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I do not like Fiji at all.
I drink tap water most places, except in the car, on airplanes, outside the US, and Baltimore (over many years, the tap water makes me ill). Still: Ice Mountain in the car, Vasa at O'Hare, Arrowhead on the west coast, Volvic in Europe. Dasani if I have to, Aquafina only if I can't find a sugar free soft drink. Sparkling: Poland Spring if flavored, San Pellegrino or Calistoga if not. |
Interesting to see all these responses. I've always felt this business was...or at least could sometimes be....something of a scam.
Here's a quote from a business associate in the South some years back....the owner of a franchise for one of "the big two" cola companies. "I couldn't wait to get into the bottled water business. I love it! You don't have to make anything! You get your product from a hole in the ground! Then you sell it for as much or more than the stuff you have to make!" |
I forgot about this one - Biota - from Colorado. The water is pretty good, but the gimick is the packaging. It's in a completely biodegradable plastic bottle made from corn resin.
I thought the water kinda tasted like a plastic corn bottle. |
Originally Posted by Flaflyer
I think Poland Spring is similar, but by the time it gets trucked to Florida it tastes like "essence of plastic bottle". I tried some at EWR, figured it was fresher, and it was similar to the Zephyrhills.
Have to agree about the plastic bottle, but I would say that even here, and that's only halfway to Florida. As I think about it, this may be my issue with several brands, not just Poland Spring. For all I know it has to do with handling issues at certain stores or warehouses. But plastic taste is a problem. Never found that problem with Fiji or amazingly enough Dasani, although I do agree with the transport comment. The reason Fiji is expensive is the transport, I'm sure, and I don't get it that often. It is indeed pretty crazy to get water from halfway around the world (but I still think it tastes good). |
I may have mentioned in this thread that I have 200 different (mostly) empty water bottles in my office. My personal award for clever packaging goes to Park City (UT) Icewater - it is a collapsable bottle that is completely flat by the time you have drunk it dry. That way, you're more likely to stash it in a pocket and dispose of it properly at the lodge than to toss it to the side of the slope as you ski down. :)
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Originally Posted by francophile
I like the light bubbles in Badoit.
I'm very fortunate to live in the Oakland, CA area where we have EBMUD as our water utility. Our tap water is great! related discussion: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...ighlight=water RxTravel |
My favorite is in the UK - Volvcic with the Lemon and Lime flavour. Mmmmmm. I start each day off with a large bottle before hitting the pub! I find the taste of the flavoured waters over here in NA disgusting.
At home I drink Dasani, and in the States I really like Arrowhead. I do not like the taste of Evian at all, yuckkkk! |
Fiji :)
Fiji Water is my fav.
FYI - I have been to the source, and it IS natural artesian well... no PR BS there... Bula! |
I drink 3+ liters of water daily and it's spring water or nothing. I'll go thristy or find a soda before I drink bottled tap/tap water offerings (aquafina/dasani) and yes, I can and have detected the difference between spring and other water types.
The best water I've ever had was a bottle of glacier water I bought when I was in Canada many years ago. I don't recall the name, but I held onto that bottle for a while hoping to go back. For premium waters, Fiji is one of the better ones; I consider Voss grossly overpriced and Panna basic. I don't have a single brand preference for my spring water, although I buy most of my cases from Costco so it usually ends up being whatever brand they're offering (I often buy a case when I'm on business travel too as it's less expensive than buying water daily if I'm gone for 3+ days and a warehouse is nearby -- each region carries different brands). The costco and wegman's brands are okay, but I prefer a Deer Park, Poland Spring or Arrowhead level usually. |
FIJI ALL THE WAY.. The only water ill pay for.
Unless of course im in a country where clean, sanitary water is worth its weight in gold... LOL
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Originally Posted by GoingAway
The best water I've ever had was a bottle of glacier water I bought when I was in Canada many years ago. I don't recall the name, but I held onto that bottle for a while hoping to go back.
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What an interesting topic!
My favorite bottled water -- which I can't seem to find here in Texas - is a sparking water, in a dark blue bottle. I believe it comes from the UK (I had it daily while living/working in London). Great clean taste - with a palatte of tingly bubbles. Was a great substitute for soda's (trying to lose a few pounds after nibbling all those finger foods during afternoon tea). I wanna say it started with a T - like Tyros, or Tyrant - but my mind draws a blank. ANother favorite water -- both still and sparkling -- is VOSS -- comes in a cool cylinder shapped bottle and hits the spot nicely. First discovered it at a Fondue restauarnt in Tallahasse, FL (the Melting Pot, if I recall was the name). |
Water? The most expensive has to be the best.And we ..... about $3.50 a gallon gas
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Originally Posted by Cholula
Fiji seems to hold the edge here on popularity thus far.
As I hadn't tried it yet, I bought a six pack of 1 liter bottles at Cost Plus World Markets today in Southern CA. They seemed a little pricey at $9.95 for the six-pack. It works out to about $1.65 per liter. Is this a good price or should I shop around in the future?? Thanks.... At one of the supermarkets here, they're selling it for nearly $10 for a 6-pack of 500ml ($1.65 for 1 500ml bottle - sold separately), and it's refrigerated, too, yet at one of the other supermarkets, they're selling it for $15 for the 6-pack of 500ml and it's been sitting on the shelves. So, basically, you got yours for half the price. Oh, btw, it does taste like...water....only cleaner than tap water. AND $1.65 for a small bottle of water is cheap considering it costs around $2.50 in most places for different brands of water that aren't really popular. |
Originally Posted by ExecPlatinum_Lord
What an interesting topic!
My favorite bottled water -- which I can't seem to find here in Texas - is a sparking water, in a dark blue bottle. I believe it comes from the UK (I had it daily while living/working in London). Great clean taste - with a palatte of tingly bubbles. Was a great substitute for soda's (trying to lose a few pounds after nibbling all those finger foods during afternoon tea). I wanna say it started with a T - like Tyros, or Tyrant - but my mind draws a blank. I have a couple other blue empties from the UK, Springbourne and Cotswold Spring - both are pale, still and don't match your recollection. The only dark blue sparkling bottle I have is Castellina - Italian. Can't help you. |
Here's how to get my favorite bottled water.
1. Take empty bottle. 2. Fill with water from office/gym/etc water filter. For non-favorite water, I do buy my water but get the cheapest. Water is water, give me a break! |
Originally Posted by BamaVol
I'm looking at my empty bottle of TY NANT from Wales, but the bottle is clear, cap is grey and water is still. The bottle is cool, though - kind of mis-shapen in a watery sort of way.
I have a couple other blue empties from the UK, Springbourne and Cotswold Spring - both are pale, still and don't match your recollection. The only dark blue sparkling bottle I have is Castellina - Italian. Can't help you. Name: TY NANT Country of Origin: WALES TDS: 165 pH: 6.8 Altitude: 689FT Discovery of Source: New James Bond, The Italian Job, Formula One Racing, Louis Vuitton Challenge Cup - you name it: if it's chic, particularly if it's Anglo-related, you're likely to see some kind of tie-in with Ty Nant, and for good reason. The utter purity of Ty Nant is attributable to an unusual aquifer lodged in a dense geological formation; the discovery of this source in the Cambdian Mountains in rural Wales occurred in 1976. Ty Nant has no Nitrates, a neutral pH, and very low total mineralization at only 165 mg/l. Ty Nant is lighter overall than its sister brand Tau - mainly because of the lower level of Bicarbonate - although it should be noted that Ty Nant has more Sodium. Once famous only for their eye-popping cobalt blue glass bottle shaped like a bowling pin, Ty Nant revolutionized plastic packaging when it introduced its radical asymmetrical design a few years ago. It is easily the most unforgettable, impressive PET (plastic) packaging in the world, with a hard ripple effect that absolutely evokes the fluidity of water. Walk into your gym carrying a Ty Nant 1/2 Liter or 1 liter plastic bottle, and heads turn. Have your waiter bring the blue bottle at your favorite restaurant, and you'll see the same kind of reaction. |
Fiji - one of the cheapest while I was in Tahiti. Yeah that's what I drank, not for the taste but because it was the cheapest.
Evian - one of the cheapest while I was living in London. Drank a few. Of course high quality bottled water is essential if you're in places like Shanghai... |
I took an empty plastic water bottle and filled it from a tapped mountain stream in Changsha, China about 3 weeks ago. By far, that was the best water I have ever tasted. It tasted absolutely pure, no odors or flavors, nothing. Even the "best" bottled water gets some taste of the plastic in it. Yup, I bottled some for myself, and that, was the best bottled water. :)
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Originally Posted by Cholula
I think TY NANT is probably the one the poster was trying to remember.
If anyone is interested in the still version, it has been regularly available at Cost + World Markets across the US that I have shopped in. I will look for the sparkling to add to my bottle collection, especially if it means a return visit to Wales. :) |
Volvic is by far my favourite. Just drinking any other water when you are used to volvic feels like drinking something disgusting.
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Originally Posted by ElmhurstNick
Baltimore (over many years, the tap water makes me ill).
Originally Posted by BamaVol
If anyone is interested in the still version, it has been regularly available at Cost + World Markets across the US that I have shopped in. I will look for the sparkling to add to my bottle collection, especially if it means a return visit to Wales.
Thanks for the tip. I stopped by Cost + World Markets and sure enough they had a ton of Ty Nant. They had the cobalt blue glass bottles (sparkling)...both large and small, a large red glass bottle(still) and the funky PET plastic bottle in the 500 ml. size which I bought. $.89 each....not bad. They were also having a sale on 1.5 liter Fiji at $2.00 a pop. |
I share MarshalN's attraction to Iceland Spring. Good stuff. :cool:
“An Assesment of the Quality of Iceland Spring Bottled Water” – Dr. Richard Maas, P.h.D. Co-Director, University of North Carolina – Asheville, Environmental Quality Institute July 15th 2004: “Compared to over 45 bottled waters* previously studied by the Environmental Quality Institute in overall quality we have found none better than Iceland Spring.” (* Including: Dasani, Fiji, Deer Park, Evian, Volvic, Aquafina, Poland Spring, Snap20, Dannon, Crystel Geyser.) (He doesn't say here for sure that any of the others were worse, though. :p ) |
Badoit is delicious, if water can be called that.....San Pellegrino also good. I am amazed at the low cost of Evian in France, as well as other regions of Europe. Just go into a supermarket, carry out a case and pay very little at the register. Poland Spring good in the US.
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I love Iceland spring, but it's hard to find here in the UK. It's got an excellent and clean taste. But then again I'm not completely objective as I'm from Iceland and it reminds me of home... :)
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Originally Posted by icebird
I love Iceland spring, but it's hard to find here in the UK. It's got an excellent and clean taste. But then again I'm not completely objective as I'm from Iceland and it reminds me of home... :)
Pure Rise Limited 2-4 Noel Street London W1F 8GB Tel: 44 (0) 20 7479 7149 Fax: 44 (0) 20 7479 7141 [email protected] http://www.icelandspring.com/ |
Originally Posted by Serge1977
Yeah I got the same problem here in the UK. According to their website its available at:
Pure Rise Limited 2-4 Noel Street London W1F 8GB Tel: 44 (0) 20 7479 7149 Fax: 44 (0) 20 7479 7141 [email protected] http://www.icelandspring.com/ icebird |
Originally Posted by icebird
Thanks very much for the info. I'll have to get in touch with them and see where I can get my hands on some proper water!
icebird |
Vittel, Volvic or Evian. I don't remember the last time that I had a big glass of tap water :)
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Originally Posted by icebird
I love Iceland spring, but it's hard to find here in the UK. It's got an excellent and clean taste. But then again I'm not completely objective as I'm from Iceland and it reminds me of home... :)
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Volvic is the best. ^
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Originally Posted by Doppy
Volvic is the best. ^
Somehow a healthy dose of arsenic with each swig doesn't do much for my thirst. :eek: Just a heads-up from a previous fan of Volvic.
Originally Posted by Cholula
My favorites up 'till now have been Volvic, Ozarka and Dasani. But I may have to re-think Volvic after this report.
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One of the best things from Maine: :) Poland Spring Natural Spring Water |
I remember that when I first visited Europe (in 1976 as a 14-year-old), the custom I found strangest was that people paid to have bottles of water brought to their dinner tables!
I haven't changed my mind. I drink bottled water only when I'm in a country where the tap water is dangerous. And I think the practice of building manufacturing plants to put plain water in disposable bottles and then ship it all over the world is environmentally insane. Still, I must admit it's good for the world economy. Some say it's growing because of productivity gains; I'm convinced it's because marketing geniuses have persuaded people to spend billions for something that is free. |
Originally Posted by Analise
One of the best things from Maine: :) Poland Spring Natural Spring Water |
Best Bottled Water
Definitely PENTA. Too bad it is so expensive.
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Originally Posted by Ready2Go
I remember that when I first visited Europe (in 1976 as a 14-year-old), the custom I found strangest was that people paid to have bottles of water brought to their dinner tables!
I haven't changed my mind. I drink bottled water only when I'm in a country where the tap water is dangerous. And I think the practice of building manufacturing plants to put plain water in disposable bottles and then ship it all over the world is environmentally insane. Still, I must admit it's good for the world economy. Some say it's growing because of productivity gains; I'm convinced it's because marketing geniuses have persuaded people to spend billions for something that is free. If your tastebuds can't tell the difference, you're wasting your money. Otherwise, it's a consumer choice. I can't taste a difference between most bottled waters and usually opt for a cheap brand, unless I don't already have a bottle in my collection. |
After having been to many 3rd world countries in the course of my travels, ANY bottled water will do for me.
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