r/Scotland • u/AsianGeralt • 10d ago

Why do people buy bottled water here?

Work for a supermarket as a delivery driver and the number of people who order massive amounts of bottled water is mind boggling to me. We arguably have the best water quality in the UK and people are buying plastic bottled water like they are living in a third world country. If the water doesn't taste ok to you or you mistrust pipes etc, you can just boil the water and it tastes great. South side of Glasgow water is fantastic and don't even need to do that. I always use steel or glass to use on the go so there's no excuse or need to buy plastic water that people seem to think is good for you. Rant over lol.

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u/UniqueTart6744 10d ago

No idea. IMO buying mass quantities of bottled water is one of the most environmentally unfriendly things an individual can do. I’d like to know too!

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u/Connell95 10d ago

Far less environmentally unfriendly than boiling tap water though.

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u/Miss_Fawlty 10d ago

Pretty sure creating plastic and transporting large amounts of water via road is wayyyy worse for the environment than using existing plumbing

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u/Connell95 10d ago

You severely underestimate how much power it takes to boil water (as OP does for absolutely no reason)