Comments on: The Bottled Water Myth http://cashmoneylife.com/the-bottled-water-myth/ Money Management, Small Business, Career Wed, 23 May 2012 21:16:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: fathersez http://cashmoneylife.com/the-bottled-water-myth/#comment-13532 fathersez Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:31:30 +0000 http://cashmoneylife.com/?p=913#comment-13532 Chalk up another one to the evils of marketing. Deteriorating municipality services and astute marketing just converged to create this industry. We use filters at home and just drink the filtered tap water. Chalk up another one to the evils of marketing. Deteriorating municipality services and astute marketing just converged to create this industry.

We use filters at home and just drink the filtered tap water.

]]> By: SavingDiva http://cashmoneylife.com/the-bottled-water-myth/#comment-13410 SavingDiva Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:05:19 +0000 http://cashmoneylife.com/?p=913#comment-13410 I don't think I can afford bottled water any more! :) I don’t think I can afford bottled water any more! :)

]]> By: Matt http://cashmoneylife.com/the-bottled-water-myth/#comment-13306 Matt Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:07:22 +0000 http://cashmoneylife.com/?p=913#comment-13306 I guess the water bottle myth is the fact that a good marketer can create an industry out of thin air. I do understand the benefits of having bottled water but for the majority of people and uses its a pointless waste of resources. Unfortunately it is convenient which is why it remains incredibly popular. I guess the water bottle myth is the fact that a good marketer can create an industry out of thin air. I do understand the benefits of having bottled water but for the majority of people and uses its a pointless waste of resources. Unfortunately it is convenient which is why it remains incredibly popular.

]]> By: Dividend Growth Investor http://cashmoneylife.com/the-bottled-water-myth/#comment-13293 Dividend Growth Investor Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:06:14 +0000 http://cashmoneylife.com/?p=913#comment-13293 Oh come on, bottled water is good for Coca Cola and Pepsi, which is good for the economy. Seriously though from a health perspective I think it would be better if people drank bottled water than bottled soda drinks. The nation's health would be greatly improved.. Oh come on, bottled water is good for Coca Cola and Pepsi, which is good for the economy.
Seriously though from a health perspective I think it would be better if people drank bottled water than bottled soda drinks. The nation’s health would be greatly improved..

]]> By: Ryan http://cashmoneylife.com/the-bottled-water-myth/#comment-13296 Ryan Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:50:57 +0000 http://cashmoneylife.com/?p=913#comment-13296 DGI, The nation's health would be just as much improved if they drank tap water, but their financial health would also improve, which can have a direct correlation to physical health. ;-) DGI, The nation’s health would be just as much improved if they drank tap water, but their financial health would also improve, which can have a direct correlation to physical health. ;-)

]]> By: No Debt Plan http://cashmoneylife.com/the-bottled-water-myth/#comment-13290 No Debt Plan Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:01:54 +0000 http://cashmoneylife.com/?p=913#comment-13290 There is absolutely nothing that ticks me off more than bottled water. Seriously. Get a stainless steel or hard plastic bottle and refill it yourself. Saves a TON of money. There is absolutely nothing that ticks me off more than bottled water. Seriously. Get a stainless steel or hard plastic bottle and refill it yourself. Saves a TON of money.

]]> By: Amber Jones http://cashmoneylife.com/the-bottled-water-myth/#comment-13267 Amber Jones Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:46:32 +0000 http://cashmoneylife.com/?p=913#comment-13267 I used to be guilty of purchasing bottle way waaay too often. I've gone back to drinking my tap water with no problem. :) I used to be guilty of purchasing bottle way waaay too often. I’ve gone back to drinking my tap water with no problem. :)

]]> By: deepali http://cashmoneylife.com/the-bottled-water-myth/#comment-13266 deepali Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:38:28 +0000 http://cashmoneylife.com/?p=913#comment-13266 I disagree. Bottled water is evil. :) Just a couple of other points - bottled water is not regulated. Which means, frankly, who knows what you are getting. At least municipal water has very strict standards for treatment. Plastic is a petroleum by-product. A good amount of that plastic waste doesn't end up in the trash. It ends up in rivers and oceans and marshes and lakes. 7% of coastal cleanup debris is plastic bottles. And I have yet to understand why bottled water manufacturers can't use recycled plastic... I disagree. Bottled water is evil. :)

Just a couple of other points – bottled water is not regulated. Which means, frankly, who knows what you are getting. At least municipal water has very strict standards for treatment.

Plastic is a petroleum by-product.

A good amount of that plastic waste doesn’t end up in the trash. It ends up in rivers and oceans and marshes and lakes. 7% of coastal cleanup debris is plastic bottles.

And I have yet to understand why bottled water manufacturers can’t use recycled plastic…

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