Comments on: The Great Ozarka Water Ripoff! (another rant)

By: M.S. Allison

M.S. Allison — Tue, 08 May 2007 23:26:29 +0000

Packaging is the only reason water costs money in the first place. I think the new bottle is great; I feel less white trash when drinking directly from it, which might be the whole idea. See, I’m from Texas, just like Ozarka, and I think they’ve created a masterpiece.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 01:13:10 +0000

JLP,

If you really have a thing for pure water, install a below the sink filter. I bought a really nice setup from a guy on ebay for about $100. It is a six stage filter with reverse osmosis and deionization. It also comes with a 4 gallon pressure tank. Nothing put pure water coming out of that. I paid a little over $100. The guy builds them custom. If you bought a similar one from GE, you would pay over $300. If you don’t mind an hour or so of work, you can install it yourself easily.

By: Personal Finance Blogger

Personal Finance Blogger — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:12:41 +0000

You need to get a filter that uses activated charcoal. That will remove the taste and odors you’re not liking. We have a GE inline filter in our fridge and another on our sink (don’t recall the brand but it uses a foot-long tube of charcoal.) The water here in Detroit is so-so to begin with but the filters definately help.

By: JLP

JLP — Wed, 31 May 2006 22:22:26 +0000

Sam,

Oops. Funny how leaving one half of quotation marks off of some code can cause a malfunction like that. I didn’t even notice that the post wasn’t posting fully.

Thanks for the catch.

By: sam

sam — Wed, 31 May 2006 21:53:10 +0000

You noticed they had . . . what?

I use a GE inline filter for the water to my fridge, and it does a great job of eliminating the chlorine smell and taste. But, that is Salt Lake City water – your mileage may vary.