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A 280,000% Mark Up For... Water? A Look Inside The Bottled Water Industry
ZeroHedge.com ^ | July 29, 2013 | Tyler Durden

Posted on 10/20/2013 3:54:23 PM PDT by SamAdams76

Imagine there was a time when bottled water didn't exist in our catalog of popular commodities. Perhaps the trend started in 1976 when the chic French sparkling water, Perrier made its introduction. There it was seductively bottled in its emerald green glass amongst the era of disco and the spectacle of excesses... who could resist right?! What could be more decadent than to package, sell and consume what most consider (in the western world) a common human right easily supplied through a home faucet! It’s absurd that the cost of designer water is at a "280,000% markup" to your tap water and it's reaching record heights in consumption....


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To: goodwithagun
At home though all water goes through my Berkey first. Filling it I can smell chlorine in the water.

Filtering the water will make a huge difference in the taste of coffee or tea, too.

61 posted on 10/20/2013 7:48:25 PM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: BunnySlippers
What do you drink at work?

Well, I work outdoors, so I always have a gallon cooler with home filtered water in it. I also use it to make my coffee, and any other home prepped drinks that require mixing with water.

62 posted on 10/20/2013 7:56:16 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: hinckley buzzard

My Bottled Water is Arrowhead Spring Water. It is not just filtered City water. Sparkletts on the other hand...

My first Girlfriend’s Father was their Chief Chemist, so I have stayed with what I know and trust for over 40 years.

He made sure their Quality Control was the best it could be. The guy was beyond Brilliant, except for the fact he let someone like me date his daughter.


63 posted on 10/20/2013 7:57:52 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Good news, Federal Funding for my Tagline has been restored. Crisis averted.)
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To: JRandomFreeper

Saved!


64 posted on 10/20/2013 10:49:29 PM PDT by Eagles6 (Valley Forge Redux)
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To: SamAdams76
40 yrs ago if you would have said "Grandma, I'm going to put tap water in bottles and sell it for more than gasoline costs"she would sniffed your orange juice, smacked you in the back of the head, told you to get your head out of the clouds and back in the books.

Invest in an Aquacera Ceracarb.

65 posted on 10/20/2013 11:02:12 PM PDT by Eagles6 (Valley Forge Redux)
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To: GeronL

I bought a reverse osmosis system 20-25 years ago. Great water.


66 posted on 10/21/2013 3:40:42 AM PDT by tdscpa
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To: Some Fat Guy in L.A.

I buy cheap bottles of water for the same reason. Refill them. I love the easy packets of instant Snapple. I buy the water and the Snapple packets at the dollar store. A heckuva lot cheaper than sodas, etc.


67 posted on 10/21/2013 8:57:12 AM PDT by sheana
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To: goodwithagun

We are fortunate to live where the tap water tastes good considering the chemicals they add. We bought a Berkey about 3 years ago and added fluoride filters about a year later.

We use it for coffee, tea and all cooking that requires water. Our ice maker quit and instead of fixing it, we now fill ice cube trays. We use stainless steel insulated cups for water, tea or coffee in our vehicles and carry extra in thermoses.

We have bottled water in our emergency kit in case we get stuck and need more water than we usually carry with us or need to rinse something.

BVB


68 posted on 10/21/2013 10:48:33 AM PDT by Bobsvainbabblings
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To: SamAdams76
I love living in Arizona, but the tap water is virtually undrinkable. Filtering systems or water softeners help some, but I don't think the results are good enough. In rainy parts of the country, bottled water might be an extravagance - around here, you're just asking for serious health problems if you don't drink it.
69 posted on 10/21/2013 10:53:17 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves (CTRL-GALT-DELETE)
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