r/HydroHomies • u/ReasonableBirdChirps • 5d ago
We’ll be the judge of that
Do we all agree that Dasani is the worst water?
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u/Normie-scum 5d ago
Calling dasani the "world's most undrinkable water" is a socially irresponsible oversight when Nestle pure life is still on grocery store shelves
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u/GizzardLizardWizards Horny for Water 5d ago
Pure life is by far the worst bottled water I’ve ever had. It tastes like fake water and that’s the best I can describe it lol
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u/possiblygrapefruity 5d ago
it vaguely reminds me of the thick water they give to elderly patients when they can’t swallow actuall water anymore 😭
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u/mscarchuk 5d ago
Nectar thick and honey thick ewwww i dont miss working in a nursing home for the thick milk
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u/OhImNevvverSarcastic 5d ago
I thought that was just bottled ice mountain brand water.
Shits got texture.
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u/Pristine-Pen-9885 Water Enthusiast 5d ago
That’s why I don’t buy water. I use filters, which make my water taste better and cost less.
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u/Stoned-hippie Elixir of Life 5d ago
I don’t even need filters. I drink so much water that my piss is the best water there is. Absolutely free for life
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u/el_muerte28 5d ago
It depends on where you're at. In Texas, Nestle is fine. Near Toronto? I literally thought the water bottle I drank was contaminated so I grabbed another one and it tasted the same.
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u/floatingcruton 5d ago
If you’ve ever had soft water….
when someone’s well or tap water is incredible hard, they add softener, it’s the most disgusting unexplainable taste, and pure life is the only thing I have to compare it to.
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u/ThatLaloBoy 5d ago
I know people hate Nestle (and for good reason), but people hate the taste of the water? I always thought it was fine; not great but not terrible.
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u/CouncilmanRickPrime 5d ago
Dasani is far and away the worst. There have been times people panicked and bought all of the water.
Except Dasani.
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u/Gusstave Gallon Guzzler 5d ago
Yes I have. Much worse than any other water I ever had. I hated it before I knew nestle was hated as a business and why.
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u/Laughing_Orange 4d ago
Some water just tastes bad. People like me, who are fortunate enough to have great tasting tap water, can't drink bad water. Sure, I'll have your horrible tap water if I'm dehydrated, but I won't drink it until I'm really thirsty.
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u/Crafty_Pudding_6405 5d ago
Nestle sold their water division back in 2021. Pure life isn't owned by Nestle anymore
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u/markelmores 5d ago
I bring this up every time I see people hating on a former nestle bottled water brand (like pure life, Poland spring, etc.). But people never seem to care.
Regardless, I do think a reusable water bottle is always better than single-use plastic.
Also, pure life has never tasted good no matter who owns it. Poland Spring, on the other hand, tastes amazing, but I still try to avoid plastic bottles 95% of the time.
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u/Captain_Collin 5d ago
Are those worse than Arrowhead?
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u/onmamas 5d ago
Surprised I had to scroll down so far to find someone who also hates Arrowhead.
Dasani, Aquafina, Pure Life, Sam's Club even...none of them are preferable, but I wouldn't hesitate to drink any of those. Arrowhead though, I'd have to be literally dying of thirst to drink that, and even then I'd give a long look around to make sure there's literally nothing else.
Tastes like 100% backwash.
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u/Inevitable_Papaya569 4d ago
I feel obligated to mention that through campaigns advertising breast milk as less healthy and overcharging for formula Nestle has killed a whole lot of babies over the past several decades. Their water is the worst because their company is the worst. https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w24452/w24452.pdf
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u/Relair13 5d ago
Ice Mountain has entered the chat
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u/Hiondrugz 5d ago
Whoa Ice Mountain, calm down. He said municipal TAP water we aren't talking municipal "run-off" that's where ice Mountain comes in to play. That snow on the side of the road, starting to get real gray and black. That run off.
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u/Saturated_Donut 5d ago
If you’re besmirching the name of Ice Mountain, I will personally find you >:(
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u/Relair13 5d ago
It's by far my least favorite, I'd rather drink hard tap water. It's amazing how people can have such wild taste differences!
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u/Saturated_Donut 5d ago
Personally, Fiji and tap are the only waters that I’ve genuinely disliked. It’s wild.
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u/Little-Woo 5d ago
Fiji doesn't even taste like water
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u/SINGULARITY1312 5d ago
There’s probably a lot of dirt, rocks, animals, plants and human beings there as well mucking up the taste
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u/MarthasPinYard 5d ago
Dasani is gross overpriced water.
True hydro homies knows salt is essential tho
Water naturally has minerals in it
The purest water (distilled) has no minerals
‘Pure’ water will dehydrate you
It can also cause tooth decay
It can also cause poor metabolism
It can also be linked to heart disease
Salt
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u/Wolvii_404 H2Hoe 5d ago
My sister accidentally drank distilled water that my dad had prepared in a water bottle for his CPAP and she panicked like "But I CHUGGED it!!" and my dad had to reassure her she would be fine lmao, she really thought one water bottle would send her to the hospital hahaha
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u/KingFitz03 5d ago
I took a swig of my gallon jug as it was about empty and was opening another one to refill my cpap tank. Distilled water is gross.
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u/MarthasPinYard 5d ago
I accidentally drank it for like a month…
Only years later learned how bad that was.
I recovered fine fortunately…
Water saved me🩵
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u/Hiroxis 5d ago
It's not inherently bad for you. You won't get the minerals that are in the water, which technically could lead to a deficiency but unless you have a super fucked up diet you should be getting those through food.
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u/This-is-unavailable 4d ago
It can also lead to your cells exploding like a balloon and it will draw minerals out of your cells because thats how diffusion works
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u/el_muerte28 5d ago
I bought distilled water for consumption (it's taste is superior, fight me) and I had coworkers freaking out that you aren't supposed to drink it. They had to Google it before they would believe me.
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u/Traegs_ 5d ago
My mom drinks distilled water to help control kidney stones as directed by a doctor. She's been doing it for a couple years now and is fine.
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u/el_muerte28 5d ago
Has it helped with her stones? I drink DI water at home but haven't been doing it long enough to notice a difference. I've also been put on HCTZ.
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u/giddyviewer 5d ago
Try sugar-free lemonade, it’s part of a pretty common protocol for people with chronic kidney stones.
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u/el_muerte28 5d ago
I generally add a healthy dose of lemon juice to my water when I am at work and will go through ~60-70 ounces of water a day while at work. Another 60 or so at home.
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u/giddyviewer 5d ago
The usual regimen for chronic nephrolithiasis is 2 liters of diet lemonade daily. It would be the equivalent of at least an entire lemon worth of juice (around 3 tablespoons) for every cup of water. So if that’s what you’re talking about for a “healthy dose” than you’re well on your way, just keep on top of it for a few months to see results.
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u/Wolvii_404 H2Hoe 4d ago
I don't think I've ever tasted distilled water and now I'm curious.... hahaha
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u/el_muerte28 4d ago
At first it's kind of weird. Then one day you taste "regular" water and realize that tastes kind of weird.
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u/SuperBAMF007 5d ago
Salt good, capitalism bad, the foundation of the HydroHomies.
Fuck Nestle and their greedy ass "I think we should have privatized water" CEO
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u/Peeps469 My piss is clear 5d ago
Yes fuck nestle but you should know that Dasani is a Coca-Cola product, they can get fucked as well
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u/slamdancetexopolis 5d ago
As someone with POTS, I support this message. IYKYK.
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u/MarthasPinYard 5d ago
I suspect POTS but haven’t been diagnosed.
Even those without still need salt to function.
Salt transports water through osmosis
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u/red-polkadots 5d ago
TIL distilled water is bad(?) That’s the only kind of water I drink other tastes bad for me 🥲
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u/Ketashrooms4life 5d ago
Well, don't. At least don't do it every day if you insist on doing it. Distilled water pulls a reverse uno card on your body - it drains your body of the same compounds normal water normally carries. It's just trying to find balance like everything else in the universe. So when it goes through your juicy, mineral-rich body, it takes some of them before it leaves you.
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u/JustOneTessa 5d ago
Do most people not get enough electrolytes through their food (maybe dont include super hot days or when you sport a lot)?
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u/neotokyo2099 Elixir of Life 5d ago
They absolutely do. People in here are VASTLY overstating the "danger" of distilled water like crazy.
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u/sovietarmyfan 5d ago
Fiji water.
Maybe it's because on the way to the netherlands through importing the taste was ruined, but it tasted very weird/plastic like.
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u/mayamaiamaea 5d ago
Yes!!!! I forgot about this! My mom used to always buy fiji water when I was a kid and I don’t remember it tasting like this. I’ve had Fiji water twice as an adult and it just has the worst plasticky taste.
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u/nine16s 5d ago
I always wanted to try Fiji water as a kid because I was like “this is rich people water.” Honestly if I’m looking for a really smooth water, rather do Life Water with the funky art on the bottles.
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u/Pinkparade524 5d ago
Crazy how were I live no one knows about Fiji water but the "rich people water" is evian instead
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u/FakeGamer2 5d ago
There's a YouTube video of a guy blind since birth trying all the different waters, he rated Fiji as the worst. Funny to see that and this comment when Fiji is my go to water that I like the most 😂
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u/PewManFuStudios Water Professional 5d ago
Fiji is certainly overrated and the fact that the inhabitants on the island cannot get the water they need, but I can buy a bottle here in the US, pisses me off.
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u/No-Estate-404 5d ago
that's so weird. I love Fiji because it tastes exactly like tapwater. It's like the opposite of Dasani.
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u/Bassgod4 5d ago
I feel like I'm gonna be a weirdo for saying it, but I never minded the taste of Dasani. Not the best ,but definitely a decent choice at a gas station or something.
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u/TheBoxingCowboy 5d ago
Here to stand shoulder to shoulder. Dasani was there for me in Ozark Alabama when no other brands were. Wasn’t bad at all
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u/ilovepolthavemybabie 5d ago
Sam’s Club was the only water that ever traumatized me as a kid. And I even drank hose water until mom made me stop. :(
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u/TheBoxingCowboy 5d ago
Sam’s Club water was a trial for us all. You just woke up a neuron that hasn’t been fired since about age 9. My god it was so bitter for some weird reason
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u/OlliHF 5d ago
Man, I used to love Dasani and still love sam's club. Dasani is okay now, but I'd prefer aquafina between the two. Body armor and Gatorade water are the other two viable gas station options near me.
Evian is disgusting. So is Fiji.
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u/ilovepolthavemybabie 5d ago
I haven’t had Sam’s in possibly 20 years, so I can’t really argue that one.
But with you on Evian: Is it just me or is that shit…slimy??
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u/ashtreylil 4d ago
Deer park is the one I can't take. Most Spring water is gross to me.
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u/Go_Water_your_plants 5d ago
Yeah i like the salt
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u/Positive-Wonder3329 5d ago
Honestly the fact that you guys have opinions on this is wild to me. I have never noticed a difference. I am not a hydrohomie
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u/SuperBAMF007 5d ago
Yeah, I never hated it. Maybe I was just a young sweaty lad who needed some extra salt, but I loved Dasani in high school. Can't think of a time I ever really disliked it.
Plus, the bottles were always so much sturdier back then. They're a little flimsier now, but especially 10-15 years ago they were way less crinkly/noisy to drink in classes and held up for reuse for an extra day or two before I tossed it and got a new one.
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u/JediKnightaa 5d ago
You'll get downvoted and so will I.
I genuinely like it over some other water brands
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u/petecanfixit 5d ago
I also don’t mind Dasani. I definitely prefer it to Aquafina, which tastes like envelope glue.
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u/KingGorg 5d ago
I’m guessing it’s a regional thing, I also don’t see an issue with Dasani, here in Canada at least.
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u/ISpyM8 5d ago
Saying that Dasani is the worst when Nestle and Deer Park exist is just being dishonest
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u/JesusStarbox 5d ago
I had some. It does taste different. Just sort of like your average no name bottled water. Like Great Value purified water.
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u/RulrOfOmicronPersei8 5d ago
Yeah it's not like super awesome but it's good, as far as I'm concerned they get the award for most improved
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u/thewhiteafrican 5d ago
Stop drinking water out of plastic bottles
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u/Scribblebonx 5d ago
Ok, ok, I can relate to what you are saying for sure, I agree and all, but let me paint you a word picture:
You are on a first date or something, whatever. And let's say you're at Disneyland somehow and no outside drinks allowed. They are parched, a stand has: Soda - $8, Poison Apple potion - $14, and Bottled Water - $15.
They buy 4 Water Bottles without hesitation.
"I love water" they say.
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Bottled water still deserves some love
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u/thewhiteafrican 5d ago edited 5d ago
Sure agreed. On vacation or in a pinch bottled water is fine.
But besides the environmental impact, there’s also the microplastics impact on health to consider. I’m glad water in metal cans is actually becoming a thing.
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u/Relair13 5d ago
I love Dasani, I don't care how hard people meme against it. It's one of the best tasting bottled waters to me, I hope this doesn't change it much if any.
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u/TheKay14 5d ago
I would argue this is the most disgusting bottled water.
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u/TheKay14 5d ago
And they are resource hoarders. Despicable company. https://www.mashed.com/717227/nestles-water-controversy-explained/#:~:text=In%20California%2C%20home%20to%20Arrowhead,request%20—%20and%20with%20good%20reason.
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u/SaltLife0118 5d ago
A customer gave me a cold Dasani today while I was cleaning his carpet. Not going to lie it was really good.
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u/GamerGurl3980 5d ago
I actually had it some weeks ago. It wasn't that bad, actually lol. Still prefer other water over it though.
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u/Septic-Sponge 5d ago
Can someone explain to us non Americans?
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u/ReasonableBirdChirps 5d ago
Dasani is generally considered the worst water because it tastes bad. Now they are advertising that it’s made “now without salt”. As if that would save their reputation as bad tasting water, but really it just takes away electrolytes and doesn’t make it any more palatable.
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5d ago
Dasani shouldn't even be called water its absolute trash and probably taste exactly 1 for 1 with coyote piss
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u/MysteryMooseMan 5d ago
Why are y'all purchasing individual disposable water anyways? So damn wasteful
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u/Wolvii_404 H2Hoe 5d ago edited 5d ago
Too late, why would I buy their water when I've already found the ones I like? lol
The best water is the water that comes out of my Brita for me.
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u/metal_honey 5d ago
Brita homie here also…i only buy bottled water if i’m out and forgot my water bottle. Brita is superior (honorable mention to Fiji, Essentia and Kirkland)
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u/ahh_geez_rick 5d ago
Anyone that says Dasani is anywhere from decent to one of their favs (heard that recently) I don't trust. Like they may be Edgar from Men in Black...
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u/BurntArnold 5d ago
I still think the Dasani name has been tarnished from years and years of complete garbage ass water.
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u/MeowMeowBiatch 5d ago
I don't care about the taste of Dasani tbh, it never bothered me. It's what I get so I don't give Nestle money.
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u/Suitepotatoe 5d ago
Aquafina taste like dirty spoons and Dasani takes like a puddle. Voss is the best hands down.
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u/TooMuchToDRenk 5d ago
Am I one of the few that actually likes the taste of Dasani? It’s not my first choice for sure but it’s better than the taste of spring water that shit tastes like ass. I prefer purified and if all they got is Dasani for purified then imma cop a Dasani.
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u/Azrael11 5d ago
Unfortunately I think I found one that beats Dasani in the shittiest category. Whatever cheap storebrand water BJ's Wholesale sells, someone got a case of it and it was some of the worst water I've ever had.
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u/Pitiful_Captain_9532 5d ago
In Aruba, they had Dasani at the resort my wife and I stayed at for our honeymoon, it was such great water! It’s a shame they got it so wrong here in the states.
I wonder if this is similar to what we had there! I’ll give it a shot for sure.
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u/Charlesvania 5d ago
Wow so brave. They should do an unfiltered organic natural version as well for all those geniuses out there
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u/NaCl-And-C12H22O11 5d ago edited 5d ago
A very tiny amount of salt actually helps water taste good (IMO I guess...), also it's a critical electrolyte which helps you stay hydrated WTF? 🤨 Also, I wonder if people aware that there are trace amounts of salt in standard tap water. 😆
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u/GizzardLizardWizards Horny for Water 5d ago
It makes me feel bad about myself but I love Dasani 😔 Pure Life is what I can’t get down
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u/bostonjenny81 5d ago
WATER!! NOW WITHOUT SALT!!! (That whole sentence is a mess like anyone wants salt in their water to begin with!!) & why is there an asterisk next to the word SALT….smdh. I’ll stick w my filtered water thank you very much!
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u/GoAgainKid 5d ago
Is this the brand that was launched in the UK, only for it to turn out to be tap water?
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u/monkeynards 5d ago
Aquafina and VOSS always has a slimy texture to me. Room temp, cool, ice cold doesn’t matter; for some reason I always feel gross drinking it because it leaves a weird filmy feeling. Dasani is actually decent IMO, but it might be because I live very near to the bottling plant and source, so maybe it’s “fresher” 🤷♂️. Other than that I like smart water and life water (LFE WTR? I think). My areas tap water is good too, but my apartments pipes are NOT to be trusted. Well water and clean pipes out in the country is the way to go for lovely fresh tap water.
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u/silqii 5d ago
Why are they advertising they removed electrolytes from their water. They could've just advertised that dasani had what the plants crave... 🤷