap - although I've usually got a bottle or two of cheapo sparkling water in the fridge for when I want to spoil myself with a fizzy juice.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bottled as it’s so cheap here!!

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By *rumpyMcFuckNugget OP Man
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity

"Evian is an anagram of Naive

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By *herryblossom_BJWoman
over a year ago

Oxfordshire/Hampshire

yeah i get told off for only wanting to drink mineral water. i either drink filtered or mineral

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By *llaboutthewifeCouple
over a year ago

Cardiff

Out of the fridge dispenser filtered and chilled or sparkling but..

Preferably tonic water with gin!

Jo x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I did drink bottled Evian for a couple of years recently, you could definitely taste the difference between bottled and tap water, as I live near Bath and the water tastes like shite!

Now I just filter the tap water as bottled was getting expensive...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Haha like what you did there!

"Evian is an anagram of Naive

It's also terrible for making coffee with"

I wonder if people take it to the next level and do that!? When it comes to boiling kettle I use tap water. Not even thought about or tried bottled water like that...

Why would anyone need to boil it

You made a good point about you just get used to it. I mean you have to because can't go without water for long. If I go to family/friends homes and have tap water I don't say no, but my preference is bottled when at home or going out to eat. Restaurants etc

Oh and always still water. Don't like sparkling.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

People do. The chemical composition of the water changes the flavour of coffee. Evian is too pure and produces bland coffee.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I like tap water where i live, i usually take a bottle of tap water with me wherever i go.

The 3 UK places we go on holiday to, Scotland, Wales and Norfolk all have odd tasting water but I'm sure I'd get used to it over time.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tap, 4 litres a day minimum

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By *olly_chromaticTV/TS
over a year ago

Stockport

"Haha like what you did there!

Evian is an anagram of Naive

It's also terrible for making coffee with

I wonder if people take it to the next level and do that!? When it comes to boiling kettle I use tap water. Not even thought about or tried bottled water like that...

Why would anyone need to boil it

Oh and always still water. Don't like sparkling."

I like sparkling water but can't drink it anymore as it makes me explode (figuratively). Other fizzy pop drinks just the same. A small soda water in a pub is usually okay, the stuff from a bar dispenser is almost flat anyway.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I drink tap, water is OK where I am. I did used to use a filter but couldn't taste much of a difference.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Our tap water tastes fine so I refill old plastic bottles and stick them in the fridge!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bottled

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tap is fine in Scotland.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I drink tap water, it's okay up this way, been some places where the council pop really wasn't nice. I don't drink out plastic bottles, have metal one, it also keeps water cool for longer

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Ruislip

Tap water is good enough for us.

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

We have Welsh water in the Midlands. It's decent.

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

"People do. The chemical composition of the water changes the flavour of coffee. Evian is too pure and produces bland coffee."

Yorkshire tea adjust their blend for different parts of the UK because of the water.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tap always ... mainly for environmental reasons. The amount of water it takes (at least 3x the amount in the bottle), the amount of oil used for plastic bottles and the plastic waste generated.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have never drank coffee so had no idea about that. As other posters mentioned with Evian you can definitely taste the difference in terms of just drinking it. For that price you have to. Expensive!

"People do. The chemical composition of the water changes the flavour of coffee. Evian is too pure and produces bland coffee.

Yorkshire tea adjust their blend for different parts of the UK because of the water. "

I have noticed that on their packaging! Not much of a tea drinker either because only used for dunking biscuits and taking a few sips. Basically I just survive on bottled water

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

I drink tap water. Well kind of, I have a filter thing that pops in the fridge. I'm not the biggest fan of still water though so mainly drink cold sparkling water which is bottled.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tap water. It’s fine where I am and cuts down on plastic waste

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By *hilloutMan
over a year ago

All over the place! Northwesr, , Southwest

I drink tap water, but i'll always boil it before bottling it and putting it into the fridge.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I use the water from the dehumidifier for my iron though. For the rare 3 times a year I use the iron

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We’ve got a filter tap for drinking and instant boiled water...plastic is evil!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tap water for me I prefer.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I fill my bottles up with tap water, so technically both

i do the same, then put the bottle in the fridge, not paying a fortune for what im already paying for

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I drink both I don't like fizzy water though xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Tap water. It’s fine where I am and cuts down on plastic waste

You’re a wee delight! Be my pal!! X

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By *ireman28Man
over a year ago

Derbyshire Nottinghamshire

There is absolutely no need to buy bottled water in Britain. Tap water in this country is one of the safest around.

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By *ireman28Man
over a year ago

Derbyshire Nottinghamshire

Spell Evian backwards and it answers your question.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Tap water. It’s fine where I am and cuts down on plastic waste

You’re a wee delight! Be my pal!! X"

Yes yes yes!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Voss water only for me and I make sure people see the bottle label as I sip it

I also fill my bath time with it

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By *mberWoman
over a year ago

Preston

Tap.

I reduce my plastic waste where possible and see no reason for bottled water.

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By *litterbabeWoman
over a year ago

hiding from cock pics.

Tap, and often in restaurants to accompany my drink. I personally don't have a problem with it

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By *ickDastardlyMan
over a year ago

North East

I usually filter tap water.

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By *igerstyle2k2Man
over a year ago

Oxfordshire

"Voss water only for me and I make sure people see the bottle label as I sip it

I also fill my bath time with it "

As far as fancy bottles go, Voss has to be the best one. Nice shape/size to store in the fridge too.

Apparently people use empty Voss bottles to store pasta.

It's tap water for me. The local water here tastes fine. The UK probably has the highest standard tap water in the world.

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By *rAitchMan
over a year ago

Diagonally Parked in a Parallel Universe

Tap water for me, but as the water around here is "hard", I put it through a filter jug.

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By *obbytupperMan
over a year ago

Menston near Ilkley

I refuse to drink water unless it has been through a teabag or a brewery.

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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

Tap.

Bottled water just creates waste plastic bottles imo

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By *heekyFlirtyCoupleCouple
over a year ago

Stockport

"Do you still drink Tap water nowadays or a bottle .

The reason I ask is because my Mum used to lie to me and say tap water makes you strong ( she wanted to save money I reckon ).

Some people think tap water is not safe .

It is , I mean look at me !!

I've d*unk tap water all my life and I've turned out completely normal

Tap and bottled. However the tap water I drink is put in a glass jug in the fridge so it’s extra cold when I drink it!

Mrs J

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tap water

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By *etite_delightWoman
over a year ago

BunnyLand

Depends on which one I get my hands on quicker

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If I ever buy bottled it's only when I'm out and desperate. I always keep the bottle and fill it from the tap the next time I go out....

Do ppl really think there's a pretty waterfall or spring or something where bottled water is collected and that it's not processed and treated for consistency and micro results and not stored in a brand new plastic bottle with plasticisers. It's all bollocks for convenience innit, much like life in general....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

As long as it's cold I'm not fussy..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Do you still drink Tap water nowadays or a bottle .

The reason I ask is because my Mum used to lie to me and say tap water makes you strong ( she wanted to save money I reckon ).

Some people think tap water is not safe .

It is , I mean look at me !!

I've d*unk tap water all my life and I've turned out completely normal

Kinda depends on where you live. Most places in scotland, the tap water tastes better than bottled. Get yourself a TDS meter and checkout how high your readings are in your area.

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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago

South

I drink bottled sparkling water. I like a bit of fizz.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Welsh corporation pop for me.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Only drink bottled water if I'm out and about or flavoured water as an alternative to fizzy drinks as I'm trying to lose weight

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mainly bottled as I really only drink sparkling water.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Do you still drink Tap water nowadays or a bottle .

The reason I ask is because my Mum used to lie to me and say tap water makes you strong ( she wanted to save money I reckon ).

Some people think tap water is not safe .

It is , I mean look at me !!

I've d*unk tap water all my life and I've turned out completely normal

Kinda depends on where you live. Most places in scotland, the tap water tastes better than bottled. Get yourself a TDS meter and checkout how high your readings are in your area."

I agree with this for water in Southampton is horrible but where my partner lives in London it's much better.

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By *acey_RedWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool

Liverpool tap water is really good. I missed it when I went to uni in Leicester.

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By *hrisUB3Man
over a year ago

Heathrow

The tap water in this area has been chlorinated for years, so I use bottled!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

you can get great secondary filters which remove all chlorine etc and is better than filter jug water...can be fitted on cold water tap or a separate drinking tap if want filters to last longer....they are great and easy to fit for any one half decent at diy or a plumber..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I just don't think about buying a bottle of water when I'm in a shop with all the tasty pop looking at me.

I drink quite a lot of tap water and I think it would be a struggle to keep buying so many bottles of water and have it readily available whenever I wanted it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I filter tap water before drinking and don't tend to drink tap water unless that's all that avaliable. Never had an issue as a young kid, but there was something wrong with the supply when I was about 10 and it ran an odd green colour for a few days, so decided never again.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Filtered tap or rain/River water location depending

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Liverpool tap water is really good. I missed it when I went to uni in Leicester. "

That's coz it's from lake vyrnwy in Wales!

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By *amescoupleCouple
over a year ago

north walsham

Bottled mineral water given a choice. C usually looks at me like I am crazy when I say it tastes better than tap water.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tap water with Brita filter jug.

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By *rumpyMcFuckNugget OP Man
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity

Thanks for the feedback guys n gals .

It appears tap water is more popular than I thought

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By *iamondCougarWoman
over a year ago

Norfuck! / Lincolnshire

Bottled only when needed out and about or travelling

It may be natural spring water, full of minerals but it’s bottled in plastic and how long does sit in a bottle before you drink it! How many people have handled it before you drink straight from the bottle. As for refilling.... it tastes of plastic!

Tap is best

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By *olarbear73Man
over a year ago

Glasgow

Nothing better than Scottish tap water and then if I must, bottled Scottish water

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

Tap but always take a bottle with me if out and about.

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By *hrissycox66TV/TS
over a year ago

watford

Why is there a sell by date on bottled water

Does it go off ??

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

Tap. Tests of our tap water generally show how safe it is. I restrict myself to bottled water in some countries, as it's frequently dangerous for us. Just having tap water in a different country may be a little unsettling, though the same comparison should hold true when switching between all tap and all bottled. I'm unsure if there's any evidence of this point

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