Anyone else see lots of people buying bottled waters?

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Like those 1 or 2 litre multipack bottles?

I've just been to Tesco express (it's tiny) and two separate customers were complaining that there wasn't any big bottles of water about

I thought that was a coincidence, but thinking about it, I keep seeing lots of people in Asda and Aldi doing this too!

I mentioned it to the guy at the till and he said he'd seen an increase for sure, though he wasn't sure why. Last time he saw it was during the first lockdown and they ended up restricting the amount you could buy at once anyway

I know people like bottles water for various reasons, and I have a friend who's DS won't have anything else due to his autism. But surely this is unusual?

A couple of thoughts.

For starters, it is hotter and people as well as being out and about more are turning away from sugary drinks.

Secondly, more people are either away or going away in the UK for summer hols. Many people distrust the tap water quality in hotels (often fed from a tank) and on campsites.

Why do people keep sending their children in to school with water in any case - totally unnecessary. This is just a stupid fad initiated by the big bottled water companies. NO CHILD needs a supply of drinking water available in the classroom
Many adults drink water at their desk, not just on breaks. Hot day, tickle in throat, just thirsty. Nothing to do with bottled water companies.

I send my dc in with a water bottle of water

But it’s a reusable one. Haven’t had one leak yet

The last we had were the sistema water bottle. Cheap but efficient

I think it’s because there have been supply issues with bottled water in recent months, so people are stocking up when it is back in stock.

@WisestIsShe our princess and the pea is the same. We capture rainwater for her. This is acceptable 😁.

Never buy bottled water, but do silently judge people in our supermarket with trolleys piled high with bottles, given that what comes out of the taps in Glasgow is excellent.

All the "my tap water is disgusting" people - have you heard yourselves? Tap water in the UK does vary in terms of flavour and composition, as it flows through different rocks. But differences in flavour doesn't make it "disgusting". As others have said, you add lemon, or filter it, or add some squash.

Have they never heard the phrase "single use plastic"? Such selfish behaviour.

It's not negligent not to keep 4 weeks supply in the house either. 5 of us in this house, people saying 4 litres per person per day, that's 20 litres a day, for 28 days, 560 litres or almost 375 bottles of 1.5 litres. Even 5 days water would be 50 bottles of 2 litres each.

In the 14 years we've been here there was a problem with our water once, when they found higher than acceptable levels of cryptosporidium in the local reservoir. Scottish water went door to door handing out 6x2litre packs, and set up in a local car park where you could collect more. Only lasted a couple of says.

There has been low stock of bottled water due to supply so people see at and are reminded of the pasta and loo roll and panic buy it. I read an article during the first lockdown about the psychology of buying large items such as bottled water, loo roll etc. Seemingly being able to see a significant supply line with these big items makes people feel more control in uncertain times but with minimal spend.

All the "my tap water is disgusting" people - have you heard yourselves? Tap water in the UK does vary in terms of flavour and composition, as it flows through different rocks. But differences in flavour doesn't make it "disgusting". As others have said, you add lemon, or filter it, or add some squash.
You've never had to live on metallicy tasting water so, worrying that there's actually something wrong with it and water labs coming back and saying it's just within range. Try not to judge people like that, I know this isn't the case most of the time for most people but you don't know by looking at someone who has to live with bad water quality. There's disgusting and there's undrinkable. I hate bottled water too but having lived as I said above with discovered water or in another house with the frothiest water in an area where a pharmaceutical company was told they couldn't function if they used local water, I can tell you it isn't people being picky. Oh and water filters aren't worth a dam in these situations, believe me we tried the lot!!!

I used to live somewhere with really good quality hard water. I would drink this water daily, I would have never bought a bottle of water unless out on a day trip, even so I would fill my own bottle first before doing so.

If I could get away with drinking water in my new town I would. It's barely suitable for consumption. Varies in colour, sometimes coming out a orange rusty colour. Do I want to be spending a small fortune a week on water when I used to get it free? Absolutely not. Do I want to be using all my recycling space in my bin on bottles? Absolutely not 😂! Must add there is work on going in the area from our new water board so it could improve. Until then I'll continue buying consumable water.

@TheGenealogist @BarbaraofSeville @RampantIvy

fucking hell no wonder the planet is going to hell in a handcart. And claiming tap water is disgusting or makes you sick? Try telling that to the millions of women in the third world who have lost babies to preventable water-borne diseases. Bunch of spoiled princesses you are.

@KeflavikAirport but I'm not from a third world country and I am capable of buying my own fresh water, that's the difference 🤗

A quick google will tell you that well over 99.9% of tap water is drinking quality in the UK.

All water in the UK is drinkable. Stop lying about it to justify your stupid, selfish behaviour.

@KeflavikAirport @Hdhdjejdj like I said the area which I have recently moved to, like very recently is having water works and the water is a rusty colour. I've also had a letter through the door to say not to drink between work times if you would like to see that😂?

Also do you ever eat food that comes in plastic packaging, very very selfish

Where do you live @overtherainbo?
As for the plastic wrapped food issue, personally I can honestly say I cook from scratch most of the time. I buy fruit and veg loose as much as I can. I recycle everything.

@overtherainbo

I've just moved to a new area and buy 12 1.5 litres a week. The water here is disgusting🤢

just get used to the tap water. You are causing environmental devastation

[quote overtherainbo]**@KeflavikAirport* @Hdhdjejdj* like I said the area which I have recently moved to, like very recently is having water works and the water is a rusty colour. I've also had a letter through the door to say not to drink between work times if you would like to see that😂?

Also do you ever eat food that comes in plastic packaging, very very selfish[/quote]
If a water company has told you not to drink the water from the tap and the problem is caused by them, they should provide bottled water to you for free. Happened to a friend recently whose water quality was affected by work to replace a pipe.

@54321nought me alone, causing all that devastation. Oops, lock me up😂

[quote RampantIvy]@NotMyCat doesn't your water company provide bottled water if there is a problem with your water supply?

When we have had water supply problems Yorkshire Water have dropped pallets of 2 litre bottles of water in our village, at no cost to the inhabitants.[/quote]
Nope, we got nothing except a cheque for about £20 some time after
They were only supplying to "vulnerable" and despite being immunocompromised they wouldn't give me any. It did affect pretty much the whole of Lancashire so maybe that's why...

Tesco have a water shortage atm. I'm pregnant and my craving has been bottled water throughout my pregnancy

Here is the gist of it - notice the hospital had to source their own water too!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-33816989
300,000 houses or so affected
It was drinkable if boiled but for a month, that was a total pain

@overtherainbo don’t you understand that you are part of the problem? We all need to play our part in reducing our carbon footprint in order to tackle climate change. What each individual does matters hugely.

@Hdhdjejdj this isn't a long term thing. Maybe focus your attention on people buying bottled water long term, milk/ dairy products coming from a mass amount of cows causing pollution to the earth, fishing industry's, ect

@overtherainbo I don’t scrutinise your posts to the extent I know how long you are planning to buy bottled water.

We’ve been buying it for months as they changed where our supply was from and it tastes awful from the tap. Even a filter jug, then a filter kettle didn’t work - still tasted awful and had a layer of scum on top of tea 🤮.