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Fri Dec-18-09 04:51 PM
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| 81. That really is the bottom line- |
| -Bottled water sales dry up, industry asks ‘why?’ |
RamboLiberal |
Dec-18-09 10:09 AM |
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Ain't that just too bad. |
hobbit709 |
Dec-18-09 10:10 AM |
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UNION BUSTER! |
rocktivity |
Dec-18-09 11:55 AM |
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Look closely, mine's a quintet. |
hobbit709 |
Dec-18-09 01:44 PM |
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The fifth one had better have a green card |
rocktivity |
Dec-18-09 02:48 PM |
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because you can open |
melm00se |
Dec-18-09 10:12 AM |
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Then use the filter, because the tap water is not to be trusted. |
damntexdem |
Dec-18-09 12:22 PM |
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Half of bottled water is straignt tap water though. I agree a filter. |
superconnected |
Dec-18-09 12:39 PM |
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Yes, because the news is filled with stories about tap water killing entire cities |
Politicub |
Dec-18-09 09:13 PM |
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Ummm What Do You Think Is In the Bottle? TAP WATER |
we can do it |
Dec-18-09 09:23 PM |
#91 |
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Most studies have found tap water to be safer than bottled ... |
surrealAmerican |
Dec-19-09 03:14 PM |
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Nestle wanted to open a bottled water plant in McCloud |
XemaSab |
Dec-20-09 11:51 AM |
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+1 I use a Brita, too---works great on DC water from the Potomac |
wordpix |
Dec-18-09 02:53 PM |
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+1 I love my Brita pitcher... |
Luciferous |
Dec-18-09 06:14 PM |
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I carry mine with me on road trips |
wordpix |
Dec-18-09 09:01 PM |
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Bottled water is a scam, that's why people aren't buying it. |
AndyA |
Dec-18-09 10:14 AM |
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Even if bottles get recycled, there is still a green cost to the original manufacture and to the |
No Elephants |
Dec-18-09 10:38 AM |
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Yep. A Brita or Pur filter is healthier and cheaper in the long run anyway. nt |
Lorien |
Dec-20-09 02:30 AM |
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Bottled water from municipal sources is OK -- it it comes from springs and wells, look out |
FarCenter |
Dec-18-09 11:22 AM |
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The "glow" of good health, eh? |
dixiegrrrrl |
Dec-18-09 05:22 PM |
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Bottled water is the antithesis of "green" |
stubertmcfly |
Dec-18-09 11:56 AM |
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Not to mention the cost of fossil fuels used in both delivery and |
robo50 |
Dec-20-09 09:13 AM |
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"Just" filtered "a few extra times"? |
damntexdem |
Dec-18-09 12:25 PM |
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I'm sure the economy is part of it. It's certainly NOT |
napi21 |
Dec-18-09 10:15 AM |
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And all that plastic going into landfills. Just buy a Brita pitcher and filters. |
Roland99 |
Dec-18-09 10:18 AM |
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Even my dog likes the Brita. Little brat won't drink Chicago city water anymore. |
Hassin Bin Sober |
Dec-18-09 12:12 PM |
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my dog will not drink tap water, to the point of getting a bit dehydrated |
KakistocracyHater |
Dec-18-09 07:01 PM |
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Golly, gee! I can't imagine why people would stop buying |
MineralMan |
Dec-18-09 10:17 AM |
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Brita filters? |
The_Commonist |
Dec-18-09 10:17 AM |
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GMTA |
Roland99 |
Dec-18-09 10:18 AM |
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Not sure why you are relating Britta filters to that. I don't know anyone who throws them in the |
No Elephants |
Dec-18-09 10:54 AM |
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I don't think they're equating the two. |
Frosty cupcake |
Dec-18-09 11:04 AM |
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Exactly... |
The_Commonist |
Dec-18-09 11:24 AM |
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I hope the bastards who though up this planet-destroying abomination |
kestrel91316 |
Dec-18-09 10:20 AM |
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I use reverse osmosis filtering. nt |
Romulox |
Dec-18-09 10:20 AM |
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An in-home one? |
silverweb |
Dec-18-09 12:48 PM |
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We have an under-sink model that the wife and I installed. |
Romulox |
Dec-18-09 02:01 PM |
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Good to know. |
silverweb |
Dec-18-09 04:30 PM |
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There's hope for the intelligence of the general public yet! |
Demit |
Dec-18-09 10:22 AM |
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amazing, isn't it? |
wordpix |
Dec-18-09 02:54 PM |
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I spent $250 on a reverse osmosis unit and I got all the pure water I need. |
W T F |
Dec-18-09 10:30 AM |
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Supposedly, the metal bottles are better for you bc chemicals leach out of plastic bottles into your |
No Elephants |
Dec-18-09 10:58 AM |
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I do think people aren't buying the plastic bottled water due to BPAs. |
Raschel |
Dec-18-09 11:01 AM |
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I've had BPA free Nalgene and bike bottles for a couple years now...nt |
Romulox |
Dec-18-09 12:39 PM |
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Seriously. |
CrispyQ |
Dec-18-09 06:11 PM |
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The replaceable plastic filters and cartridges are rich in BPA. |
Mika |
Dec-20-09 08:25 AM |
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That's good to know. |
CrispyQ |
Dec-20-09 08:29 AM |
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Easiest and first step to saving the planet |
randr |
Dec-18-09 10:45 AM |
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Because it's ridiculous to pay a dollar per bottle |
JonQ |
Dec-18-09 10:48 AM |
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or how about the fact |
Blue Owl |
Dec-18-09 11:14 AM |
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I like how people flip out when gas hits 3 dollars a gallon |
JonQ |
Dec-18-09 11:23 AM |
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That's because they've been brainwashed to be scared of tap water. n/t |
reformist |
Dec-18-09 12:33 PM |
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Its the economy |
boomerbust |
Dec-18-09 10:50 AM |
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When did tap water become so scary anyway? |
reformist |
Dec-18-09 10:58 AM |
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For Your Reading Enjoyment. |
jayfish |
Dec-18-09 12:25 PM |
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Has anyone tested bottled water for these contaminants??? |
reformist |
Dec-18-09 12:31 PM |
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I Don't Know Why It Matters. |
jayfish |
Dec-18-09 12:45 PM |
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Nealy all bottled water comes from tap water though, and the last study I saw was half is |
superconnected |
Dec-18-09 12:52 PM |
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Please Note: |
jayfish |
Dec-18-09 01:02 PM |
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Whats the naive bordering on trollish for? |
superconnected |
Dec-18-09 01:05 PM |
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It's naive to doubt scare stories? |
reformist |
Dec-18-09 01:13 PM |
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Maybe It Wasn't. |
jayfish |
Dec-18-09 01:46 PM |
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"Grow A Spine"?? |
jayfish |
Dec-18-09 01:48 PM |
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I only said grow a spine to you because I thought you were calling me naieve and trollish. |
superconnected |
Dec-19-09 04:52 PM |
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LOL! |
jayfish |
Dec-19-09 06:08 PM |
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Said industry is selling tap water anyway. (nt) |
Posteritatis |
Dec-19-09 02:36 PM |
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3.2 percent of the bottled water users discovered that tap... |
Ozymanithrax |
Dec-18-09 11:01 AM |
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We only buy bottled during hurricane season. |
Akoto |
Dec-18-09 11:09 AM |
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It should for dudes especially. I know two relatively young guys who have gotten prostate cancer. |
onehandle |
Dec-18-09 11:11 AM |
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I have hypo-thyroidism and believe me I drink bottled water only if I can & recycle! |
1776Forever |
Dec-18-09 11:21 AM |
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thyroid |
diamidue |
Dec-20-09 03:05 PM |
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Gee,I wonder why... |
krispos42 |
Dec-18-09 11:33 AM |
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Oneof my favorite Lewis Black |
xxqqqzme |
Dec-18-09 06:03 PM |
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Remember......Evian spelled backwards is....... |
SergeStorms |
Dec-18-09 11:50 AM |
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+1 nt |
Critters2 |
Dec-18-09 02:22 PM |
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Candidate for this year's "You Call This NEWS?" award |
rocktivity |
Dec-18-09 11:53 AM |
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It's good news in my book. Less plastic being put out and maybe Poland Springs will stop |
GreenPartyVoter |
Dec-18-09 12:14 PM |
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Here's why I don't buy them anymore. |
LittleGirl |
Dec-18-09 12:03 PM |
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Tap water cannot be trusted, at least without filtering. |
damntexdem |
Dec-18-09 12:21 PM |
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My tap water can. It comes ice cold gravity fed from a spring |
cali |
Dec-18-09 01:50 PM |
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But most of bottled water |
arikara |
Dec-18-09 02:56 PM |
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Since I started getting my water at a locally owned water store, I've noticed... |
DesertDiamond |
Dec-18-09 12:23 PM |
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Yep. Our local Fred Meyers store has their name brand that tates like suds. |
superconnected |
Dec-18-09 12:55 PM |
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switched over to a reusable metal bottle filled with tap water |
Blue_Tires |
Dec-18-09 12:27 PM |
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Uh, maybe because people realized they had been dumbasses to buy it? |
hatrack |
Dec-18-09 12:40 PM |
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But the real truth is, they can't afford it so finally switched to cheaper/better means. |
superconnected |
Dec-18-09 12:40 PM |
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In our case, it's the packaging |
LisaM |
Dec-18-09 12:46 PM |
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Yep, I bought my 12 bottles of tea-like stuff in GLASS bottles, then I |
Better Today |
Dec-18-09 01:12 PM |
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This is the winning plan |
XemaSab |
Dec-20-09 12:06 PM |
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Every other bottled beverage segment — soda, energy drinks, tea and the like — saw even worse sales |
Winterblues |
Dec-18-09 01:50 PM |
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they should be bad, too---just add a bunch of sugar, food coloring and artificial flavor to tap H2O |
wordpix |
Dec-18-09 02:58 PM |
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Too many people heard about Colin Beavan's handy, environmentally |
kestrel91316 |
Dec-18-09 02:02 PM |
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Heh. Drinking bottled water is one way to flush your money down the toilet. n/t |
Zorra |
Dec-18-09 02:05 PM |
#66 |
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That really is the bottom line- |
depakid |
Dec-18-09 04:51 PM |
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How could people survive before bottled water??? |
pissedoff01 |
Dec-18-09 02:22 PM |
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I have three plastic bottles, recycle numbers 2,4,and 5, that I bought at church rummage sales, |
Critters2 |
Dec-18-09 02:25 PM |
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next up: plastic cups and plates---along the same "abomination" lines |
wordpix |
Dec-18-09 02:55 PM |
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"Brita", huh? (I'd never heard of the brand until now, here in Europe). |
Ghost Dog |
Dec-18-09 03:40 PM |
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there's "pur" brand too |
shanti |
Dec-18-09 11:25 PM |
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I smell recession. n/t. |
freedomnorth |
Dec-18-09 03:48 PM |
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All the money I used to spend on bottled water now goes to bottled air. |
SlipperySlope |
Dec-18-09 04:05 PM |
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"Industry?" |
november3rd |
Dec-18-09 04:05 PM |
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when people don't have jobs, they cut back on frivolous luxuries. |
dysfunctional press |
Dec-18-09 05:28 PM |
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A lot of us stopped buying it and got filters |
marlakay |
Dec-18-09 06:50 PM |
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brita filter, tap water, and a stainless steel container |
shanti |
Dec-18-09 11:24 PM |
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Why aren't people buying bottled water? |
MattSh |
Dec-19-09 02:35 AM |
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Thank God! |
Ter |
Dec-19-09 02:36 AM |
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The question is "why" did people ever fall for the bottled-water scam in the first place! |
Withywindle |
Dec-19-09 03:21 AM |
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Several Reasons |
RobinA |
Dec-19-09 09:33 PM |
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They always ask why? |
Tabasco_Dave |
Dec-19-09 05:24 AM |
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who would expect them to admit the anti-bw crowd makes a difference |
freesqueeze |
Dec-19-09 06:33 PM |
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I wonder if this is why we're suddenly being warned about the dangers of tap water |
apples and oranges |
Dec-19-09 10:57 PM |
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no, tap water IS baddue to chlorination, forming carcinogenic trihalomethanes |
wordpix |
Dec-20-09 02:08 PM |
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I have a well |
EvilAL |
Dec-20-09 12:06 AM |
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Why no market for bottled water? |
JustABozoOnThisBus |
Dec-20-09 03:12 PM |
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I wonder what water filter sales look like. |
JNelson6563 |
Dec-20-09 04:56 PM |
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I just bought a fridge with filtered water dispenser--tastes great. |
Kingofalldems |
Dec-20-09 05:21 PM |
#116 |
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