Comments on: Why Aquafina Bottled Water is a Rip-Off

By: Christian

Christian — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 08:56:45 +0000

I’m a Norwegian staying in San Diego, CA for studies. I Norway we have really good water on tap almost everywhere, and I like to drink a lot of it. (Stupid enough though, I still buy bottled water when I’m out traveling etc. back home, but that’s another story. Some people say selling bottled water in Norway is like selling sand in Sahara.)

Here in San Diego, the tap water is more or less undrinkable if you ask me, it tastes far too much chlorine. We have a fridge with built-in filtered water dispenser, but I don’t really care for the water from there either, as well as most brands of bottled water. Some of them have a really bad taste of plastic, while others have some other horrible aftertaste I can’t really identify (f.x. filtered fridge water, Arrowhead, Evian and the really cheap brands.)

Nestle Pure Life, Dasani and Aquafina are all good though, with Aquafina being my favorite. To me, Aquafina is not a rip-off at all, but rather a great product. I feel kind of bad for wasting all the empty plastic bottles, though. If they actually make it from municipal sources, please tell me where I can buy a filter for making it myself!

By: Jamie

Jamie — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:27:24 +0000

How can I reproduce at home the filtration process Aquafina uses?

By: 21 Ways To Stop Wasting Money : Mr. Cheap Stuff

21 Ways To Stop Wasting Money : Mr. Cheap Stuff — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:52:17 +0000

[...] Come on…do you really need this? Much bottled water is only purified tap water to begin with. And you’re already paying taxes for your own local water. If you don’t like the taste of your tap water, buy a filter to attach to your kitchen and/or bathroom faucets – or get a water-filtering pitcher. Get refillable plastic bottles and watch your savings pour in. Learn more on why Aquafina is a rip off. [...]

By: Dean

Dean — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:32:19 +0000

Thanks for the comment, surprisingly a lot of people don’t realize this due to the major bottled water company’s marketing. I have to admit their marketing is excellent, their actual product not so much.

By: Kalan

Kalan — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:32:55 +0000

Are you all a bunch of idiots?? Where did you think the water was coming from, a spring somewhere? I wouldn’t want to drink water from some spring where animals and who knows what else is peeing upstream. I always knew, and most intelligent people knew also, that Aquafina was water that was filtered for purification and obtained form a local source. You have told me nothing I didn’t already know. So much for your big annnouncement!

By: Pamela

Pamela — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 04:37:41 +0000

I started buying bottle water after I read the leaflet in my utility bill. It was the annual noticed the city sends to each household. (City own Utilities)
I wonder just how many people read it. (It was the first time for me in 18 years.) It is the chemical,mineral & trace element break down of what’s in our city’s water. In small print on the bottom of the page it states if anyone suffers a immune disease or a weak immune system then they suggest not to consume the city’s water. I purchased a filter water pitcher,have a filter attached to my kitchen sink also. My body no longer produces salvia due to Radiation therapy 5 years ago. I had a very rare form of oral Cancer that I got from Herbicde’s used on our food & from the enviroment. so I consume vast amount of water daily. When I heard about these companies pulling the wool over the publics eyes I just about cried. What’s a person to do? It’s not good to re-use the plastic bottles when ones immune system’s been compromised.

By: Sue

Sue — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:38:34 +0000

After reading about how Aquafina and Dasani water is from municipal systems I’d definitely not even bother buying those 2 brands if I can get the same kind of water out of a water filter at home. I’m really considering just buying a water bottle and refilling it. I think in all honesty water should be free!

By: Catie

Catie — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:55:04 +0000

I used to live in a rural area where we received well water rather than “city water.” The well water was okay, but every now and then, the tiniest amount of bleach had to be added to the well to kill off germs. I have no idea how this process is performed, but I do know that we were all well-aware of when the bleach had been added; our showers and drinking water smelled bleachy. It was gross, so we started filtering our drinking water with a Brita filter, and it’s actually pretty good stuff then. My only reason for purchasing bottled water is for convenience. When I’m at home, I pour myself a glass of filtered water rather than open a bottle. I know I can always refill my water bottles instead of buying new ones, but for some reason, I just never want to take the time to clean them out and do it. Yes, I know it’s lazy. I do feel guilty sometimes thinking about how much waste I’m creating by not reusing my bottles, but it doesn’t seem to stop me. It’s strange; I care about the environment and what we’re doing to it, but not enough to do something myself about it. I think I have that whole “if I’m the only one doing it, it’s not going to make a big difference” mindset. I digress.