Crystal Water Store

For 25 cents a gallon, drinking purified water can be neutral to the environment if you invest in a couple of blue gallon drum-​dispensers. Sparklettes and other delivery services require long-​term contracts. Recyclable bottles and disposable dispensers take up resources to recycle, so leave that out of the equation altogether and buy a $ 15 5-​gallon drum. I recommend the kind with a dispensing spout at the bottom so you don’t have to tip the heavy monster upside down and spill precious water all over the floor, Liz Lemon-​style.
This water store sells water containers from all sizes. Dumb-​bell looking ones that sit at your desk, rectangular ones with a spout for the fridge (though dispensing it with the fridge door open will take all the cold air out), 3-​gallon drums, 5-​gallon drums — with or without a spout, porcelain dispenser, stands — all kinds to fit your water-​drinking needs.
Why didn’t I just post a picture and save a hundred words? Well, my dear Unilocal-​friend, the guy working inside was glaring at me and I for once was afraid to pull out my phone and get yelled at.
The store itself is very tiny. Two walls and that’s it. There are the hardware on one side (drums, stands, etc) and the water dispensing on the other wall. It doesn’t exude super sparkling clean like some of the water stores on the west side does. They don’t sell alkaline water either.
You could get your water jugs filled inside the store by that guy or use the self-​serve dispensers in the back. I opted for the latter.
The machines dispenses 1, 2, 3 and 5 gallons at a time, for 25 cents each. There are 6 stages of filtration displayed at the machine… I only remember something about ion exchange, reverse osmosis removing most germs and unwanted minerals, something about a coconut carbon filter media (hmm!) and post-​carbon block filters that removes odors and improves taste, UV sanitizer to disinfect and remove micro-​organisms. I don’t understand the science behind all these fancy words. As long as I don’t get dysentery, that’s all I care about.
Would I come back? If I’m on this side of the SGV and happen to be getting boba next door, sure. Otherwise, I might just stick with the regular water machines outside of supermarkets. Same difference but they just look cleaner and you can tell when they last maintained it. With this, the display wasn’t bright enough (being outdoor under an awning), and that guy…
The water tastes A-​OK. I don’t have dysentery.