By Israel Lagares on March 15th, 2008
The Fiji Bottled Water Taste Test
I finally decided to record a live taste testing of the much acclaimed Fiji bottled water brand. Before this water tasting, I have never tasted Fiji water. I still think that Fiji bottled water is extremely over priced. It’s all recorded for your viewing pleasure, plus my verdict. Watch the video below. Enjoy.
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Is, you are SOOOOO funny doing your Fiji water test in a Corona shirt! LMAO!!! ;p
How outstanding that you were open to check this out for yourself. And brave too. When I did my taste test I just bought one large bottle.
Did it taste different? Well, not really. But I did find that chilling it real good did make it taste better than just at room temp. In our house we drink Deer Park. We have to buy 2 24 packs a week because we will not drink tap. Not even our cats get tap. But I love my kitties. XOXO
It’s sort of a personal challenge for use to find a case of the water under $5. Last time it was on sale at Target we bought 6 cases. Not the way my DH likes to do it but I said it’s not going to spoil and we are going to use it anyway. Of course, I won.
My verdict with Fiji–maybe nice as a treat but no biggie.
I believe the goal should be drink lots of clean water regardless of the popularity.
Kimberly, good point on drinking lots of clean water. There is a video I will be putting up that I found about tap water versus bottled water.
Nearly all the water is the same. Many water companies fill their bottles with tapwater. There’s no difference! The water packaging costs a lot more than the water itself, so the food industry is just profiting big time from bottled water sales.
Now if these companies can make people believe their brand has special volcanic minerals making their water worth 7$ for a 6 pack… then they’ll gladly take our money for something that actually costs only a few cents.
Yep, now the bottled water companies are labeling the bottled as “Municipal Water” or something to that effect. It’s just bottled up tap water. I come from NYC which has some of the best tap water in the country.
Hope your enjoying the plastic in your water too….
Antimony mmm mmmm good….
haha, I actually thought that Fiji water would taste different from all the other waters. Well, I guess not, thanks for letting me know!
I was told it did, but I couldn’t really tell the difference.
You know that many people in Fiji dont have access to clean water? I thinks immoral to drink water from Fiji while they dont have access to it….It also pollutes the environment to ship this water all that way ..Its stupid!
I have read some articles on how much environmental damage making fiji bottled water causes…
hi there~
you are really experts in this field.keep it up and all the best
The reason I buy Fiji water is because of the bottle they come in. It is the most sturdy bottle I have found and are easily washed and refilled without getting dents and wrinkles in the bottle.
@adam: refilled with tap water!
It does taste different. I don’t mean to be a snob, but if you think Fiji Water tastes the same as Dasani or Aquafina, ouch. Also, you can tell by how you put so much into your mouth at once that you’re not properly tasting it anyway. Also, the water should be chilled to the appropriate temperature for accurate comparison.
I’m not a big fan of the economic or environmental effects of bottled water, especially Fiji, but I know good taste when I find it. Fiji is the best non-sparkling water I’ve tasted to date, but I can’t say I’ve tasted Voss or Tasmanian Rain, other highly acclaimed varieties.
Well, I guess I don’t have the pallet you do. LOL. Who cares how good water tastes? Really. Who? Water is water man. Leave the “tasting” snobiness for wine. Water is water. Period.
I heard for a while that Fiji water helps with weight loss. I never wanted to spend a lot of money for water, no matter if the air has touched it or not. Before seeing your blog, eariler today I finally broke down and spent $1.79 on a small bottle of Fiji. I laughed when I saw you smell it – I did the same thing. Who knows why? Anyway, I have to agree with you. It is nice bottled water at a nice price. I will always choose bottled water over tap water though. I don’t know about your water, but here it’s really gross. So, thanks for the laugh and being honest.
I am glad you enjoyed the laugh, that’s what life is all about. I guess I smelled it because it is untouched by man and for some reason I figured opening it to open air for the very first time would release some special type of one-time amazing smell. Guess not, huh?
I still have one bottle that I am saving forever, or until I need to drink it because all the water in the world is gone, or sell it because water will be so rare…
Who knows?
DOOOOOD thats sooo true too. I hope that day never comes though. Eres Mexicano?
AY CUZ!!!!!! Your pretty dope wit cho water tests. I agree. But u said DASANI tastes the same and DASANI BLOWS it tastes weird. I say, ARROWHEAD is the shit. It costs like 4-5-6 dollas to buy a 24 pack at safeway. We put em in the Fridge and they’re cool. Probably tastes like Fiji. That Fiji shits pretty clean… but its not special or nothing just like Arrowhead, its not special but its clean and tastes pure to me. I tried drinking Tap water after a workout and It was horrible. I feel like u ma nigga jus by watchin taht vid Ima hit u up soon, or when u get this hit me back.
Adrian (Age-ren)
FijI DoeS TAstE DIffREnt AND…. if U thiNK ItS 2 ExPnSIVE StoP CRyiNG AND DOnt BUy IT!>……
Whatever you say man. I guess you are one of those people that buy water to look cool drinking from a fancy bottle.