Water Store, Anyone?

It is a high priority to me, when moving to a new area, to scope out the "locale" in search of a good water store.  Most of us know that tap water isn't acceptable for drinking; heaven knows what they are putting in it these days.  The vending macine type water filtration devices are a step up...(maybe?), but it still isn't what I am going for.  Being interested in health, I can't help but have an interest in the purity of the water that my family uses for drink and food-prep.

The water store phenomenon is really catching on, actually...for those of you who haven't heard of it.  In many areas there are water stores sprouting up all over the place.  I love it!  Pretty much wherever I go, there is a water store waiting there for me!

Luckily, when we last moved (the end of this June...just a couple of months ago), I found a water store in Vista (California) that had just opened; their opening day being my scheduled move-in date, coincidentally!  Since then, I have also been so lucky as to have made friends with the lovely family who owns the business.

Their store is properly outfitted with all of the essentials; crocks, water coolers (which dispense hot as well as cold), every kind and size container you could imagine, and of course...the water!  (Ice too)

All right, we all know that we want clean water...but the idea behind a water store is that (at least this one) the filtration system is so good...probaby the BEST.  The system has quite a hefty price tag, so it's not likely that we are going to be outfitting our homes with this kind of system anytime soon.   The machinery is actually VERY LARGE, it pretty much takes up an entire room!  It's an 8-step filtration process including both pre and post coconut carbon filters, a .002 micron membrane Reverse Osmosis filter(R.O. for short, that many of us are familiar with), a U.V. sterilization process, an analog water meter with TDS reading (total dissolved solids)...and others.

Okay...a little technical, but the real "get-me" is in the taste.

I definitely prefer getting my water this way, even to high quality bottled waters...bottled water is pricey, and it's sitting on the store-shelf in less than excellent quality plastic (I'm not hot on the idea of this plastic leaching into my water).  Yeah, given the choice...I'd gladly make the initial investment in a crock (for dispensing the water, $21), and a couple of nice polycarbonate 5 gallon containers (roughly $12 a piece), to fill them up at 25 cents a gallon.

How nice to have a fun family outing once a week to greet a local business-family and fill up our bottles with the best water I know available.  Sounds like a good deal to me...maybe even the best deal ever!

So, if you live in the North San Diego County area, and you are looking for a water store, or at least want to check it out and have a taste, here it is:

AGUA PURA  (off of the 78 FWY and Sycamore Ave.)

750 Sycamore #E

Vista, CA  92083

(760) 727-2661

Comments

[visitor]

Actually, I've been there too. What a such lovely water it is!!
Woman who sells in there is so nice.
You guys should go there.