<p>At home, I have a Brita water filtration pitcher that I put into the refrigerator to allow me access to cold, clean drinking water when I am thirsty. </p>
<p>What is the primary venue for drinking for at Cornell? Are there water coolers in the hallways of the dorms? Are there water fountains? Is the water clean?</p>
<p>Bottled water tastes a little too gross for my personal likings.</p>
<p>there are water fountains on the ground floor of dorms but not upstairs/hallways…</p>
<p>i recommend investing in a desk water cooler. you can fill it up with tap water in the kitchen :(</p>
<p>That Brita pitcher sounds like a good idea…</p>
<p>How expensive are they?</p>
<p>brita pitcher is a hassle (i find)…it takes like 10 minutes just to fill up and it’s only 2qts? </p>
<p>i drink more than 2qts of water per day…</p>
<p>i currently have a brita pitcher and what i do is buy a pack of bottled water and when i drink the original bottled water i just refill it from water fountains on campus or water from the brita filter. </p>
<p>it would really just be easier to buy one of those mini water hot/cold dispensers. freshman year my suitemates chipped in for one. everyone in the floor would use it.</p>
<p>I use brita filterer. works fine.</p>
<p>1) use the water fountain in the hallways
2) get a brita filter like everyone said and fill it with water from the kitchen sink.
3) buy bottled water each week at nasties.</p>
<p>But where would I keep the Brita water pitcher? Is there a refrigerator I can put it in?</p>
<p>Most students have a mini-fridge in their dorm room</p>
<p>Ah ok, any idea how much it costs?</p>
<p>It depends where you buy/rent it…I paid $60 for mine.</p>
<p>are you flying or driving down mariam?</p>
<p>I’m thinking of buying those huge watter bottle packs at BJs or Costco and then storing a few in my minifridge each week for cold water…it’s cheaper than buying individual bottles all the time.</p>
<p>I will be flying down. So I don’t think bringing a mini-fridge with me would be a good idea.</p>
<p>you can rent the minifridge through cornell for a low cost.</p>
<p>How bout a <em>micro</em>fridge? Those were mentioned in Cornell’s Housing “What to bring” schpiel. Despite the microwave on top, are they okay to bring?</p>
<p>What’s wrong with regular old tap water?</p>
<p>i just get a brita filter and go to the bathroom and fill it up…</p>
<p>this is such a random question</p>
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<p>uh no not really. tap water is ok. but can taste REALLY different if you’re in a different city.</p>
<p>Tap water does vary tremendously from city to city (Ithaca’s is okay in my experience compared to other places). </p>
<p>Water filters are the way to go. They will save you money and will produce less waste. I did not have a refrigerator in which to store them, but I didn’t mind having warm water. Buying bottled water becomes expensive, especially if you drink a lot of water (I used to go through more than two bottles a day!).</p>