Oh, H2O

Water is a simple compound made by God for us. We drink it everyday to stay hydrated, cool off, or to even warm up. But my question is which water should I drink? If all water is water then why do some of the expensive water distributors such as Voss, Smart Water and Evian have slightly different, but better tasting water?

For the longest time I was only given tap water to drink, no bottled water. We simply used our refillable bottles with whatever beverage we wanted and that was it. It was simple and easy. Then came the process of choosing what water I wanted to drink. I remember the first time I walked into a gas station. I wanted a Gatorade, but as I walked past the water and noticed that there were almost more water bottle brands than there were flavors of Gatorade. This was back in 2007 when Gatorade was still growing as a company and they only had a couple of flavors. The question still came to me, “Why are there so many types of waters?” 

I looked at the cooler and pondered why there were so many different brands. Now I understand that they all taste slightly different, but they all do the same thing to us. They can rehydrate us and cool us off, but it also comes down to how much you are getting from the bottle and how expensive it is. For example, Life Water is a brand I like, but it is more expensive per ounce than other brands. That is the compromise I have made for a while, and I am willing to accept that. 

Then comes pure water and the bottles. What even is “pure water”? Isn’t all water contaminated to some degree? People see the seals on those water bottles and think it is all glorified, but it's just the manufacturing that puts it on there. I could care less if my water bottle has water from the fountain, a waterfall or a glacier. All I want are water bottles that aren’t too expensive.  I just want to be able to walk into a gas station and have a reliable brand that I go to. But no, these brands find it necessary to dig water out of everything and ask if we can do something with it. Whether it’s a glacier, waterfall, spring or even river, there is water from it and it will most certainly not please your taste buds.

By: Gabriel Sanders