There is a huge number of different brands and types of drinking water; not to mention the municipal/tap waters supplies. Now, municipal water is very safe and extremely inexpensive, so just why are people spending billions to purchase bottled water? Is it simply the benefit of being able to take small bottles around, so we might have water around constantly? Is it just a fad which will soon die? Is it all the new, cute, multi-colored bottles which are marketed towards teenagers or even younger? If I were an investor, should I invest in this industry or wait to see what will happen?
Now, I can understand in developing countries in which the supplies of safe, clean drinking water are rare and many people are dying from the water crisis. So, safe drinking water can be provided in large bottled supplies and the children and others might be helped. However in developed countries with safe municipal water supplies it doesnt make economic sense.
The different forms of water are vast. There is distilled water which is just H2O on one end and spa waters with carbonates and minerals on the other end. So, I assume prior to deciding what water is best for yourself and your family, you must examine your reasons for wanting bottled drinking water.
If cash is not an object and you do not like the taste or looks of municipal water in your city then the sky is the limit in price and selection of bottled drinking water. It is best when you have a little child and you’re simply traveling from one source of drinking water to a different city municipal water supply. This was often a challenge with my children when they were infants because the change in cities supplies would always make them sick. So, bottled water was actually almost an absolute necessity as well as a convenience.
Bottled water is almost necessary in a very hot climate you can invariably have a bottle of water along with you at all times. This is important in the summer time where temperatures could get over 100 degrees or more in some areas of the US and it’s also very easy to get dehydrated.
So, it looks as though, except for a few of the about reasons, it really is up to each individual preference. In other words, if you like bubbles go for sparkling water. If you would like great taste, go for spring water.
However, generally speaking, artesian waters as opposed to surface waters needs to be chosen. Artesian supplies are underground lakes, usually isolated from contamination. Surface waters and near surface wells and springs can be far more easily contaminated with industrial or agriculture run-off.
Put simply, there is no water which will make you look younger or healthy if you do not live a healthy lifestyle. But if you wish to think that a brand of water could make you healthy, then purchase it. All in all, the majority of bottled drinking water is safe and healthy to drink. So if one brand makes you drink more water, then that’s the one for you since the main and most important thing is that you simply drink enough water every day to keep you and your family healthy and hydrated.