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Water fountains and water dispensers in Thailand
Throughout Thailand, you will find many water dispensers in hotels, restaurants, gyms, hostels and other indoor places.
They are the same types of water dispensers that you have seen all over the world, or in your country. You can call them water coolers. You know who I mean, I don’t know why I’m still describing this so deeply. I’ll stop now.
These water dispensers in Thailand provide safe drinking water. I use it, the locals use it, other tourists use it, everyone uses it. It is one of the best options for drinking water in Thailand.
…and since you can use them to fill your refillable water bottle*, they’ll save you some money. Bottled water in Thailand is cheap, but it is cheaper not to buy bottled water.
*If you don’t have a good refillable water bottle, You should get one. It’s convenient, it’s good for the environment, and it means you have easy access to drinking water.
Buy a refillable water bottle, you idiot. Just make sure you get one that is BPA-freeso you don’t harm yourself with bad chemicals.
This is the one I recommendIt also includes a filter.
But take this – there is also another type of water dispenser you can find in Thailand:
You will also find it in many major towns and cities in Thailand Street water dispensers. These are water dispensers on the street (as in the picture below) You have plenty of space where you can place (big or small) bottle. You put your bottle in the hole, insert some money, press the button, and you get some thirst-quenching water to sip.
By tinabasgen (licensed under CCP 2.0)
You can insert 500ml bottles, 10l bottles, and everything in between. You could probably even squeeze a 20 liter bottle in there, but I’ve never done that personally. The cost of filling a 1 liter bottle is 1 baht (less than 0.03 USD).
These dispensers are more common than most tourists realize. You may have wandered by some without realizing. But once you discover one, you’ll discover them all. They are everywhere.
But this is not all good news: In a 2016 national study, “40% of[se] Dispensing machines[d] Water that fails[ed] To meet acceptable water quality standards.”
However, I drink this water, the locals drink this water, and all the locals say this water is drinkable. I haven’t tested it scientifically myself, but I drink it all the time, and have never had any problems.
My main advice is: If you see other people using the device, use it. If you’re a paranoid person who doesn’t trust the world, just drink store-bought bottled water instead.
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