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Besides, as first-post said: "let the market work this problem out". The girl in the video, herself, admitted that there was a reversing trend in the market. Problem...?
The only reason I drink bottled water, is because our tap water has sodium fluoride in it (rat poison, which is apparently good for your teeth :P ) Besides, as first-post said: "let the market work this problem out". The girl in the video, herself, admitted that there was a reversing trend in the market. Problem...?
We could let market solve the problem if all people were intelligent and aware of biochemistry (at least when we're talking about food). This, however, is very rare.
Great video. While I do buy bottled water occasionally (i.e. I'm in a place where I don't have convenient access to tap water) it's very very rare. I am constantly amazed how many people actually pay for water. In college (now about 10 years ago) I did a blind taste test study for a statistics class project and my results agreed with what they said in the video. Most people, including my roommate who was the biggest…
The thing you are missing is convenience. Bottled water is easily kept at temperature in diverse locations, is extremely portable, and immediately accessible. There are no fountains in classrooms. And that's the point. Bottled water isn't being brought to the dining room. People are drinking it on the bus, during meetings, and walking down the street.
Many folks are hyper-sensitized to the taste of a very small amount of mineral content that some water may or may not have. Bottled water manufacturers have latched onto these childish preferences and cultivate them in order to (very successfully) con people into paying for nothing and waste enormous energy and resources in the process.
Turn on the spigot, drink up, and don't fuss about it so much.
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The thing you are missing is convenience. Bottled water is easily kept at temperature in diverse locations, is extremely portable, and immediately accessible. There are no fountains in classrooms. And that's the point. Bottled water isn't being brought to the dining room. People are drinking it on the bus, during meetings, and walking down the street.
My college roommate used to buy them in bulk and keep them warm under his bed and then drink them even in the room. I get being on the road forgetting to bring water and getting a bottle for that, but you can prepare and bring a reusable bottle of your own on the bus, to your meeting, walking on the street, etc.