Do you drink tap water?

V. Gorica has decent tap water
though I think the bottled stuff tastes better
Pittsburgh’s water quality is a total disaster👎

I just drink from the tap since it's right here and free. I haven't really wrapped my head around paying ten cents a day for water yet. That said, I'm thinking about picking up one of those filters so I can actually drink the stuff, because what's coming out of this tap is pretty gross.

So, I haven’t touched tap water in like four years now. Honestly, my stomach used to kill me all the time for absolutely no reason, and then the second I made the switch to just drinking bottled water, everything stopped. (Knock on wood!) Plus, I live right by the Mississippi, so the stuff coming out of my faucet is basically just Mississippi river water. Gross.

I haven't touched tap water in eight whole years now.
Honestly, the only time I’ll even consider it is in an absolute emergency—which, let's be real, almost never happens!

The tap water here is perfectly fine, but if I have a few shots of tequila on hand, I prefer a little pour. 🙂

from the pipa. Washington, D.C.

I haven't been able to get used to anything else—honestly, once you see the kind of residue left in the bathtub after just a few days, you can't help but feel a sense of dread regarding what that stuff is doing to my kidneys...

I don't touch tap water, honestly. Even if they claim the quality is top-notch, I just can't trust it—who knows what kind of rust or junk is sitting in those pipes? You see it clearly enough whenever the water gets shut off; once it comes back on, you’re basically looking at liquid mud for a bit. Even when it's running normally, I bet that stuff is always lurking in there. I stick to my Brita, but I'm thinking about getting an office-style dispenser for some Aquafina, December, or Colorado River water soon. I know those machines are usually for businesses, but I'm pretty sure you can grab one for home too, right?

Of course I drink

St. Louis /
St. Louis

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Santa Monica - the water here is actually great. Still, I’ve become a creature of habit thanks to my Brita filter; I won't touch anything that isn't filtered now!

stiven said:I drink it because it’s top-tier, and it’s always ice-cold.
Washington, D.C.

I couldn't agree more! 😁 🙂

Zadar County
It’s just bottled water—or "mineral water," as some people like to call it—but honestly, almost everything is mineralized unless it’s distilled.
Bottled water? That was a total dream for me back when I was drinking it during the war; before that, I didn't really distinguish between the two.
But once I actually saw what the pipes look like—and where that water is actually coming from—well... 🙂
Basically, the Zadar area gets its supply from Bokanjac, Golubinka, and Zrmanja.
There are a few other smaller sources hooked up locally, too.
I've been told the best water comes from Starigrad, straight from the mountains near Yosemite.
What do the rest of you in this catchment area think?

I’m based out of Washington, D.C., and I just drink straight from the tap. Honestly, why bother paying extra for bottled water? It feels pointless.

I mean, look, once the tap water becomes so polluted that I don't have a choice, sure, I'll start buying the bottled stuff. But right now? I don't see the logic in spending more money for the exact same thing.

It actually reminds me of this old column by Tompkins where he was ripping into the whole bottled water craze. He brought up how some pro athlete owns a stake in one of those massive water companies. His final takeaway was pretty blunt—basically saying we're all being played if we let professional athletes sell us overpriced water. 😁

I haven't touched tap water in 11 years. In all that time, I’ve maybe taken two sips from the sink by accident 😁... Honestly, I don't care what city I'm in or how good the local water quality is supposed to be—I'm just not drinking it.

We still use tap water for cooking, though I've noticed people are even starting to buy bottled water just for that.

steelstag4 said:You guys are so clueless that you'll actually buy water sold by pro football players. 😁

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Tap water, obviously, (NYC). Sometimes I'll grab some Jamnica, maybe sparkling if I'm feeling fancy.
If I remember right, the US is one of those rare places where the tap water is actually top-tier, so why wouldn't you just use it? Personally, I think buying bottled water is a total rip-off right now—it’s basically just a trend for people with too much cash. Of course, that depends on what city you're in and your own health situation.

I haven't touched tap water in like 6 or 7 years—I mostly stick to Dasani, though before I switched to that, I used to grab the stuff from Poland Springs
Washington, D.C.

Back when I was traveling through Europe—specifically visiting places like Germany—I used to drink straight from the tap without a second thought because the water tasted perfectly fine. But now? Now I’m stuck buying bottled water constantly because the stuff coming out of my faucet here in the States is just absolutely revolting. 🙄

I don't drink water

Washington, D.C., pipe + Brittany

Cleveland, I’m straight up drinking from the tap.
btw. in Cleveland, the tap water is actually 👍

The water quality is great, but the plumbing is a disaster!!!!!!!

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