[cloud8]

"I had my own version of the Boston Tea Party," he said, "pouring it down the sink."

HAHAHAHA!!

Cleveland.

[Red Badger]

They should counter with, "The bottle says Cleveland because we don't want any Fiji Arsenic"..........

[Darkwolf377]

Thin-skinned whiny consumer alert,

This is all people have to worry about, then they're in great shape. When did this country become such a nation of sensitive types who needed their precious sensitivities taken into consideration by everyone, at all times?

It's a dumb joke in an ad. You don't like it, turn the page. Get a life!

[netmilsmom]

I'm from Cleveland.
It may be wonderful now but the Cuyahoga River did burn at one time.

I have to say that in the third season of 24, when the virus did not make it's target of Cleveland, I was very proud that we won over Detroit. (where I am now)

[socal_parrot]

My daughter buys Fiji, we usually buy Arrowhead bottled water. I've had them both and the only discernible difference to me is in price. You can get a case of Arrowhead bottled water for the price of a six-pac of Fiji water.

[Rumple4]

I guarantee our water has ten times the minerals that Fiji water has though those include asphalt and rust which gives it it's orange cast.

[seasoned traditionalist]

As someone who sold water filters some 16 years ago and is somewhat familiar with bottled water (which was our primary competiton) I can attest that most tap water in most municipalities is as good (quality wise) if not better, than bottled water.

That said, what most people objected to (and apparently still do, based upon the proliferation of bottled water and its continuous increase in sales) was the TASTE.

Most municipalities use chlorine to purify their water and thus there remains a residual tasted and odor when it reaches the consumer.

Moreover, one should be skeptical of claims made by bottled water company (and I'm not challenging FIJI's claims) whose labels say "mountain spring" or "pure," etc., for if truth be told, MANY (at least that used to be the case) bottled water companies, simply took tap water and ran it thru a filter and then bottled it.

Anyone paying for bottled water has more money than common sense--at least in the home.

Two simple solutions:

1. Buy an inline filter Housing from your local hardware store and looks something like this

Then explain to the clerk, that you intend on installing this to your COLD water line under the kitchen sink and he will show you what kind of hoses you need.

You also want to buy a package (usually comes in 2) of Carbon Filters and look like this

These fit inside the housing and actually filter the water

Next decide whether you want to filter all the Cold water that comes out of tap or you can purchase a faucet assembly that looks like this and allows you to access filtered water thru it only

The Housing and Filter and Hose assembly should cost about $60 - $70 and the faucet will add another $30 or so.

Anyone who is the least bit handy or mechanically minded can install this type of system in 1/2 hour or less and there is no need to solder, cut pipes, etc.

Thereafter, you can have equivalent of bottled water for the price of about FIVE CENTS A GALLON. That's right, A GALLON!!!

The Housing unit fits under the kitchen sink and takes up very little room and filters need to be changed (depending on usage and whether all water is filtered or only cooking/drinking) on the average of once ever 2 - 3 months.

[theBuckwheat]

What does the wide distribution of bottled water from Fiji demonstrate about the popular opinion that there is a "shortage" of water?

It should prove once and for all that there is *no such thing* as a "shortage" of water. It only proves that a lot of people today are prosperous enough to import whatever water they want to consume, no matter how unfounded those reasons may be.

Indeed, as anyone who cares to consult what FedEx charges for overnight delivery to their most obscure and remote office in Africa or China, for well less than $100, a liter of Fiji water can be delivered to just about anywhere on earth in just a few hours.

The only "shortage" of water is shortage of inexpensive water of the desired quality.

And the same thing can be said for petroleum products.

[em2vn]

Someone is shipping water to the United States from the island of Fiji?
That sounds a tad bit expensive and not very intelligent.