It's the greatest scam in history, in my opinion. You can get water out of the tap for nearly free. It's easy to find anywhere in the US. Yet, bottled water is a multi-billion dollar industry. I have friends who buy cases of the shit, then they bitch about not having any money...

Not to mention bottled water is either just slightly filtered tap water or just regular tap water. Also, unlike tap water, bottled water isn't put under the same scrutiny that we put our tap water under. In fact, any drink isn't screened for arsenic, or any other harmful substance, in order for it to be sold.

So, why do you pay 50-100 times more for the same thing?

7/25/2010 6:51:25 PM

7/25/2010 6:53:05 PM

tastes more watery

7/25/2010 6:59:56 PM

7/25/2010 7:04:50 PM

did you just get done watching penn and teller bullshit?

7/25/2010 7:06:12 PM

and whats the deal with airline food?

7/25/2010 7:06:24 PM

or watching old ass lewis black standup

7/25/2010 7:06:42 PM

^^^ Who?

^ No.

7/25/2010 7:09:53 PM

hey bottled water people

i have some bottled filtered air to sell

7/25/2010 7:15:43 PM

Quote :

"I have friends who buy cases of the shit, then they bitch about not having any money..."

their problems lie elsewhere

packs of 24 bottles are like 3 bucks



btw show this thread to people in Wilmington about right now

[Edited on July 25, 2010 at 7:17 PM. Reason : ]

7/25/2010 7:17:17 PM

^ 3 bucks more than they should be spending on an equivalent amount of water from the tap.

7/25/2010 7:18:11 PM

In this thread, merbig is correct.
You people that buy bottled water are both foolish and wasteful.

7/25/2010 7:23:27 PM

i typically don't carry around a bottle or cup or other water holding device, and often don't want to, so bottles make sense. how does that not make sense to you?

7/25/2010 7:25:05 PM

so you're carrying around a bottle, because you dont typically carry a bottle.


wat

7/25/2010 7:26:15 PM

^^ Why not just carry a bottle with you? What keeps you from keeping a bottle in the car?

[Edited on July 25, 2010 at 7:27 PM. Reason : .]

7/25/2010 7:27:22 PM

the first time i saw some brownish water come from a faucet, i was done w/ tap water

7/25/2010 7:27:23 PM

Because sometimes I'm at a gas station while thirsty and don't feel like drinking a soda.

7/25/2010 7:27:36 PM

^^^^^
Because you repeatedly buy the bottle over and over again.
Why not keep a bottle, and save money and resources?

7/25/2010 7:28:12 PM

Its got electrolytes, it's what our bodies crave.

[Edited on July 25, 2010 at 7:28 PM. Reason : got]

7/25/2010 7:28:18 PM

i only carry it while i want the water, not before or after. see how clear that is?

Quote :

"Not to mention bottled water is either just slightly filtered tap water or just regular tap water. Also, unlike tap water, bottled water isn't put under the same scrutiny that we put our tap water under. In fact, any drink isn't screened for arsenic, or any other harmful substance, in order for it to be sold. "

thats only true for spring water, water bottled by coke or pepsi is as clean as tap water because thats what it is... filtered tap water.

Quote :

"Why not keep a bottle, and save money and resources?"

i can afford new bottles, i'm not a poor hippie

[Edited on July 25, 2010 at 7:29 PM. Reason : .]

7/25/2010 7:28:33 PM

^ Isn't that what I said in the quote? And again, why not just keep a bottle in the car, or in your bag? And why be wasteful? Even if you recycle, it's still wasteful as fuck.

7/25/2010 7:30:33 PM

Bottles of water are very convenient.

Using bottled water, you:

1. Put the bottle in the fridge
2. you go with it
3. you throw it away when you're done.

Using tap water and reusable cups you have to
-1. fill with water
-2. it's not purified
-2a. if it purified, then add expense of filter
-3. put bottle in your fridge
-4. drink it, don't lose it, or you have to buy a new container.
-5. when you're done, you have to carry the container everywhere with you until you get home.
-6. wash it
-7. repeat.

7/25/2010 7:31:17 PM

Quote :

"i only carry it while i want the water, not before or after."

For some reason an image of Officer Barbrady popped into my head after reading that.

HEY I'M NOT THIRSTY NOW BETTER NOT CARRY WATER. OH WAIT, NOW I'M THIRSTY SO I BETTER CARRY AROUND THE WATER. OKAY DONE IN THE TRASH YOU GO, HALF EMPTY BOTTLE.

and btw Eastern NC vinegar-based bottled water is way better than whatever tomato-based crap they bottle out West

[Edited on July 25, 2010 at 7:32 PM. Reason : ]

7/25/2010 7:31:29 PM

its not an issue of foresight, i just don't want to keep up with and carry a bottle unless i'm actually drinking. its really not rocket surgery.

Quote :

"And again, why not just keep a bottle in the car, or in your bag? And why be wasteful? Even if you recycle, it's still wasteful as fuck."

i don't always have a bag or my car with me. when i do have a bag i generally will have a bottle with me, but i'm only going to use it for the day and then it goes into the trash.

7/25/2010 7:33:23 PM

Quote :

"i can afford new bottles, i'm not a poor hippie"

"Why be wasteful"
"Because I can afford it"
""


People like you are hopeless fucks.
You types are the #1 argument for social engineering through taxes. (which is 100% evil and has no place in a fair and just society, but then again, you "bottled water people" are 100% evil and have no place in a fair and just society....)

Quote :

"-2. it's not purified -2a. if it purified, then add expense of filter"

Funny how you mention the added expense of a filter for tap water, while overlooking the fact that with bottled water, at some 10,000times the cost of tap water, you certainly also have that added expense.

[Edited on July 25, 2010 at 7:36 PM. Reason : ]

7/25/2010 7:34:48 PM

^^^^ What does it matter if tap water isn't put through a filter at your tap? It's already been filtered at a water treatment facility.

I think it goes more like this:

Using bottled water, you:

1. Buy Case of water.
2. Lug it inside.
3. Put the bottle in the fridge
4. Drink it, doesn't lose it, otherwise you have to buy another bottle
5. you throw it away when you're done.

Using tap water and reusable cups you have to
-1. fill with water
-2. it's not purified
-2a. if it purified, then add expense of filter
-2. put bottle in your fridge
-3. drink it, don't lose it, or you have to buy a new container.
-4. when you're done, you have to carry the container everywhere with you until you get home.
-5. wash it
-7. repeat.

7/25/2010 7:35:55 PM

here's something to piss you off, if i'm in the field i get reimbursed for water and ice... so basically you all are buying my water bottles

7/25/2010 7:36:15 PM

Let's be honest... bottled water does taste better than tap water (considering that it hasn't gone through a Brita filter).

Still doesn't justify buying it though... imo.

7/25/2010 7:37:21 PM

Why would you wash the container? Its...water.

7/25/2010 7:38:01 PM

Meh. I think they taste the same.

7/25/2010 7:38:17 PM

Quote :

"Why would you wash the container? Its...water."

Lots of things live in water.

7/25/2010 7:40:55 PM

RAWR RAWR

BOTTLED WATER

RAWR RAWR

EASTERN BBQ

RAWR RAWR

ATHEISTS

RAWR RAWR

RACISM

RAWR RAWR

ABORTION



RAWR

7/25/2010 7:41:55 PM

This ain't Africa yo

7/25/2010 7:42:43 PM

yeah nalgenes and other containers can get pretty funky after several days

7/25/2010 7:42:43 PM

I guess if you're storing the water long term then I can see the necessity of cleaning the bottles. With my nalgenes/containers I drink the water within the day, so they usually sit around empty otherwise.

7/25/2010 7:45:01 PM

^ I agree. That's how it usually is for me.

7/25/2010 7:49:06 PM

Quote :

"but i'm only going to use it for the day and then it goes into the trash."

Fuck you. Seriously.

7/25/2010 7:52:37 PM

Really? Seriously?

7/25/2010 7:54:46 PM

You can't recycle the plastic used for bottled water anyway. It gets contaminated by all of the electrolytes over time.

7/25/2010 7:54:47 PM

I like how Eastern BBQ is higher on the RAWR scale than atheists, racism, and abortion.

tdub priorities revealed

7/25/2010 7:55:35 PM

What if you're traveling?

7/25/2010 7:57:57 PM

embed please

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEgpS9HJhos

7/25/2010 7:59:00 PM

Quote :

"Not to mention bottled water is either just slightly filtered tap water or just regular tap water. "

Quote :

"Also, unlike tap water, bottled water isn't put under the same scrutiny that we put our tap water under. "

Quote :

"In fact, any drink isn't screened for arsenic, or any other harmful substance, in order for it to be sold. "

So your concern here is that someone is gonna build a factory that adds arsenic to tap water before they bottle it?

7/25/2010 7:59:05 PM

Quote :

"you all are buying my water bottles"

you all are handling my ass pennies

7/25/2010 7:59:08 PM

Quote :

"What if you're traveling?"

For real. What if there's no water where I'm travelling to?

[Edited on July 25, 2010 at 8:00 PM. Reason : ]

7/25/2010 7:59:09 PM

^^^^^ You can't fit a bottle in your car?

[Edited on July 25, 2010 at 8:00 PM. Reason : shit]

7/25/2010 7:59:21 PM

^Nalgene and other durable, reusable bottles are usually too large for the standard car cup holders (correct me if I'm wrong, but that seems to be the case for my family's 3 cars).

^^If I were to go to the city (Boston), that's an hour and a half drive (take a bottle of tap water for the road). Walk around a little bit (it's hot out), buy a bottle of water. Go out for a meal, waiter brings me a bottle of water. Drive home, stop and get gas (and a bottle of water).

[Edited on July 25, 2010 at 8:03 PM. Reason : ]

7/25/2010 8:01:17 PM

plus water from fiji tastes so much better

7/25/2010 8:02:25 PM

I can attest to the fact that Fiji water does taste amazing.

7/25/2010 8:06:56 PM

^^^ I'm sure you can think of SOMETHING (like using a coffee thermos that a lot of people use), buying a bottle that does fit (have you looked?), or re-using a coke bottle or one of those water bottles. And in Boston, why not just re-fill the bottle from a water fountain, or at a fast food restaurant (most of them have water dispensers, and won't object to you refilling your bottle). The same applies for the drive home.

7/25/2010 8:08:47 PM