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If the PUR filters live up to their specs, they produce better water than the bottled which is readily available around KC, and at a tiny fraction of the cost.

We had a cooler and bottled water deliveries for several years. The cooler rented for $8.00 a month or thereabouts, and the bottles of water were $5.50 per 5 gallon bottle, plus a $5.00 deposit on the bottles themselves. We went through about 20 gallons of bottled water per month, so the average cost was about $30.00/month.

We've now had a PUR filter on the kitchen tap for over a year. The water quality is, to my taste, *better* than the reverse osmosis filtered Kansas River water with salts and minerals re-added that we were buying. I can get four cartridges at Sam's Club for $30.00, and each cartridge does 100 gallons of filtration minimum, so now I'm getting 400 gallons of water for $30.00 plus the cost of the water (which is a few cents). That is 80 jugs worth at $5.50, or $440.00, or a mere 7% of what I was spending before.

I lose the convenience of refrigerated water on demand without the cooler, but you know, I had to make ice cubes when I was a kid, and I find I still have the skill set. Wish I had a remote control for it, though.

Oh, there was the initial investment in the PUR cartridge housing (the part that actually fits to your faucet), and I did have one fail, so I'm on my second unit, so my actual cost efficiency may only be about 15%.

Try one and see how it does. Even if you don't like it, it is worth the try when you consider the savings over bottled water, and especially the energy consumption involved in delivering it to you, etc.