For YEARS my wife & I struggled to shop for (and unload!) bottled water for our daily use.  The 10 Cup Water Pitcher has eliminated that painful, time-consuming chore from our lives.  We now have SUPERIOR clean water at a FRACTION OF THE COST of bottled water and we don't have to endanger ourselves by doing the physical work of buying and transporting GALLONS of bottled water every week.  The Zero Water system is a true boon - maybe a life saver - to old folks like my wife & myself.