mpb Posted April 20, 2012 Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 In the last 3 years, 3 of my contacts for water delivery have gone to bigger and better things. I now need a phone # for one that is still active. Any help is appreciated. TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hensley Posted April 20, 2012 Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 Javier with Agua Miguel is very reliable and you can hear him coming a mile away with his speaker that says Agua Javier 331-453-2221 $16p a bottle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doberwoman Posted April 20, 2012 Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 buy it at wal mart! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpb Posted April 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 Thanks for all the help. I have no car, so Walmart is not an option and Javier, thanks to hensley, is on his way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted April 20, 2012 Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 Bonafont water is 16 pesos per 20-liter bottle? Why are we paying 22 pesos (I think) for Santorini? Anyway, when we rented our house 3 1/2 years ago, we just flagged down the Santorini truck as it passed our house on its regular route. Ever since they come by every Thursday, ring the bell, and carry in whatever number of bottles we need. No need to call. Love the service and really love not having to schlep bottles back and forth to stores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manny Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 tele: 765 3999 in chapala. 15 or 16 pesos for the huge bottle. ask for someone who speaks english. there are mex-americans who work there. if they dont come call them back, the managers will telephone the truck to remind driver. (did it occur for some of the posters that older people cannot carry 50 lbs of water)? delivery service is the way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More Liana Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 15 or 16 pesos for a 19-liter garafón? That's what I was paying in Ajijic in 1999! In Mexico City, we pay 40 pesos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manny Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 more liana: in general its 24 pesos. this company undercuts the competitors. they also are very nice. once a water tasted strange, they would not accept any $$ for the exchange, even a tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slainte39 Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Maybe you are getting the "animalito" discount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traderspoc Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 becareful of lower quality water being packed in boafont pink bottles, make sure they have the orange seal on them. superlake sells banafont 22 pesos a bottle , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hensley Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 We have a friend that has one of those water filter pitchers and Bonafont had alot of debris in the pitcher, I asked her to try Miguel water from Javier and there were no black specs in the water pitcher. Bonafont is expensive and over rated but I like the bigger jugs and all the water guys have all kinds of jugs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holdrja Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 There is a reverse osmosis water vendor in back of the market in Chapala. An American from that company handed out fliers at the American Legion, that's how we heard of them. We just started using them because our old water company moved. They charge 10 pesos a garafon for pickup, 13 pesos with delivery I believe (we always pick up). Don't have the name, phone or address, if anyone needs it PM me and I'll get that info the next time we go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelperGuy Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Jocotopec Water comes every day and offers a choice of glass or plastic garafons for 16p. Bonafont, in my experience, is not undercutting: they are a Pepsi-owned company and charged more than everyone else from the beginning five years ago here. There is a water place just west of Mom's restaurant that delivers and charges even less, and always has. 22 pesos is a rip-off for this area, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catinmex Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 We switched to Santorini (21 pesos) a year ago and my frequent tummy troubles have become much less frequent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floradude Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Does anyone ever wonder what happens to all those empty bottles before they are refilled over and over and over and over............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slainte39 Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 I thought Santorini was owned by Pepsi...Bonafont too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelperGuy Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 I'm glad you asked, because I just double-checked. When Bonafont originated, it was Pepsi. Now it seems that Donone is the mark. Of course, I have no idea who owns what in terms of the larger corporations. And those bottles, when I have seen them, for example at the place in Riberas, are thoroughly cleaned under pressure and disinfected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traderspoc Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 becarefuk of reverse osmosis takes out the minerals you need to live on. minerals needed to be added back in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floradude Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 You should be getting the minerals you need from food and vitamins with minerals. Water is H2O. I would prefer my water be as pure as possible although I know some minerals, etc. are to be expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TioBob Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 It would take a bathtub of water to provide enough required vitamins and minerals even if said water contained them. If there are too many disolved solids in water our bodies will reject them and we won't hydrate properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelperGuy Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 15 or 16 pesos for a 19-liter garafón? That's what I was paying in Ajijic in 1999! In Mexico City, we pay 40 pesos. When I first moved to Ajijic, in 2003, I was paying 8 to 9 pesos a garafon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajijicer Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 I'm not so sure about bottled water. Does anyone have a source for delivery of spring water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharpdale Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 I just received an unsolicited visit from a Bonafont water truck in lower La Floresta. He stood outside my front door and shouted repeatedly at the top his lungs. I am on medication that is severely debilitating and was trying to sleep. After he rang my doorbell three times and kept shouting, I responded "Vete!", but he continued to keep shouting "Hola! Agua!" I finally opened the door, told him no once again, added that I was sick and that he was an :() (en Espanol). He replied, "F*** you" (possibly the only English words he knows) and finally went away. Does anyone know where I can register a complaint against this relentless bastard who clearly has no regard at all for a residential neighborhood where people may not want his product whenever he comes calling? I understand that unwanted solicitation is a part of life in Ajijic, but when they absolutely refuse to take 'no' for an answer, it almost makes me want to react violently. Any advice as to a reasonable alternative would be most welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 Sounds like the guy who drives around delivering gas; I must have thrown out 50 business cards from him, which he fires over the fence after going hoarse from yelling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bennie2 Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 (edited) sharpdale: he bothered you because you responded. its called a relationship. they know elderly expats intimidated. if you stay silent they moveon. (your fault). my bell rings sometimes, i ignore. had a driver who was makng me uncomfortable after a year. he became very aggressive, kept banging the front door after i buzzed him in thru the gate. i even said "one minute" thru the intercom. dont know what his problem was, as i opened the front door w/in 60 seconds. all i had to do was walk across the room about 20 feet. kept thinking he was going to break the door down. it got worse, so i consulted webboard for other options. last time he was here he yelled "im not coming back"!!! i said "GOOD"! i called someone elses cellphone. he turned out to be my old driver from several years ago, same company. been w/me 2 years, quiet & respectful. the other man is a lunatic, i know who he is. also dont ever respond if you havnt called them prior. you dont owe an explaination. small children are not allowed in the house either. theres a reason why they bring them. im glad i have my former waterman back! Edited May 2, 2016 by bennie2 typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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