# Do any of the common bottled waters taste different?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 4, 2026, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-the-common-bottled-waters-taste-different/1032130 "2026-08-04T03:50:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-the-common-bottled-waters-taste-different/1032130/21 "2026-08-10T22:54:58Z")

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Dasani always tastes weird to me…and I feel thirstier after drinking it.  
Other bottled water all tastes the same.

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**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-the-common-bottled-waters-taste-different/1032130/22 "2026-08-21T18:48:10Z")

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After posting this question I sampled some of the waters that people pointed out. Surprisingly, Walmart’s Great Value Purified Drinking Water is a clear winner for me. When I sip water when wakening at night it never tastes bitter. It contains calcium chloride and sodium bicarbonate.

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