+1 ... I'm the odd duck that doesn't drink either coffee OR bottled water.
As a recovering caffeine addict, I have strong opinions on the amount of money people spend on that particular vice. But since I'm WAY outnumbered, we won't go there.
The other day I saw a truck from a famous bottled water company pulling out of a neighbor's driveway.
Our town tap water is tested by the same facility that tests that famous company's water. Ours comes out better.
So, someone in my neighborhood is paying big bucks to have water delivered. Water that's not as good as the stuff they can get essentially for free by just turning their kitchen tap.
Some days it seems like I'm the only one who sees the cognitive dissonance there.
We don't drink coffee, tea, or soft drinks. As to water, there are a number of components. First, some city waters are better than others. Ours isn't as good as bottled water from a quality standpoint. Bacteria level is higher. Second, there is taste. Bottled water tastes considerably better than the water in our home. Third, when boating we can be sure and consistent with bottled water.
Now, while there are those spending large amounts daily for soft drinks, coffee and tea, out bottled water typically costs us around $0.17 per bottle. Even as much as we drink that's only a dollar a day. Note that we don't drink spring water, don't buy fancy. By drinking bottled as we do, it's easy to carry with us wherever we go, it encourages us to consume a lot. We then are not only healthy but at low cost. All those who speak of the wasted money, I ask if their consumption of drinks in a day is as low cost as ours. We also recycle where possible, do not toss our bottles, and would be glad if there was a deposit added to the bottles.
And just to be more complete, we don't drink beer. However, we do consume some form of alcohol perhaps two or three times a month and since it may be champagne or expensive drinks, there goes all the savings from our water. lol.
So, no apologies for our bottled water. Just an explanation for those reaching conclusions or judgements that just may not apply in all cases.