Current Events > I'm still trying to wrap my head around paying for stuff you can get for free.

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Like water. Why buy bottled water when you can buy a filter and use that to refill your bottle.
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dragnmaninferno posted...

Like water. Why buy bottled water when you can buy a filter and use that to refill your bottle.

Then you're just continually buying and installing a filter...

If there's something that I can get for free, but it requires more effort on my part, I'll gladly pay instead.
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xyphilia posted...

dragnmaninferno posted...

Like water. Why buy bottled water when you can buy a filter and use that to refill your bottle.

Then you're just continually buying and installing a filter...

Still cheaper than buying bottled water.
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But tap water tastes gross.
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dragnmaninferno posted...

Like water. Why buy bottled water when you can buy a filter and use that to refill your bottle.

Or just get it from ocean/lake/rivers.
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LIsJustice posted...

dragnmaninferno posted...

Like water. Why buy bottled water when you can buy a filter and use that to refill your bottle.

Or just get it from ocean/lake/rivers.

Or if one of your friends or neighbors has a filter, you fill up bottles at their place.
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When you poop and pee be sure to scoop up the water before you flush for drinking use (you can purify it) so you can be more resourceful and not waste that water on just a flush.
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ViewtifulGrave posted...

But tap water tastes gross.

Maybe from your tab. You probably live in america.
I flush my toilet with perfectly clear mountain water even.
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A5modeu5 posted...

ViewtifulGrave posted...

But tap water tastes gross.

Maybe from your tab. You probably live in america.
I flush my toilet with perfectly clear mountain water even.

Is this supposed to be an insult?
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ViewtifulGrave posted...

A5modeu5 posted...

ViewtifulGrave posted...

But tap water tastes gross.

Maybe from your tab. You probably live in america.
I flush my toilet with perfectly clear mountain water even.

Is this supposed to be an insult?

No but I know that the tap water in america tastes disgusting.
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Yeah because you've had tap water all over America, right? It's just ignorant to speak that way considering how big America is. There is a huge variety of sources.

You sound like someone who just wants to hate on it for no reason.
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A5modeu5 posted...

ViewtifulGrave posted...

A5modeu5 posted...

ViewtifulGrave posted...

But tap water tastes gross.

Maybe from your tab. You probably live in america.
I flush my toilet with perfectly clear mountain water even.

Is this supposed to be an insult?

No but I know that the tap water in america tastes disgusting.

It's apparently worse in Germany. Lived there for three years and was always told to flat out NOT ever drink tap water there.
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AzurexNightmare posted...

Yeah because you've had tap water all over America, right? It's just ignorant to speak that way considering how big America is. There is a huge variety of sources.

You sound like someone who just wants to hate on it for no reason.

I didnt want to sound so hostile. It was a little hyperbolic but post #6 was also I grave generalization that isnt true. I do see the irony in my reply though.
I was really disgusted when I tried drinking tap water on the west coast also chlorine in my coke from mcdonalds also cemented this opinion into me.
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dragnmaninferno posted...

xyphilia posted...

dragnmaninferno posted...

Like water. Why buy bottled water when you can buy a filter and use that to refill your bottle.

Then you're just continually buying and installing a filter...

Still cheaper than buying bottled water.

I suppose in the long haul it is.

Bottled water still has way more uses than just being water. It's automatically portable and has more uses than just drinking. So does regular water but considering how cheap bottled water is, it's a non issue.

Bottled water all the way.
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dragnmaninferno posted...

Like water. Why buy bottled water when you can buy a filter and use that to refill your bottle.

Sure dawg, come out here in the country where I live and enjoy your farm-runoff water and future cancer, even with a filter.
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AzurexNightmare posted...

Bottled water still has way more uses than just being water. It's automatically portable and has more uses than just drinking. So does regular water but considering how cheap bottled water is, it's a non issue.

Bottled water all the way.

This. I exclusively drink bottled water, even in my home. A pack of 40 half liter Deer Park water costs just under $3; it's cheaper than buying filters and tastes better (since filters don't remove fluoride, unless you go crazy and buy a $500+ filtration unit).

Oh the fluoride thing IS a problem. I no longer agree with filters idea.

Reverse-osmosis filters are expensive as hell. Most other filters don't filter out most of the truly harmful stuff. Brita filters are especially bad for giving people a false sense of security.
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It depends. In the case of things like water, I agree. It's no better quality and unless there is a serious problem with your current locations water or being able to source it, there is no reason to buy it.

If you are talking about pirating things; I don't know. I have a conscious about it. I like making sure that the companies/bands/etc that produce creative content can continue to do so.

At this point it would be foolish to assume that your city's water supply is fine just because nothing bad has come out yet.
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By that logic you could say the same thing about gmo's...

ViewtifulGrave posted...

But tap water tastes gross.

You don't live in Hawaii :3
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMhfbLRoGEw
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the tap water here doesn't have fluoride added to it so i have to buy bottled water with added fluoride
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visiny posted...

By that logic you could say the same thing about gmo's...

Not a good comparison. Contaminated water is something that can be measured and proven right now, and we've seen that coverups can and have happened. People who are skeptical of GMOs worry about unforeseen consequences that are harder to measure without long-term studies that may be open to interpretation anyway.
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I use bottled spring water to fill my ice cube trays
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Aren't tap water regulations way more strict than bottled water regulations?
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How about refilling a 3 gallon jug of water from grocery store machines. 20 cents a gallon.
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I'm worried about my fluoridated tap water possibly being contaminated so I stick to fluoridated & possibly contaminated bottled water which is less regulated

Nah jk the water here tastes great actually, I'm pretty lucky
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People don't seem to realize that the filtration method matters.

- If the bottle doesn't say it's filtered then it's probably tap water.
- Distilled water is the purest but isn't recommended to drink as your main source of water.
- Reverse-osmosis filters out basically everything but the good stuff.
- Brita and similar models only filter out some of the bad stuff. Some lead will still get through if it's present.

Also, there are no benefits to drinking fluoride since it's only effective topically. Just use a fluoridated mouthwash, which is more effective anyway.
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SpiralDrift posted...

People don't seem to realize that the filtration method matters.

- If the bottle doesn't say it's filtered then it's probably tap water.
- Distilled water is the purest but isn't recommended to drink as your main source of water.
- Reverse-osmosis filters out basically everything but the good stuff.
- Brita and similar models only filter out some of the bad stuff. Some lead will still get through if it's present.

Also, there are no benefits to drinking fluoride since it's only effective topically. Just use a fluoridated mouthwash, which is more effective anyway.

Or fluoridated toothpaste

Though I kinda worry for my brain cells and whatnot because you know that some amount of that shit manages to slither down your throat when you brush your tongue
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