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This would make sense if water was simply water.  However, the water in my pipes at home tastes terrible and rapidly coats my plumbing with lime deposits.  My favorite local restaurant serves the same water...I pay for bottled instead.  In the nearby small city, though, the tap water tastes fine.  Similarly, I spend a couple months every year at a location in Texas where I don't even feel clean after showering with their tap water because it is so "soft" and I've considered buying bottled water and using a solar shower.  In the store  you'll find not only different brands, but different types; spring water, distilled water, etc; just because you have a source for one type of water does not mean all other types of water are invalid. {{unsigned|Swordsmith}}
 
This would make sense if water was simply water.  However, the water in my pipes at home tastes terrible and rapidly coats my plumbing with lime deposits.  My favorite local restaurant serves the same water...I pay for bottled instead.  In the nearby small city, though, the tap water tastes fine.  Similarly, I spend a couple months every year at a location in Texas where I don't even feel clean after showering with their tap water because it is so "soft" and I've considered buying bottled water and using a solar shower.  In the store  you'll find not only different brands, but different types; spring water, distilled water, etc; just because you have a source for one type of water does not mean all other types of water are invalid. {{unsigned|Swordsmith}}
 
:Certainly water isn't just water; there are lots of factors that go into what water tastes like, does to what it comes in contact with, and contains both as good and bad substances -- just like when you go to a paint store and ask for white or black, and find out there are 20 varieties of what we think of as a simple color (or lack of).  But we still just call water water regardless of what (liquid) form it takes, and we call white white even when it's just very slightly off, so in those theoretical terms the comic makes perfect sense. [[User:N0lqu|-boB]] ([[User talk:N0lqu|talk]]) 22:15, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
 
:Certainly water isn't just water; there are lots of factors that go into what water tastes like, does to what it comes in contact with, and contains both as good and bad substances -- just like when you go to a paint store and ask for white or black, and find out there are 20 varieties of what we think of as a simple color (or lack of).  But we still just call water water regardless of what (liquid) form it takes, and we call white white even when it's just very slightly off, so in those theoretical terms the comic makes perfect sense. [[User:N0lqu|-boB]] ([[User talk:N0lqu|talk]]) 22:15, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
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:If water in pipes at your city tastes terrible, wouldn't the logical thing be to complain to municipal authorities and get them fix it? On the other hand ... when I'm buying bottled water, I usually buy carbonated water ; I suspect carbonating tap water wouldn't be practical. -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 13:10, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
 
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The taste of water in mains is very subjective. Some people will think it tastes fine when other think it tastes bad or strange -- because people have different tastes but also because one gets used to what's at hand. That being said, there are workarounds such as reusing water filters (e.g. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brita Brita]) to get drinkable tap water without lime deposits or odd taste; for whole household water (either too soft or too hard), there are [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_softening water softener] filters that can be added to the mains to soften or harden the water. Now the point to be made is why would one have to pay extra to fix a problem with their tap water when they are already paying for that service? [[User:Ralfoide|Ralfoide]] ([[User talk:Ralfoide|talk]]) 15:55, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
 
  
 
Possible reference to https://xkcd.com/1165/ ?  The one panel looks like a river to me. [[User:Mikemk|Mikemk]] ([[User talk:Mikemk|talk]]) 15:39, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
 
Possible reference to https://xkcd.com/1165/ ?  The one panel looks like a river to me. [[User:Mikemk|Mikemk]] ([[User talk:Mikemk|talk]]) 15:39, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
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By the way, how about setting up a service like Amazon's, having someone come to your door with an empty bottle, filling it from your tap, and charging the customer for quick water delivery?--[[User:Jojonete|Jojonete]] ([[User talk:Jojonete|talk]]) 09:14, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
 
By the way, how about setting up a service like Amazon's, having someone come to your door with an empty bottle, filling it from your tap, and charging the customer for quick water delivery?--[[User:Jojonete|Jojonete]] ([[User talk:Jojonete|talk]]) 09:14, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
  
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:I like that idea!  Here's a similar variation, in case a person doesn't want a stranger coming into their house to use their own tap.  There can be a loose network (i.e. coordinated via the Internet) of a million "affiliated" households, servicing the needs of a million different customers ordering water, and then a bunch of dedicated couriers traveling the short distance between the nearest affiliated independent water micro-fulfillment center (AIWMFC) and the customer.  Or maybe cut out the dedicated courier entirely -- the nearest AIWMFC's CEO (or her husband, or one of the kids) could fill the bottle themselves, don a hat with the company's logo, and walk or drive the bottle over to their neighbor.  This company could probably get times down to an average of just a few minutes rather than that insanely long 1 hour that Amazon.com has with their measly few mega-fulfillment centers.  And this could bring speedy delivery even to small towns or rural areas rather than just major urban centers. [[User:N0lqu|-boB]] ([[User talk:N0lqu|talk]]) 20:55, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
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:I like that idea!  Here's a simliar variation, in case a person doesn't want a stranger coming into their house to use their own tap.  There can be a loose network (i.e. coordinated via the Internet) of a million "affiliated" households, servicing the needs of a million different customers ordering water, and then a bunch of dedicated couriers traveling the short distance between the nearest affiliated independent water micro-fulfillment center (AIWMFC) and the customer.  Or maybe cut out the courier -- the AIWMFC's CEO (or her husband, or one of the kids, or maybe even the dog) could don a hat with the company's logo and walk the bottle over to their neighbor.  This company could probably get times down to an average of just a few minutes rather than that insanely long 1 hour that Amazon.com has.  And this could bring speedy delivery even to small towns or rural areas rather than just major urban centers. [[User:N0lqu|-boB]] ([[User talk:N0lqu|talk]]) 20:55, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
  
 
Cynic here! Bottled water are also oft used as a vanity item - display of wealth. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.79.43|141.101.79.43]] 11:28, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
 
Cynic here! Bottled water are also oft used as a vanity item - display of wealth. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.79.43|141.101.79.43]] 11:28, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
  
 
I buy bottled water because I want the thing to carry it, not the water itself. If I'm at the store and know I'll want some water later on when I'm not near a water fountain (eg in the car) I'll pay the dollar or so for the bottle pre-filled with water, not the water itself. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.236.145|108.162.236.145]] 16:55, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
 
I buy bottled water because I want the thing to carry it, not the water itself. If I'm at the store and know I'll want some water later on when I'm not near a water fountain (eg in the car) I'll pay the dollar or so for the bottle pre-filled with water, not the water itself. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.236.145|108.162.236.145]] 16:55, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
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Buying bottled water is all about believing in brands and marketing - so it probably won't take too long before [http://scoopertino.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/apple_water_page.jpg Apple Water] becomes popular. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.91.192|162.158.91.192]] 11:32, 10 December 2015 (UTC)
 
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The Water from my tap does not taste right - no malt, hops, alcohol or fuzziness. So I buy bottles. Cheers! [[Special:Contributions/162.158.38.226|162.158.38.226]] 17:05, 14 August 2019 (UTC)
 

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