Ah, bottled water. It's clean, it's pure, it's fresh from the mountain springs of Ontario CA?!
[Takes a drink] Ah, bottled water. It’s clean, it’s pure, it’s fresh from the mountain springs of Onterio CA?!
You payed a buck 50 for it. Did you read the label? Not all water is bottled equally. It might surprise you to find that refreshing taste you’ve come to know and love is actually filters and added minerals.
Mmm… smells like magnesium. [Reading label] Hey, it is. It’s magnesium oxide. It kind of tasest like it too. [Reading] Sodium chloride, calcium citrate, sodium bicarbonate. [Wafting the aroma] Sodium bicarbonate.
I know we all hope that the water we’re drinking came from the purest mountain springs or frostiest glacier peeks – beautiful wilderness – but it’s more likely that it came out of a tap in the Los Angeles basin.
Bottled water can be classified in a bunch of different ways. Some of the more common ones include purified, spring, sterol, and artesian. That means it came from the tap, a spring, a distillery, or a well.
The word “Natural” is only allowed in water that originated in springs or wells where the mineral and trace elements haven’t been altered. If you want to drink from the same pool as Bambi, make sure the label includes the words spring or artesian and natural.
Some people are up in arms calling bottled water a scam. Especially after they found out that two of the largest brands – Pepsi’s Aquafina and Coke’s Dasani – are just tap water.
Well, it is an 11 billion dollar industry. [holding up a bottle] You’re a cleaver chappy. Shipping a lousy product is sometimes what it takes to make it in big business.
And if its just tap water, why not save some money and refill this little guy yourself. I might start a bottling company in my kitchen.
Premium drinking water. What’s the opposite of premium? [Laughs]
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Lord Necron
The Truth About Bottled Water http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfPAjUvvnIcAllan
This doesn't surprise me at all because I read the label when I was about 11 years old and discovered that the ingredients sections listed more than just water. But the tap water phenomena also makes perfect sense. I mean, if Coca-Cola Inc. and Pepsi Co. already have distribution channels ... morenick
nalgene bottles are the way to go, ten bucks plus maybe 25 cents for all the water you will ever put in it.pkw
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Aquafina and Dasani, although they are derived from a "tap source" have been purified, most likely by using a reverse osmosis system, and are better for you than drinking that dirty contaminated tap water that comes straight from your, well, tap on your sink. However you can save yourself a ton of money by purchasing a reverse osmosis system and having it installed in your home by a plumber. Here is a link to some product information on Reverse Osmosis drinking water systems. I googled it and this is one of the first links that came up randomly. http://www.freedrinkingwater.com/ remember, not all "tap" water ... lots moreDeelighted
I have a friend who became a millionaire by taking water from his sink. His water tastes really good and a friend jokingly said he ought to sell it. So, he did. I'm not going to say the name of his company, but he's well known around here by his ... moreMeandering
No thanks, I'll stick to my government regulated tap water.