I buy spring water, the store is a regular grocery market and they sell 16.9 oz bottles in a case of 24 bottles. They sell them generally 3 cases for 10 bucks. Alkaline water is based on a scale of 0-14, most tap water from your kitchen faucet is 7. There is no medical evidence whatsoever to establish that alkaline water is better for the human body. Most all water has alkaline content. So for anyone to say it is better for you and can protect you from illness is a liar. That Eagle Spirit water has been suspect for bacteria that's the reason they have no market. There is no proof they get that from where they say. You can ionize water to create alkaline in it but it's costly and you know Welch ain't doing that.