Comments on: Drinking Bottled Water is Not a Sin

By: The Rev

The Rev — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 22:24:12 +0000

Anyone that drinks bottled water isn’t just stupid – you are selling out your countrymen to overseas companies like Nestle. You are selling out your planet to the plastic industry. In many cases bottled water brands like Aquafina and Dasani, are just municipal tap water that is sold back to you. Anyone that drinks store bought water is selling themselves and us down the river. Add the fact that we use enough crude oil in the making of plastic bottles to power 100,000 cars and that the process we use to make these bottles are cancerous to the communities around the refineries and you should be confident that Jesus would not approve at all.

By: dave

dave — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:58:18 +0000

well i work and have at my house well water and at my house it is good but at work i work for a grower of flowers and the water there is not good i buy bottled water there to drink and it is good i also see that it is a billion dollar business that makes jobs for all sorts of industries like plastic and filtration shipping and so on so i see it as a need for are economics at this point that this industries provides a large number of jobs and they are hard to find now a days so we need to keep drinking it and being overindulgent it keeps food on tables and it is a market that is not struggling at this time.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:24:23 +0000

I believe that we are free in Christ and the Lord will not be angry if we buy a bottled water every now and again. But I hate all that wasted plastic so I bought a water filter. While our local water is drinkable, it has a chemical flavor that is disagreeable and I know that all that chlorine and sediment ain’t good for my health.

By: Mike Stephens

Mike Stephens — Tue, 26 May 2009 22:24:53 +0000

@Esme - At the end of the day it is about health. Organic almonds cost about twice as much per lb if not a little more than non-organic almonds. I believe you get what you pay for.

By: Mike Stephens

Mike Stephens — Tue, 26 May 2009 22:22:31 +0000

Well just so you are not confused I drink bottled water a ton!!! There is a health food store and you can get 1 gallon of water for 25 cents so I drink that all the time.

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 11 May 2009 20:10:56 +0000

Originally Posted By EsmeBottled water is safer than tap water in Las Vegas and Reno NV. Whenever I drink tap water in either place I throw up get diarrhea. So I guess I’ll continue to “indulge” in bottled water in order to stay hydrated. The water also tastes gross. so even if I didn’t get physically sick I probably would continue to indulge.

Esme-this is why you should buy a really expensive or at least extremely good filter for your water so you won’t have to waste money on bottled water. The most expensive filter out there is probably 300 dollars and a filter once a year is 50 but buying alot of bottled water is way more expensive than that.

By: Esme

Esme — Sun, 10 May 2009 22:53:47 +0000

Oh and I forgot to add….Whenever I go into the gas station to buy something to drink I always thought that a bottle of water was better for the environment than a bottle of soda or an energy drink.

By: Esme

Esme — Sun, 10 May 2009 22:51:21 +0000

Bottled water is safer than tap water in Las Vegas and Reno NV. Whenever I drink tap water in either place I throw up get diarrhea. So I guess I’ll continue to “indulge” in bottled water in order to stay hydrated. The water also tastes gross. so even if I didn’t get physically sick I probably would continue to indulge.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:11:42 +0000

Good writing. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader..

By: Brenda Howard

Brenda Howard — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:39:38 +0000

I tend to reserve purchasing bottled water for when I am on vacation and really don’t know the purity of the local water. If possible I buy it by the gallon (distilled or filtered) but you do have to watch that it’s not just bottled “water from a municipal source.” At home I have an under-the-sink filter and I refill my rubbermaid bottle every morning. Our midwestern tap water isn’t always the best and usually tastes wonky. I find that in order to drink enough water for staying healthy (and to keep away from soda), the reverse osmosis filter does the trick. I have seen too many demonstrations of testing for impurities in midwestern tap water (think farm run-off) to trust that it is clean enough to drink, even though it is ok for washing clothes and bodies. I think the filter is a nice compromise and pays for itself rather quickly in terms of what bottled water would cost(initial investment about $200, $90 to replace the filters once a year). We really are blessed to have so many water options. I am working on being more grateful when I enjoy my daily water.