Gothamist: Would You Tap This? NYC Tap Water For Sale

Myszka

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:57:59 -0500

Just saw this in the post today (2 weeks after Gothamist): http://www.nypost.com/seven/09182008/news/regionalnews/free_h20___just_1_50__129640.htm

andoman

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:57:40 -0500

NYC water gets worse in the summer with extra chlorine taste. I use one of those brita filters and it works very well.

JMH

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:39:23 -0500

Yeah, go Sigg! I have two, love 'em. I'm super psyched that their webstore is finally back online, wanted to order some as presents...Ooh, thanks for the heads-up; I'd been waiting for that and hadn't checked lately.

smitty

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:24:51 -0500

Nalgene is now BPA/phalate free...unlike most conventional plastics. That is the draw. BPAs...pthalates = leaching into your water and cancer. Tasty!

Novanglus

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:14:06 -0500

BAck in the day when cans were first introduced as a way to store food, the cans were made of lead and ended up giving people lead poisoning.

JacqueMehoff

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:56:37 -0500

don't they still line the aluminum bottles with plastic anyway? just re-use the poland spring bottles. if it get's murky, get a new one.

Future Taliban

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:44:18 -0500

So what's next; NYC Air-in-a-Can?. Wait a minute .... I'm off to the patent office right now.

nicemarmot

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:32:00 -0500

Yeah, not so much with the Nalgene. I was given one in college and it wound up in the back of my closet as it made water taste and smell like plastic. Yummy. Also - the tap water in NYC is only good if you have good pipes to drink it out of. The water coming out of a lot of older buildings tastes and looks nasty because of the old pipes. I keep having this problem with my offices where I feel forced to drink bottled water because the tap water is foul.

Novanglus

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:26:45 -0500

I agree with and understand the environmental benefit of using a reusable bottle, but I don't see the advantage of why NALGENE is so popular, becuase to me it looks like it SUCKS. I'd rather use a sports bottle that has a spout I can drink or squirt from.

spnder

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:16:24 -0500

Had my SIGG for 3 months and like it way better than nalgene. Stays cleaner for longer, and from what I've read, it's better for you than any kind of plastic.

babyhitler

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:05:57 -0500

I heard that Nalgene's make women give birth to kids with their genitals inside out. That's no good.

kswissreject

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:58:38 -0500

Yeah, go Sigg! I have two, love 'em. I'm super psyched that their webstore is finally back online, wanted to order some as presents...

Jen Chung

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:54:27 -0500

Ah, thanks, edEx. That's helpful. @Novanglus, I think the idea behind using your own bottle is that you don't participate in the neverending cycle of buying bottled water and encourage manufacturers to make more.

Spiritof76

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:53:22 -0500

Hey, that's my idea! I suggested that almost two months ago. Aside from Nalgene, there's also the Camelbak Better Bottle. Both brands are now free of bisphenol A, if you're worried by all the fearmongering about that chemical.

Spiny

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:51:06 -0500

I'm always amazed by my family members' reactions to NYC tap water when they visit from out-of-state. Their own tap water sucks so much that ours is like bottled mineral water by comparison. And I have to say, it is pretty good.

edEx

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:50:56 -0500

nalgene is not so good. the VOC's in the plastic leak in to your water. Try the much more healthier aluminum bottle by Sigg. http://www.mysigg.com

Novanglus

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:47:35 -0500

Why is nalgene so popular? Is there an advantage to using that over the 30 billion other bottles that are out there? I don't even see a spout on it to drink from.

Public Relations

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:41:36 -0500

Here is a great idea for a future story. Take a poll across ALL of your blog networks and ask the question: What are the two tastiest bottled waters (including tap)? What are the two tastiest FLAVORED and carbonated bottle waters?