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5 Jacinta G  · Crisp! – It tastes so much better. I add hydrogen to the water and my energy levels are better, as well as my sleep.
5 Trinity  · Very fresh – I find Pureau water very clean and it tastes fresh. I recommend this product.
2 James J.  · It’s just RO acidic tap water – Source: Tap water Main filtration: Reverse Osmosis pH: 5-6 (Very Acid) Minerals: <0.1 (Demineralised) Taste: Dull
5 Kel  · Love this Pureau water – Took 2 x 5 litre casks of this on holidays and drank it in 2 days. It was really nice and pure.
5 Aaron  · The best water! – By far the best water you can purchase. Would highly recommend!
5 Polly  · Pure - No Nasties – I like the taste of this water and especially that it has no fluoride or other nasties. Convenient to use.
Cheryl r
Cheryl rNSW3 posts
 

I have been buying Pureau water for many years and it has always had no taste and was smooth to drink. The last few times I have bought it there’s a tap water taste to it. In fact I think my tap water tastes better. At first I thought I was imagining it but after buying it a couple more times there’s definitely something different. Show details

RobertoB
RobertoB2 posts
 

I have drinking Pureau from the 10lts carton box, and in the last three months keep finding dirt in the water as well as tiny little living bugs. I reported my findings and they replied back saying it is debris that falls off when opening the perforations to take the spigot out. This never happened before and now it happens on every box I open. I will be changing brand as Pureau is no longer a trusted brand. Show details

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Bobbie B.
Bobbie B.VIC2 posts
 

Contaminated , serious public health risk , and needs Recall – Dangerous. The water poisoned my family ! Have tested the acidity of this brand before and it’s always been at a PH of 4.5. It’s very acidic, it dries out your mouth and body the moment you take a few sips. Recently a batch was contaminated with a dangerous chemical which almost hospitalised a patient. We have asked for an urgent recall and… Read more

investigation, with no response or acknowledgment of our concerns from the company. With contaminated water bottles still on shelves we purchased more and had them tested , finding they were heavily contaminated with chemical -mercaptan (methanethiol) - which is completely unacceptable and a serious public health risk! Purea water needs to be recalled with the support of Vic health and NSW health asap! Purea is causing harm to consumers, lying about their water quality and not taking accountability for the contaminated water making people sick . I’d stay away from this brand altogether .

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Rachel L.
Rachel L.
 

Fly floating in sealed bottle – I opened up a sealed bottle of Pureau water and put the bottle to my mouth taking a mouthful of water and I smelt an off smell and immediately looked inside the bottle and to my disgust I saw a small fly floating around. I emailed them to let them know about my experience and all they did was offer me a refund and then never followed through. I… Read more

feel that this is a very serious matter and they have just ignored it. I am absolutely disgusted with this company.

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Olivia
Olivia9 posts
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PURIFIED TAP WATER – Do not purchase Pureau as your main hydration brand. Its ok if youre desperate but Pureau will dry you out if it is your only drink. I drank Pureau for the last two years and saw negative effects on my overall hydration and skin appearance which I put down to my moisturiser - incorrect. Everything went back to normal once I switched waters. Ive… Read more

stopped drinking Pureau for 2 weeks and I will NEVER go back. No idea how this brand got onto Coles/woolies shelves!!!! Total regret and so much money wasted.

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Silvia L.
Silvia L.2 posts
 

Thing in the water – I found something that I couldn’t recognise in the first cup of water. I don’t feel comfortable drinking this water anymore. Show details

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Haja
HajaVIC3 posts
 

This water is Acidic! – I will not drink this water again! I did a PH test today after reading some comments about it being acidic and very bad for you. It is indeed acidic. The photo on the left is Pureau and the PH level is around 6.0. The other is tap water with a reading of around 7.8. Show details

In-depth reviews

Steven Whelan
Steven Whelan58 posts
 

Rather disappointing – This is strange - I came to give a five star review and am now giving three stars. I have no complaints myself about the water taste and have been buying it occasionally for over 25 years with no issues. But after having read some of the reviews, I am a bit appalled at what people have been experiencing with this water. Such as the fly (!) and… Read more

other foreign objects, and the taste and odd smells. These are a little concerning. So now I am going to be a lot more careful and observant when drinking it.

On the 5 and 10 Litre casks there is ample room on the box for stating what the bladder is made of. There is a sign saying "BPA Free packaging, non-toxic and safe" which is very good but still not knowing what... This is very important because even if the water is as good and pure as they state before it is packaged, if it is in contact with some type of synthetic material for longer than desired, can the water be compromised?

But the main reason for the 3 stars is that not one of these other reviews (either good or bad) has been answered or addressed by the company. This is very disappointing and points towards a 'profits ahead of customers' attitude. Even the reviews that pose a question directly to the company have not been answered, which would have benefited all who read them. All those satisfied long term customers here who have spent thousands on this water should have been graciously thanked as well. Bit sad...

Reading the other reviews I was also triggered into wondering how they process it to get this water that they sell - I was always under the impression that it was distilled, which is fine with me; but now people are saying it is triple filtered and / or gone through a reverse osmosis process. From what I have read here I don't think I will even bother contacting the company as I might not even get a reply. And that would P me O even more.

I am now going to do some tests on some of this water out of a 10L cask and see what I come up with.

Kevin Japanangka
Kevin Japanangka
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Best commercially packaged water this side of the Black Stump!! – Totally? Without doubt, I can honestly say, and without any chance of a rebuttal, Nobles Pureau is the Best Quality packaged water this side of the Black Stump!! Evian is pretty good, and so far, the highest in alkilinity, but it also has to travel far too long in plastic bottles! The only water which has not yet been pH tested by the YouTube… Read more

"home scientists", is Nobles.........why not?

I posit a theory that: Nobles Pureau is exceptionally good water, so why argue?

Now, the recycling question arises, and Nobles have most certainly taken the prize for ingenuity.

This internal bladder has been one of the most useful inventions of our time, especially the quality of the Nobles bladder, and most of our friends, and clients, agree with our famous statement drafted by some of our clients:

"Whosoever would not care for, or at least help to save their own local environment, and this planet "Earth", and could possibly change their attitude concerning the value of quality drinking water for the entire world, should then go to their local supermarket, purchase a 5, or 10 Litre Carton/bladder of Nobles Pureau drinking water".

"We believe that they will also discover the huge benfits of self-recycling these incredible bladders, as water storage containers when travelling, non-acidic liquids in storage, for cushions (air or water), yes cushions".

Also filled with helium for decorative baloons...yep!

The cartons of course, provided they are not damaged, are great for parcel post anywhere. The cartons are also very handy for staorage in square spaces in your shelves, and in your sheds.

So you see?

Such a myriad of uses for the packaging materials alone, not forgetting the best value for money in terms of clean and healthy drinking water, however, such facts of life in the material world are so easily discarded by many of the "unknowing", "unaware", or just plain "uncaring".

August 6th 2018 Update: Extra Review

Found not only to be the best commercial water this side of the 'black stump', we found it to be best for placing in pure copper bottles for the complete absorption of copper into the systems of the body in a colloidal manner. Great for any people or animals with iron problems!

When having surgery, a doctor and a naturopath recommended I flush my system with moore's pure distilled water for 10 days, and then trust only nobles pureau for drinking till your body bounces back.

Hope you're all enjoying this water.

We also believe that whosoever says it tastes bad, has bad taste buds. Seriously!

When you live in the bush, and rely on rainwater, to be able to wash, rinse, cook, clean, etc, etc, mostly it is quite palatable, however, the water is still not pure anymore. It needs lots of filtering!

We always thought the clouds and the air did that job. Obviously not, and humans are adding to the pollution on a daily basis.

I can witness, that a drink of noble's pureau is like mountain dew on a hot day!

Did you notice mountain dew has no taste? If it does, your body is either too acidic, or too alkaline.

Have a nice drink, and have a nice day.

Tim
Tim
 

Great! Wouldn't drink any other water – I've seen some hostile reviews made towards this product. The main issue people seem to have is that the water is lacking minerals, or theyvebeen on it for years and I wondered why they haven't felt any better. Firstly I'd like to say if you're relying on your water source for your mineral intake, there's your first issue. If you have a big issue… Read more

with the water lacking a PH over 7, add some himilayen pink salt to it. A pinch to 1L of your pureau water and there you health freaks have it.

As someone who loves natural water, I frequently goto natural water sources and use my filter which is as small as .1 of a micron, although the water isn't completely purified, it is the closest to the tase 'natural' water, this taste is in the PUREAU water. It's the closest water I've found that tastes like the water from my favourite place, which is filtered through 160M of various rocks and such. Nothing can compare to PUREAU (other than the water I mentioned before. It's not Noble's fault that you as an individual are too lazy to maintain a healthy diet/

Positive reviews

Cheryl
CherylQLD
 

Recycling – Hi, I am concerned that you don't have a reccomendation on how to recycle the bladder, in fact you advice to dispose of it in the rubbish bin, which goes to landfill, causing a nightmare to the environment! Can you give this some thought into changing the way you package this product? My daughter goes through more than 20 litres a week with her… Read more

2 children. I have a collection of bladders in our garage which I am reluctant to put in the garbage. Would you have a suggestion as to how these could be disposed of safely without causing damaged to our precious planet, or re-purposed in some way. I am hoping you will give this problem your attention, in protecting the environment Thanking you. Cheryl

Ben
Ben
 

Clean water – Iv been drinking this water for as long as it been on the market, nothing compares there is so much poison in drinks and water today.....unfortunately you guys don't make enough boxes it's hard to get sometimes, most people I know who drink this bulk buy, especially hard to get in rural areas.

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Carol1212
Carol12122 posts
 

Changed my life – I cured my asthma by switching to Pureau water and using healthy tooth paste. My water consumption increased because of the taste I drank more often. Also,I spray nobles water on my face and at 82 my friends have been complimenting me on my skin.

Negative reviews

Linda G.
Linda G.
 

VERY DEHYRDATED TONGUE AND LIPS!!! – I would give this 0 stars!! Years and years and years ago I used to give it 5 stars because it tasted like fresh rainforest water!!! Now it tastes similar to Council tap water. I have stopped drinking this brand regularly. Every now and then I test it out again and always the same reason for my disgruntled response: Very DEHYDRATED tongue and lips!!!!! Yuck!!! Shame on you Purea!!!!!

Cellos Reedier
Cellos ReedierQLD
 

Antibiotic-tasting – I tasted Pureau bottled water for the first time today at a children’s birthday party. I would give it zero stars if possible! I am a medical doctor and I can tell you this water smells and tastes like antibiotics. I hypothesise that one of three things has occurred to give it the antibiotic flavour; (1) there is penicillin mould somewhere in… Read more

their manufacturing or bottling process, (2) they are adding antibiotics after the purifying process to prevent bacterial growth, or (3) something chemically tasting is leeching into the water from the plastic bottle; without pH stabilisers, the instability of the water causes it to become acidic over time (which they openly admit on their website), and the acidity is causing something to leech out of the plastic, giving it a chemical smell and taste. It would be fascinating to test my hypotheses. Whatever it is, I found it to be very distasteful, and it gave me a stomach ache. I won’t be drinking it again.

Robert P.
Robert P.QLD2 posts
 

TITLE DANGEROUS drinking WATER – From what I have researched about PUREAU BOXED WATER THIS is over clean TAP WATER With No minerals at all which leads me to believe its DEMINERALISED WATER !!! DANGEROUS TO DRINK I & many others would think. Made to "look like" & SOLD IN MINERAL WATER SECTION IN SOME SHOPS, DANGEROUS PRODUCT Typical analysis on box. 0. ZERO anything no mineral in list. Their words or numbers. Show details

Recent reviews

Lia
LiaNSW
 

Demineralised water! – I was drinking this water as I was lazy and didn’t feel like buying a new filter tank for my under sink filtration system. I only realised today after drinking only this water for about four months that it is actually reverse osmosis water. In other words, it’s basically distilled water which is very dangerous for you as it has absolutely no… Read more

minerals in it. All water unless from a spring is dead water, however you can re-energize and wake water up, but distilled water needs to be remineralized otherwise it is worse for you than the majority of other waters. The only benefit is that it has no fluoride or chemicals. But that’s basically because it has absolutely nothing in it. Don’t waste your money unless you are going to re-mineralize it before consuming. I have been giving this to my kids for four months and I am pretty upset about this but that really is my fault because I didn’t research it properly. To be honest i don’t know what is worse now, filtered tap water or pureau. I’m still going to go with tap water being the absolute worst for you though. It’s so disgraceful that our government doesn’t provide its residents with access to real spring water and dumps ridiculous amounts of chemicals into the only available drinking water to the masses. Absolute disgrace. Anyway I hope this helps someone.

Steve C.
Steve C.4 posts
 

Totally misleading messaging – I would like to just put the truth out there about Noble's Pureau bulk water. First of all. In this day and age we need to look after our bodies and water is the most important thing o consider. Second, Companies are so misleading as the dollar and greed rule. This company claims that it is the purest water on the market.. They are right. Tap… Read more

water that goes through Reverse Osmosis purification which strips everything out of the tap water.. No minerals, extremely acidic and detrimental to your health. Though most bottled waters in the supermarket have been over processed, it is very rare to see a quality bottled water on shelf.

Home brands are slightly OK but again very much so processed again and by the time it get filled in a bottle and claim of natural is gone... It's up to consumers to make the decision to what they drink, but really do your home work as the bottled water industry is just smoke mirrors. As some post have shared, this filtered tap water is very acidic and could leach minerals out of your body. Only benefit for this water is for irons and car batteries...

ConcernedCitizen
ConcernedCitizenNSW
 

No one should be drinking this water! – This water is nothing but Sydney tap water, stripped of all its minerals and chemicals and is why it is called 'Pure'. A truck turns up to their premises, empties 'Sydney water' into large vats and is 'filtered' into its 'pure' state. Nothing in this water is 'pure'. It is however 'Pure' marketing. In fact, drinking this type of water containing… Read more

little to no minerals can be detrimental to ones health as this form of 'pure' water will literally the strip minerals from your body. [See Viktor Schauberger]

Kim
KimNSW
 

Noble Pureau water is a huge dissapointment and possibly unfit for drinking – The water is murky, tastes bad and tested acidic at 5.5. My tap water is clear, although it has flouride, it was still acidic, but closer to neutral, testing at 6,5. I have been wasting my money, thinking that it would be safer and peasant to drink.

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An Ex Pureau customer
An Ex Pureau customerQLD
 

Plastic toxic water – Been A long time drinker and fan of this brand. Unfortunately in the last 6-8 months they've either fired their quality control staff or something even worse. Water tastes like liquid plastic. It's enough to make you sick. Taste is one thing, but I really don't like putting toxic water into my body. I contacted the company over a few months and… Read more

nothing was ever done to explain why the water has changed and no compensation was ever offered for the dozens of dud boxes of waters that now litter my home. I'll be getting a reverse osmosis filter my self and I'd recommend everyone do the same. If covid has taken away your sense of taste you may not be able to taste it...

This company obvious cares about one thing. Profit. As the price went up a dollar. And doesn't give a damn about the safety or well being of it's loyal consumers.

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Tayla
TaylaWA
 

Thank you so much for making this water available!! – I’ll never go back to other packaged water. This water is amazing and you can definitely taste the difference. I’ve only just stumbled across this gem in coles , guess it’s always been sold out and I see why! Thank you for actually caring for your consumers and not just making a profit. I’m happy to pay the price as I know I’m getting good drinking water. I’m sharing this with my friends Show details

Puffrabbit
PuffrabbitSA14 posts
 

The best Australian water I could find – While my number one water choice is Icelandic Glacial, due to some supply issues with that, I needed to find an alternative that tasted just as good. After trying a variety of waters, Pureau was the only one that measured up. It's very close in taste and a pleasure to drink. Show details

here2tellyouthetruth
here2tellyouthetruthVictoria5 posts
 

Nobles Pureau water has no fluoride – Nobles Pureau has no fluoride and that the main reason I switched to bought water in the 1st place. I use it for cooking and coffees. Ive tried every brand of water in supermarket shelves and by far this is the best quality of water in taste and packaging. Other bottled waters leave you more thirsty, whereas Pureau actually quenches thirst like… Read more

real water should! People saying this isnt ph 7 therefore not pure water are insane. Who actually drinks distilled water? ☆☆☆☆☆ 5 stars

Diana
DianaVIC3 posts
 

This is the best water in the world – We did our weekly shopping yesterday didn’t have any in stock in Coles or Woolworths, got worried it was discontinued, I cannot drink anything else, I do not believe any of these negative reviews about it, simply not true I have been drinking it for about 10 years and it is the cleanest purest water I have ever tasted, you can really taste all the… Read more

nasties in other waters once you’ve had taste if this perfect water, Thank you for your water please never stop providing it.

Nat
NatQLD2 posts
 

Don't get trick by the packaging – This water is filtered tap water , my joint all pain after few mths drinking this! Did my research and found its filtered tap water to distilled water , has no mineral in it is not healthy options to be drinking everyday! Show details

Pureau  water
Pureau water2 posts
 

Great water – Being buying your water for years we love it Wouldn't use anything else We go through 2 10litre box's a week tap water is only used to shower washing dishes Will continue to buy Show details

Anonymous
Anonymous 2 posts
 

Dead water – This water is ‘dead’ and that means it’s dangerous. Water is supposed to Cary minerals into our body. Our body doesn’t want the hydrogen and oxygen alone but actually the other minerals water naturally carries. If you drink this water then it all strip your body of minerals instead. I suffered terrible pain in my joints when I drank this water. I recommend getting a water purifier instead of drinking this triple distilled dead water. Show details

secondian
secondianVIC3 posts
 

Fails pH test – I bought 2 litres to clean my chemistry equipment thinking it was pH neutral (ie 7). I did a test with a calibrated meter and it registers at 6.17 - meaning it is acidic by nearly one base point. I cannot test what is in it, but it sure is not 'pure' and I believe it breaches trade practices legislation. Show details

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