Why or why isn Aquafina water in bottles any better than tap water?
Fall youth sports are in full swing, but that doesn’t mean it’s time to stock up on bottled water, which in many cases is an offense to your wallet, the environment and common sense. Tap water in a reusable bottle works just as well to hydrate young athletes during breaks in soccer and football games. Here are three reasons to “tap” into savings: Save money: Water is a tasteless, colorless, odorless beverage that falls from the sky. It’s so plentiful that public drinking fountains dispense it free. Homeowners pay a bargain rate: They can fill five one-gallon jugs with tap water for a penny. Yet shoppers across America are paying much more because their water comes in a plastic bottle. Buying just one bottle of water per day at $1.50 costs about $547 more per year than drinking the same amount from the tap. “Bottled water is the pet rock of this era. It’s something that people pay for that you can get essentially free,” said Dave Tilford, a spokesman for the Center for a New American Dr
