Brita Maxtra + 4pack $20 @mitre10 [needs mitre10 club/airpoints card]

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#288730 19-Jul-2021 15:24

Mitre10 club deal - Brita Maxtra+ 4 pack $20

Need to be signed up to Mitre10 club with an airpoints card. Terms and conditions
"To receive the Mitre 10 Club special pricing offers you must present your registered Airpoints card at the time of purchase. Mitre 10 Club prices and special pricing offers are not available in conjunction with any other offer or discount"

I cant find an expiration so best guess is end of this week or month

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#2746725 19-Jul-2021 15:40

I use the KMart version which works fine and costs $15 for three - might be a different cartridge type though. Might try the genuine ones if I head over to M10.

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#2746730 19-Jul-2021 16:01

Sorry to be dumb, but what are these? I mean I can sort of see what they are, but what are they?

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#2746731 19-Jul-2021 16:04

networkn:

Sorry to be dumb, but what are these? I mean I can sort of see what they are, but what are they?

Water filters that go in Brita branded products

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#2746912 20-Jul-2021 07:28

timmmay:

I use the KMart version which works fine and costs $15 for three - might be a different cartridge type though. Might try the genuine ones if I head over to M10.

The Kmart filters are a pretty average quality alternative - but I have used them quite regularly and they're a lot cheaper. The Warehouse used to sell a generic compatible cartridge as well that was a lot better than the Kmart ones but no longer do. The biggest problem with the Kmart ones is for the first few days the activated charcoal does release out of the cartridge even if you give it multiple flushes before using them.

Here in Lower Hutt our water has been chlorinated since the 2016 earthquake and tastes truly terrible so all the water I drink is from a jug.

The original Brita filters do contain additional filtering (ion exchange resin) to remove calcium and some minerals whereas the compatible ones from Kmart just looked to have activated charcoal in them when I pulled one apart a few years ago. This makes zero difference if you're just wanting to filter our chlorine like I want them for, but if you have hard water that tastes terrible the original Brita cartridges might work better.

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#2746917 20-Jul-2021 07:48

I agree the KMart ones aren't as good as the originals, but I find them probably 70% as good and often 50 - 60% cheaper. Our water is fine but these make it a bit better.

Does anyone know if these Maxtra+ will fit into my probably ten year old Brita jug? A quick Google suggests yes, they do.

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#2746925 20-Jul-2021 08:12

timmmay:

I agree the KMart ones aren't as good as the originals, but I find them probably 70% as good and often 50 - 60% cheaper. Our water is fine but these make it a bit better.

Does anyone know if these Maxtra+ will fit into my probably ten year old Brita jug? A quick Google suggests yes, they do.

Yeah I find them fine as well if you just want things like chlorine removed and I can't taste any difference between the Kmart ones and original. What would be interesting would be to try in an area with hard water than tastes terrible and see if how they compare, because removing calcium is a lot harder than chlorine (which just sticks to the charcoal).

The Maxtra+ are just an upgrade to the Maxtra filters, so should fit any jug. When I was at The Warehouse in Petone last week I did see they had Brita jugs on clearance for from memory $29 that came with 3 cartridges which was a good deal.

https://www.thewarehouse.co.nz/p/brita-marella-xl-jug-with-3mx-filters/R2710499.html

They're $49 on the website so I don't know if this was a promo or a special just at this store.

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#2746934 20-Jul-2021 08:40

In case anyone else has problems ordering at the discount price, you have to register, go into "my account" and join the M10 club in there. Even though the product page seems to let you join it doesn't work.

Figured I'd give them a go since they're the same price as KMart ones. Thanks NightStalker :)

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#2746960 20-Jul-2021 09:20

Are Brita filters necessary in New Zealand where the water quality is pretty good? (compared to some Asian countries)

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#2746970 20-Jul-2021 09:40

turtleattacks:

Are Brita filters necessary in New Zealand where the water quality is pretty good? (compared to some Asian countries)

probably not 'necessary' from a health/safety point of view... however, they can make a difference depending on where you are. i live in wellington and work in lower hutt, so i can compare - as @sbiddle described above, l/h tap water tastes terrible and things like these help.

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#2746984 20-Jul-2021 10:20

It improves the taste of the water.

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#2746985 20-Jul-2021 10:21

turtleattacks:

Are Brita filters necessary in New Zealand where the water quality is pretty good? (compared to some Asian countries)

We can't deal with the chlorine smell you get off Auckland tap water after several years on Tank water. Also we get less build up in our kettle and coffee machine.

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#2756092 6-Aug-2021 11:49

The Brita water filters make the water taste much nicer than the k-mart ones. The k-mart ones improve from the tap, but Brita make it have virtually no taste, like a good bottled water. I'll probably stick with Brita from here on, hopefully on discount but I'd pay full price given how long a filter lasts.