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Osmio Zero - Bad taste & terrible customer service
About 3 months ago I was looking for a convenient way to improve the quality of our tab water for drinking. After doing my research I decided to go with the Osmio Zero, as it seemed to have the best and most convenient concept (a 4-stage countertop filter including reverse osmosis with a big water reservoir). When the machine arrived I was very excited, as we were trying to move away from buying bottled water/improving the nasty South London tab water for quite a while. First point to note is that Osmio seems committed to protecting the environment, given that there is no unnecessary packaging. The machine also didn’t come with a big manual but a one-pager with instructions and a QR-link to the PDF manual. This is how devices should be packaged in 2022! But this is where my excitement for the Osmio Zero stopped. Inspecting the device, I noticed that the build felt a little bit cheap. Moving parts like the lid and the control wheel are quite flimsy and don’t give the impression of a premium product. This could be overlooked if the machine would produce acceptable drinking water. However, herein lies the big problem I have with the Osmio. The water it produces has a very strong distinct taste, which me and my girlfriend would describe as chemical/pastic-like. Concerned about the integrity of the machine, I contacted Osmio’s customer service, who told me that the distinct taste was normal and that my tastebuds simply needed some time to adjust. We decided to give it a try, despite our dislike of the taste, hoping that it would go away once the system was in use for a while. But this didn’t happen nor did our tastebuds adjust. I kept communicating our experience to the Osmio customer service team, hoping they’d offer a solution but they just continued insisting that taste was subjective and that our tastebuds just hadn’t adjusted yet. That said, we offered a glass to everyone visiting to see their reaction, which was always the same; “the water tastes like chemicals”. After 2 months of trying to adjust to the taste we gave up and decided to return the machine. We began the return process by emptying and draining each module, as per the instructions given by the customer service, and sent it back in its original packaging. To our discontent we were told, that not only did we have to pay the £15.45 for the return shipment but that Osmio would also deduct £57.50 for the used filters from the refund. So in summation we paid £72.95 for 2 months of bad tasting water and a terrible customer experience. To everyone considering buying an Osmio Zero we strongly recommend to taste the water it produces before buying or simply looking for alternative products.