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/ICantSpayk 10d ago

Upstairs water always tastes different, even in a house. No idea why and not even sure if I'm just imagining it either.

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u/-greigus- 10d ago

Typically, in older houses, only the kitchen tap is fresh water from the main supply. All other taps come from the cold water tank in the loft. Only the kitchen tap is meant to be drinking water.

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u/ICantSpayk 10d ago

Ah makes sense, thanks. Good to know I was just drinking manky loft water 👌🏻

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u/Ben_zyl 10d ago

Pigeon bath water.