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chachee99 · Joined: 20 Oct 2004 Location: Seoul Korea

I want to get bottled water delivered to my apartment. My co teacher said she found a place that provides the service but they want me to sign a contract stating I will usea a minimum of 4 - 20 litre bottles each month. I live alone and there is no way I drink that much water.

Where can I buy a water cooler?

If you rent, who do you use?

How much do you pay each month?

What's the minimum bottles of water you have to purchase each month?

Yaya · Joined: 25 Feb 2003 Location: Seoul

Don't get the jugs as water stored in plastic can turn bad. Get a water purifier. If you want to rent, it'll cost around 100,000 won in registration and then 25,000 won a month for a basic model, but they'll replace your filters and do maintenance free.

I haven't done the math to know whether buying is the better option, but I bought a used water purifier for 50,000 won, plus 30,000 won installation and two filters for 20,000 won each.

Bibbitybop · Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Location: Seoul

Don't pay a registration fee. A Korean friend showed me a couple of companies and options on the Internet. We called one (Woonjin) and said we were interested. Since competition is high, they said they would waive the registration fee. We just had to tell the person who came to my apartment that we paid the fee on the phone.

I pay 29,000 won a month for the service (the purifier and regular check up and filter changes). You can pay more for more elaborate units, like ones that heat up water for tea, etc.

mrsquirrel · Joined: 13 Dec 2006

3 bottles a month free machine

nicholas_chiasson · Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Location: Samcheok

or drink the water like me!
Come on its Korea not rural Peru. Ever hear of anyone getting cholera?

shetan · Joined: 24 Apr 2006 Location: In front of my PC.

people often sell the water coolers online... english spec, wkNplay etc.. 15,000 - 30,000

then buy the bottles for 5,000 each... no contracts though you have to pay a 6,000won deposit for the plastic bottle.

I would not drink the tap water. If you boil it its better. However there was an article couple years ago about the water not being so great here.

Atavistic · Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:04 pm Post subject:

JustJohn · Joined: 18 Oct 2007 Location: Your computer screen

Mine tastes slightly of sulfur and something else I can't identify. I'm not really afraid to drink it, but the taste is pretty bad.

genezorm · Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Location: Mokpo

i get it from the supermarket ... a pack of 6 is around 3,000 won
usually good for a few weeks

cbclark4 · Joined: 20 Aug 2006 Location: Masan

Does Korea have the Culligan Man?

http://www.waterfilters.net/