The bottled water scam
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The Bandit said:All bottled water is a scam......$1-$1.50 per bottle for $.02 worth of water.
How is that a scam? That's just good business.
They didn't lie and tell you it was something else.
It's funny how people think that if someone else makes more money than you think they should, suddenly it's a scam. You don't have to accept the value proposition, but there's nothing dishonest about it.
Hangman said:
It's a scam because people think it's better for them than tap water. Read the label carefully, most of the time it will tell you it's from a spring up north.
Most of bottled water is reprocessed tap water (according to 20/20). They mislead you into thinking it's from springs or glaciers.
I think most of the "minerals" in bottled water are carcinogens leeched from the plastic bottle. Tap water is safer, not only for that reason, but also because it is better regulated and better tested. Tap water tends to taste better too (I think because it does not contain plastic).
we buy a case once in awhile,refill the bottles from the tap a few times then recycle them.The bottles are handier to carry around.
A scam is a fraudulent business scheme according to the dictionary. A fraudulent is being a cheat or dishonest. I'm not sure if the bottled water companies are being dishonest, did they make claims to their water that are incorrect???? Or did the public assume or any other third party make those claims. Many people I talk to tell me bottled water is better than tap water, but when I challenge them how do they know, they don't have any credible source other than that's "what I heard" or that's what "I think".
i read somthing about plastic breaks down ..releasing chems.. not sure about that thoe... goes to show you we are all f@cked.. we are killing ourselves and the planet faster than most think... so enjoy your stay because chances are you will develop something that will kill you befor your time.
It's what is IMPLIED by the companies, it's not direct.Hangman said:
ie - filtered 3 times, from the mountains of France, from the mountains of Poland, etc, etc...
The images on the bottles alone imply something.
Look at Evian, mountains, they want you to think, must be clean, if it's from the untouched waters of high mountains.
Hangman said:
The Bottled Water Lie: As Soft Drink Giant Admits Product is Tap Water, New Scrutiny Falls on the Economic and Environmental Costs of a Billion Dollar Industry
The soft drink giant Pepsi has been forced to make an embarrassing admission—its best-selling Aquafina bottled water is nothing more than tap water. Pepsi has agreed to change its label under pressure from the advocacy group Corporate Accountability International (CAI) which has been leading an increasingly successful campaign against bottled water.
http://www.democracynow.org/2007/8/1/the_bottled_water_lie_as_soft
think the rumour is plastic in general leeches out Estrogens. more so in clear plastic. other than that its been more than 7 years i have had a household reverse osmosis system. averaging $20-$30 in filter maintainence a year. I'm considering RO system with UV lite for the cottage as i hate lugging bottled water. I noticed that hardly anyone sells Distilled water in the supermarkets these days.
Bottle water is portable and can be taken on camping hiking, canoe or driving trips which makes it convenient. I find it to be cheap too, $2-3 a large case 30 or more. When you buy a flat of pop it costs more, made up of mostly water and is not really good for you.
I do not think it is a scam when it offers convenience and only costs $2-$3 a case .
Pop is a bigger scam and can do you harm in large amounts
I do not think it is a scam when it offers convenience and only costs $2-$3 a case .
Pop is a bigger scam and can do you harm in large amounts
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