Bottled water...Seriously Mother?

[Feminine]

My Mother is coming to stay with us on Sunday well she was

anyway somewhere, somehow , she has it in her head that she can only drink bottled water.

This is despite having a water filter. This is despite us having just bought one for her visit!

When I lived in London, it was a must (for us) it did improve the flavour and after seeing the crud floating in the top (of the filter) it made sense.

Where we live in the Country our water is really nice, I've been 'lazy' about using one here.

My Mother likes having masses of these blasted bottles in the kitchen, just for drinking The filter is fine for tea/coffee.

Now, I forgot this silly rule that she binds all her visits with. I innocently thought the filter would work... for all water needs

Apparently not, as you have guessed it, she still wants a collection of Tesco value water all over the place

I'm not unreasonable am I? Its just bottled tap water right?

mother also claims a Doctor no less has told here to use it!

I know, it is a very boring question...I'm yawning as I type...however what is the opinion on MN please.

Mum has just slammed the phone down on me!

After a typical " If you needed something I'd get it for you" poor me speech!

Must add, that lots of people think it's a controversial claim, and unproven and so on.

My personal opinion is that there are all sorts of contributory factors resulting in increasing cancers, infertility, obesity and so on, and this could well be one on them.

My main objection to bottled water is the rising tide of rubbish - literally. Have people seen the amount of plastic coming in on our shores with every high tide lately? A huge amount of that is plastic bottles.

Another objection to it, is bastard companies like Nestle, whose chief bigwig has publicly said that clean drinking water is not a right. There are villages in Pakistan for instance, where the water table has dropped right down, leaving village wells dry, because companies are pumping out the water and bottling it.

I don't see the big deal tbh. My Fil only drinks bottled water so, when he comes to stay, I buy more bottled water than normal. He's my guest and it makes him feel more at home. I can't even see what there is to have a row about.