Ban bottled water

[Aussiejeff]

Quote: Originally Posted by nunthewiser bollox i say tommorow morning i will wake in a strange bed , strange town, and mighty thirsty shoud i be denied buying a bottle of water? or should i buy another bottle of jacks instead and wander the earth in a haze?

[wbosher]

Quote: Originally Posted by Julia Reminds me of being at Mt Cook in NZ where small cans of 'mountain air' were on sale for some ridiculous price.

[BurntToast]

I'm not too sure what the NSW Govt's excuse is, but from what I've read about the town that is banning it, it has come about because a company wanted to drain an aquifer near the town to use for bottled water... so rather than buy what they already have, they are installing filtered water stations around the town and selling reusable bottles.

I don't have a problem with that - it's a good idea actually, but I don't think you really need to go all out and ban bottled water too... educate and let people make their own choice.

...but you've all missed a bigger point here - if you think selling bottled water is the biggest marketing con job of all time, then Bundanoon are taking it to the next level, next time you drop by and need to quench your thirst, grab yourself an empty bottle out of the fridge when you buy your lunch

[Sunder]

Quote: Originally Posted by Julia I'm also a bit puzzled by this culture of always clutching a bottle of water wherever you go. Generations survived pretty well doing much more physically arduous activity than most of us do these days without needing to gulp water every five minutes.

[Calliope]

A few years ago I was on an organised tour of the British Isles. All the party were Americans except my friend and me.The first morning on the bus the tour guide said;

"I notice most of you have bottled water. All the water in the British Isles is of high quality. I suggest you fill up your bottles each morning at the tap before we leave our hotel."

We all did just that and there were no complaints, even though in parts of Ireland the water had a darkish appearance because of the peat.

[shag]

i dont really believe in regulations and catering for the lowest common Denominater(catering for a dumbed down population). but nz has some of the best water in the world. esp canterbury where the shingle beds run for hundreds of k's and filters water better than any plastic contained product(plastics and the process of bottling contaminates it anyway). its the best water in the world literally as i understand, comes out of taps free, comes out if u just drill down to it, the artesian system is so strong.
but idiots there still buy bottled water. loads of it. just idiots esp chicks, following advertising.
one family friend in nz supplies air nz from his dodgy bore and bottling shed. its like printing money.
from takaka, god i was shocked. lots of dairying, small but strong aquifer(if hes even drilled down to the main one), id be guesssing all manner of dairy pollutants get into it. he probably went to a local massive natural spring to get his testing samples. its viewed as a 'green' area but really isnt.

im used to non clorinated water, but hell its fine in sydney. i wouldnt drink the bottled sh-t if it was free.

[shag]

an aside to this, in nz they catered for the dropkick backpackers, many using the cheap/free and ex lovely able tasman coastal track.
the el cheapo europeans were so cheap and dirty they would crap in the streams.
in the 90's gardia took hold from this. now u cant drink from the best source when pissing sweat tramping, small streams, as u'll get serious gut rot-gardia. right thru the country.
tastes better than grog even when really hammering the tracks. bloody criminal.

[Mr J]

Quote: Originally Posted by Julia I've always thought so. Why not just fill a bottle from the kitchen tap and take with you.

[Julia]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mr J It is not cold, Julia. Refills at lunch from the office kitchen will not be cold either. .

[nulla nulla]

Quote: Originally Posted by Calliope A few years ago I was on an organised tour of the British Isles. All the party were Americans except my friend and me.The first morning on the bus the tour guide said; "I notice most of you have bottled water. All the water in the British Isles is of high quality. I suggest you fill up your bottles each morning at the tap before we leave our hotel." We all did just that and there were no complaints, even though in parts of Ireland the water had a darkish appearance because of the peat.

[Bobby]

Sheez !people just think about getting a drink of Non fluoride water for a start
Banning bottled water is insane better to get rid of those sugar filled drinks first before banning pure water .

Also think about the jobs this will stuff up in that industry .

[jono1887]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bobby Sheez !people just think about getting a drink of Non fluoride water for a start Banning bottled water is insane better to get rid of those sugar filled drinks first before banning pure water . Also think about the jobs this will stuff up in that industry .

[Bobby]

Quote: Originally Posted by jono1887 Its not a blanket ban covering the whole of Australia... I think people are exaggerating the extent of the situation. People will not be loosing jobs over this and it will not DESTROY the industry - considering all the companies that bottle water also sell those sugar laced fizzy drinks as well

[Bafana]

Ban it. Complete rip off and one of the greatest cons around especially in Australia where or tap water is AOK. If China, Indonesia, etc than bottled water makes sense.

Besides the container gives you low sperm count or something doesn't it?

[jono1887]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bafana Ban it. Complete rip off and one of the greatest cons around especially in Australia where or tap water is AOK. If China, Indonesia, etc than bottled water makes sense. Besides the container gives you low sperm count or something doesn't it?

[Smurf1976]

Quote: Originally Posted by jono1887 the invention of bottled water was probably the smartest thing ever. Buy some.thing that costs 2c per 1000L and sell it for $2 per 600mL. Thats a 16,666,666% profit... i dont think even TH could profit that much on the market!

[jono1887]

Quote: Originally Posted by Smurf1976 Don't forget the cost of all the oil and coal used in order to produce that bottle of water. That'll dent profits and it's the real issue with this product.

[Smurf1976]

Quote: Originally Posted by jono1887 True... well in that case, all they are really selling to you are just plastic bottles. And we're back to the earlier point of selling plastic bottles of air.