<p>i’ll be getting a filter, even though here at home I drink straight from the tap.
Then again, NYC has one of the nation’s best tap water.</p>
<p>NYC has famously amazing tap water, but it still tastes better through a Brita. It is a very noticeable difference. I am probably going to get a sturdy water bottle for working out and just keep a Brita pitcher in my dorm room.</p>
<p>"all tap water in the US is safe to drink.</p>
<p>but i only drink bottled water because a) its the most convenient and portable, and b) idgaf about the environment. "</p>
<p>Very true, and filters like Brita don’t do anything to eliminate bacteria anyway. You need either a UV filter or chlorinator/softener to do that.</p>
<p>They do, however, remove minerals that can give the water a taste.</p>
<p>I’d say it depends on what you do. Filtered pitches is best for everyday use when you stay at your place. You can use a large reusable bottle and fill it with ice, water and lemon before you head out to a class or gym. If you walk, run outside a lot, on sidewalks, get yourself a pack of bottled water, why carry an empty reusable bottle? </p>
<p>If your water has a lot of chlorine, just buy bottled water but try to buy it in large packs so its saves you some money.</p>
<p>"The water in Ann Arbor is really good, so you probably won’t meet many people doing that here, but I’ve lived in some places where the tap water tasted really bad, and we always used water filters there. "</p>
<p>I drink right out of the tap without hesitation, but it is so hard that it destroys my hair when I shower. I have to buy special shampoo specifically for hard water damage or my hair looks like it’s fried.</p>
<p>I personally think tap water tastes better than filtered water. <em>shrug</em> My dad has a brita pitcher at home and he is the only one that uses it.</p>
<p>I went ahead and got a filter pitcher. I have a big water bottle, so I’ll probably be able to be consistent about it. I’m weird about how water tastes though.</p>
<p>Ive heard that bottled water isn’t necessarily more clean than tap water - at least significantly. They are very convenient (I go through so much water each day that I generally use up an entire brita tank V_V refilling is also takes quite a long time). Though is it really worth the money to go out and buy the bottles in the first place?</p>
<p>I had a nalgene bottle that I used for the school year. I think thats probably the best thing you could buy since you will be on your feet and out of your dorm a lot in college.</p>
<p>Water has taste?</p>
<p>Straight tap water. Some places may have water that tastes gross, so use the filter if necessary. Otherwise, your body can easily handle the tap, and it’s environmentally friendly. I usually just open the tap directly into a cup.</p>
<p>If you pay attention, even at high-end restaurants, if you ask for water, it comes out the tap! They have to pass safety inspections too!</p>
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<p>Tap water is more strictly regulated than bottled water, so the minimum safety standards for bottled water are lower, and it’s less thoroughly tested. About a quarter of bottled water is just tap water. The plastic bottles are also potentially dangerous.</p>
<p>I was thinking of buying a Brita filter but nahh, I’ll probably just buy bottled.</p>
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<p>Absolutely. My preferred “brand of water” (the local grocery store’s brand) has a very full taste when cold - it’s refreshing. Tap water is often, but not always, very flat tasting (or worse, chlorinated).</p>
<p>I did strictly bottled last year and spent WAY too much money for my tastes. I’ve been thinking about buying a Brita this year. I wanted to buy one after Christmas last year, but it wouldn’t have fit in my fridge - it will this year though! I’ll still buy bottled, too, but just not as much. </p>
<p>Even when was at home, I didn’t really drink tap water. It always had a weird taste to me (my local water is ridiculous amounts of chlorine in it for reasons that I can’t really figure out). All I would drink for years was pop (soda to people NOT from W. PA). I quit cold turkey about two years ago and never looked back… though Mt Dew Code Red will always be my weakness :p</p>
<p>I really wanted to bring a Brita pitcher but my parents nixed the idea 
They told me to drink out of the tap.</p>
<p>Buy one when you’re there then? If you want it, get it…why should your parents decide?</p>
<p>odyssey, if you are going to another city/state, that could be an argument for a Brita pitcher. Personally, I am from Cincinnati, and I get sick whenever I drink tap water from Chicago. Nothing against Chicago, my body just can’t handle the way they filter their water.</p>
<p>XU2011, actual Chicago?</p>
<p>Lake Michigan is some of the best water… [NRDC:</a> What’s on Tap? - Executive Summary](<a href=“http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/uscities/execsum.asp]NRDC:”>The Truth About Tap)</p>
<p>If you are not actually referring to the city of Chicago but rather a suburb that uses well water instead of Lake Michigan, then that’s a different thing entirely.</p>
<p>The Lake Bluff community. I’m not sure why, but I guess it could just be by freak coincidence that I get sick every time I visit Chicago family and drink tap water…</p>
<p>This thing is the best.</p>
<p>Rather than have that cumbersome pitcher filling up your fridge get a water bottle with a built in filter. Hydros bottle is the best one out there I think. I have been trying to spread the word too because they give 2000 gallons of clean water to those in need of it for every bottle sold.</p>
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<p>Just bought a Brita water pitcher today. $20 at BB&B, replacement filters were $8 each. I plan on buying an aluminum water bottle at my college bookstore.</p>