Bottled Drinking Water - Why Do We Drink It?

More than half of all Americans buy bottled drinking water, to the tune of $4 billion yearly.

Those images of majestic snow capped mountains and glaciers on the bottled drinking water labels lead us to believe that bottled water is pure and safer to drink than tap water, but as nrdc.org explains, this is not always the case.

Another reputable source on bottled drinking water is the World Health Organization. It's worth noting that many times tap water is sold as bottled drinking water. It's possible that you may be buying tap water that has been bottled and then sold at 10,000 times the cost of what you pay for your own tap water.

why do consumers spend so much on bottled drinking water? Some city tap water is less than desirable; it smells bad and tastes funky. For many people, that's more than enough reason.

But there are other reasons why people choose to buy bottled drinking water. It's convenient. Not everyone feels like carrying around a Nalgene bottle everyday. It's just one more thing to keep track of throughout the day. Bottled drinking water is always an option to soda or other caloric beverages, and probably better for you even if some of it is just tap water.

There has been much news the past few years about the contaminants present in public water supplies, which is why companies that package bottled drinking water are doing so well. Bottled drinking water just has the image of being safer and purer than what comes out of our tap. In all reality, we just shouldn't have to choose bottled drinking water over tap water, even if it is trendier.  

Before you start making regular purchases for bottled drinking water you may want to check out the brand's website. Arrowhead Mountain Spring Water for instance, has a very customer friendly website at www.arrowheadwater.com where you can find answers to most if not all of your questions about this popular brand of bottled drinking water.

If you can't find the answer to your questions on their website, maybe it's time to check out another brand.