Tip for the frugal: if you go to catering wholesalers you can pick up bottled water still or sparkling for 0.10c - 0.20c each.
It's a good way to reduce a waistline.
Consumers are switching to water as they avoid sugary beverages
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Re: Consumers are switching to water as they avoid sugary beverages
#32Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yeah, in many places, it's pretty bad.
> Yeah, in many places, it's pretty bad. Can you please quantify that, because I'm still convinced it's mostly marketing [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drinking_water_quality_in_the_...
Edit: Regulators have started to take lead testing more seriously during the Flint crisis. Stricter testing is starting to show a lot of problems. This is about 20 miles south of where I live http://nhpr.org/post/manchester-schools-shut-drinking-founta... and this about and a bunch more, with actual numbers at the bottom http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/03/17/drinkin...
Re: Consumers are switching to water as they avoid sugary beverages
#33Low margin? My wife switched to La Croix which seems to be the new popular water drink around here. It's easily 3x the price of Coke.
Apart from signalling that you have too much money and don't give a crap about the environment, why would anyone drinking just water buy bottled water every day instead of a Camelbak or Nalgene or Bobble bottle once a decade, and then drink tap water? Or even a Bkr if you're very fashion conscious? Is US water quality really that bad? Edit: and if you need sparkling water, why not get a Sodastream or equivalent?
Because la croix tastes amazing, their bubble size is different (and better) from soda stream with no work, and I can put an entire case in the fridge to be ready and cold on demand.
Re: Consumers are switching to water as they avoid sugary beverages
#34Earlier quoted context omitted.
"there's no good reason to buy bottled water if your water supply is reasonable" You pretty much explained why many of us drink bottled water, since our supply is not reasonable. :)
Could always filter it yourself.
There's a lot of pseudoscience in water filtering devices.
Re: Consumers are switching to water as they avoid sugary beverages
#35I fail to see the problem with this.
I don't think the article is implying there is one for anyone but soda makers.
Re: Consumers are switching to water as they avoid sugary beverages
#36Earlier quoted context omitted.
"there's no good reason to buy bottled water if your water supply is reasonable" You pretty much explained why many of us drink bottled water, since our supply is not reasonable. :)
> You pretty much explained why many of us drink bottled water, since our supply is not reasonable. :) Citation needed. Some choice quotes from Wikipedia[1]: 'The Environmental Protection Agency regulations for tap water are "actually stricter than the Food and Drug Administration regulations for bottled water."' 'A study of drinking water in Cincinnati, Ohio, discovered that bacterial counts in bottled water were of…
I agree with your gist, but also Cincinnati has a really good water system:
http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/water/news/platinum-award-for-u...
Re: Consumers are switching to water as they avoid sugary beverages
#37How is water lower margin than a sugar drink that has ingredients and is partly water? At my corner bodega they charge $2 for a 20oz Dasani (which is the same price as a comparably sized gatorade).
Here's a comparison on Amazon. Branded water is $.02/oz and branded soda is $.03/oz,
https://www.amazon.com/Pure-Life-Purified-16-9-ounce-plastic...
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HZYDW5E/
Re: Consumers are switching to water as they avoid sugary beverages
#38Earlier quoted context omitted.
"there's no good reason to buy bottled water if your water supply is reasonable" You pretty much explained why many of us drink bottled water, since our supply is not reasonable. :)
> You pretty much explained why many of us drink bottled water, since our supply is not reasonable. :) Citation needed. Some choice quotes from Wikipedia[1]: 'The Environmental Protection Agency regulations for tap water are "actually stricter than the Food and Drug Administration regulations for bottled water."' 'A study of drinking water in Cincinnati, Ohio, discovered that bacterial counts in bottled water were of…
I don't think they take into account that chlorinated water tastes like shit.
Unless you filter it at home with some effort.
Re: Consumers are switching to water as they avoid sugary beverages
#39Low margin? My wife switched to La Croix which seems to be the new popular water drink around here. It's easily 3x the price of Coke.
Apart from signalling that you have too much money and don't give a crap about the environment, why would anyone drinking just water buy bottled water every day instead of a Camelbak or Nalgene or Bobble bottle once a decade, and then drink tap water? Or even a Bkr if you're very fashion conscious? Is US water quality really that bad? Edit: and if you need sparkling water, why not get a Sodastream or equivalent?
I don't understand either, I am not American. Perhaps their water is swimming-pool ready and not human consumption ready as in civilised countries? Everyone has his own priorities.
Re: Consumers are switching to water as they avoid sugary beverages
#40Restaurants have to be mad about this.
Most nicer restaurants will offer you bottled water if you ask for water. Sometimes they won't even offer tap and you have to specifically request it, and the waiter will roll their eyes at you. (I've only seen that once, but still)