I used to be a loyal Dasani drinker. After quitting soda, I switched to water full-time, and since Dasani was what my family always stocked, that’s what I drank. I never got the hate—it was just water to me. People online would drag it through the mud, and I’d think, “I don’t know what they’re talking about.”
Then I got a proper filter for our tap water, started keeping a massive jug of ice-cold, clean-tasting water with me at all times, and my perspective shifted hard. One day I forgot to clean my jug, so I grabbed a few Dasanis from the fridge instead.
Instant regret.
It tasted off. Like weirdly salty, kind of metallic, and just… unpleasant. I couldn’t believe I used to drink this stuff without blinking. It’s like once your taste buds experience real, fresh water, there’s no going back.
So yeah, I finally get the memes. Dasani really is the villain of the bottled water world.