Airport Water Fountains - are they a thing?

Former_MSE_Nick_T
Former_MSE_Nick_T Posts: 52 Forumite
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Hey everyone :)
Currently looking at updating our guide on airport water fountains, saving everyone a bit of cash by filling up your own water bottles.

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/travel-tips/#water

Just wanted to put the feelers out, has anyone been to an airport in the UK that doesn't have a water fountain? If so, how did you get on filling up your water bottle?

Cheers :j

Comments

  • z1a
    z1a Posts: 2,522 Forumite
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    If you need to save money on water, you can't afford to go anywhere, IMO.
  • Ballard
    Ballard Posts: 2,849 Forumite
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    z1a wrote: »
    If you need to save money on water, you can't afford to go anywhere, IMO.

    It can be convenient to fill a bottle once you’re past security and I try to avoid paying over the odds for water. Nothing wrong with saving a pound or more even if you can afford to fly.
    I hate verisimilitude.
  • BarryBlue
    BarryBlue Posts: 4,179 Forumite
    Ballard wrote: »
    It can be convenient to fill a bottle once you’re past security and I try to avoid paying over the odds for water. Nothing wrong with saving a pound or more even if you can afford to fly.
    I absolutely agree. I will simply not pay for just plain water, it is something you can get from a tap. Bottled water is one of the three biggest con tricks played on the public.

    Airports do like to hide the drinking fountains in dark corners where they can, but I use them to fill empty bottles. It's nothing to do with 'affording' water, it's about not being ripped off. And this is MSE after all.:money:
    :dance:We're gonna be alright, dancin' on a Saturday night:dance:
  • zagfles
    zagfles Posts: 20,318 Forumite
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    Just ask at a bar. I've done loads of times and never been refused.
  • comeandgo
    comeandgo Posts: 5,742 Forumite
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    Was in Stansted and asked for a glass of iced tap water. Got it and drank some and poured rest into bottle.
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