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the best drinking water to buy?
depends where you are, there are different companies in different cities. Here in Jarabacoa I buy Agua Pena at 50 pesos per bottle.
Depends on what location you are, not same brand in all places, if you tell exactly where you are will be more easy to get recomendations.
Platena…..we have a rack they supply that holds 15 5 gallon bottles and we share with my stepdaughter downstairs...35 pesos each or 3 for 100 pesos . . they come by once a week to refill the rack. when they come by some of the nieghbors also get some at the same price
We like Gerico....... 50 pesos at a colmado, 35 or 40 directly from the lorry. We stop the lorry every 2 weeks and get 10 galons.
Of course prices are w/o the actual plastic galon, as you hand in the empties to get full ones.
Count around a hundred peso per 1st time purchase for a galon
Of course prices are w/o the actual plastic galon, as you hand in the empties to get full ones.
Count around a hundred peso per 1st time purchase for a galon
LOL why would you do this? I don't even know Dominicans in that area who drink the tap water. BTW I get mine from Villar Hermanos.
That's putting it in perspective! If he don't listen to that advise...God bless. lol.
From what I read CAASD ensures that the water is safe for the consumer when it leaves their facilities. However, there are a lot of tubes of suspect quality in the ground , laying next to the water tubes you usually have wastewater tubes- The water might not be safe for drinking when it reaches the consumer. For 700 pesos you can deliver a sample of the water to CAASD for analysis.
And when the pressure in the tubes are more or less absent, contaminated water is more likely to enter the tubes.
I have no problems brushing teeth etc. with the tube water, still drinking it I prefer not. Last year in Cabarete, we have had very low flow/pressure in the tubes making me think the water has low quality when reaching our house. Although pressure is up again now (that brought an awful lot of brown sediment for a couple of days) I doubt I will start drinking it soon :classic:
I have no preference in the water I buy though, I checked and the Internacional brand were on the tank now.
And when the pressure in the tubes are more or less absent, contaminated water is more likely to enter the tubes.
I have no problems brushing teeth etc. with the tube water, still drinking it I prefer not. Last year in Cabarete, we have had very low flow/pressure in the tubes making me think the water has low quality when reaching our house. Although pressure is up again now (that brought an awful lot of brown sediment for a couple of days) I doubt I will start drinking it soon :classic:
I have no preference in the water I buy though, I checked and the Internacional brand were on the tank now.
Consumers develop product preferences based on their own criteria, some of those being relevant and others irrelevant. Me, I prefer new deep blue coloured bottles for some reason.
All of the bottled water in this country comes from urban wells or the tap. All are filtered using reverse osmosis and subjected to UV light to neutralize viruses and bacteria that isn't removed during the filtering process.
As long the the bottles are sterilized before being filled, adequately capped, kept out of the sun and the water processing equipment is regularly maintained and cleaned, the end product should be nearly identical across all brands.
Customers should be able to choose a bulk water product based on price, smell, clarity, availability and delivery with a general confidence that the product is safe for consumption. Ultimately, as long as the water you purchase doesn't make you sick any of the products will do. A bottle of water in this country ranges in price from a low of 25 pesos to a high of 50+ pesos after you purchase the bottle.
Those who wish buy designer water are of course free to do so, but paying the higher price for these products like Dasani (Coca-Cola) is unnecessary.
I have a well that I just do not trust. Lots of organics in the water after several days of rain, sometimes a faint oily chemical sheen floating on top or just the over use of pesticides/herbicides by the neighbors that I know peculates into the aquifer. I use bottled water exclusively for drinking, cooking and brushing my teeth. I do not want the hassle of testing my well water regularly as there is so much variation week to week. I keep that water outside my body and the bottled stuff is for the inside.
Knock on wood, haven't been ill due to water yet (no guarantees though) and I pay 25 pesos a bottle so I do not feel as though I have to ration or conserve it.
In the end, what product you choose should be based on cost, product consistency and ease of access so that you too don't have to give it a second thought. Having it delivered regularly straight from the bottler is the way to go if you can arrange that.
All of the bottled water in this country comes from urban wells or the tap. All are filtered using reverse osmosis and subjected to UV light to neutralize viruses and bacteria that isn't removed during the filtering process.
As long the the bottles are sterilized before being filled, adequately capped, kept out of the sun and the water processing equipment is regularly maintained and cleaned, the end product should be nearly identical across all brands.
Customers should be able to choose a bulk water product based on price, smell, clarity, availability and delivery with a general confidence that the product is safe for consumption. Ultimately, as long as the water you purchase doesn't make you sick any of the products will do. A bottle of water in this country ranges in price from a low of 25 pesos to a high of 50+ pesos after you purchase the bottle.
Those who wish buy designer water are of course free to do so, but paying the higher price for these products like Dasani (Coca-Cola) is unnecessary.
I have a well that I just do not trust. Lots of organics in the water after several days of rain, sometimes a faint oily chemical sheen floating on top or just the over use of pesticides/herbicides by the neighbors that I know peculates into the aquifer. I use bottled water exclusively for drinking, cooking and brushing my teeth. I do not want the hassle of testing my well water regularly as there is so much variation week to week. I keep that water outside my body and the bottled stuff is for the inside.
Knock on wood, haven't been ill due to water yet (no guarantees though) and I pay 25 pesos a bottle so I do not feel as though I have to ration or conserve it.
In the end, what product you choose should be based on cost, product consistency and ease of access so that you too don't have to give it a second thought. Having it delivered regularly straight from the bottler is the way to go if you can arrange that.
Wait until the Presidente Virus appears. Then you'll see panic.
I have no issues from drinking tap. The growth coming out of my back isn't cause for worry...
........................... yet.
Papichulo
Tap water definitely makes your hair dry though, but nothing that a good moisturizing shampoo wouldn't fix...
Wait until the Presidente Virus appears. Then you'll see panic.
I have no issues from drinking tap. The growth coming out of my back isn't cause for worry...
........................... yet.
Tap water definitely makes your hair dry though, but nothing that a good moisturizing shampoo wouldn't fix...
You are assuming a lot of things about each manufacturer. They are not all the same. I know a group of nurses who visited the DR for charity work, and they tested all the local brands. The only one that was not loaded with bacteria was Agua Maria.