Water by the Ounce

**jamesmc** · 20 February 2007, 07:16 PM

I think the title of one of the World's most famous bottled water should be spelled backwards and labeled as such.

**handrawn** · 20 February 2007, 07:43 PM

this has been passed by the management I take it?
[the old ones are the best]

**ankhor** · 20 February 2007, 09:51 PM

Originally Posted by jamesmc

I think the title of one of the World's most famous bottled water should be spelled backwards and labeled as such.

Yep, it is funny, bar-la-duc is such a brand here.
On one side of the well the trucks drive off with the bottled
water, and on the other side they pump it into the normal water pipes.
So if the people in that region buy the bottled water, they could get the same
for about 100 times less right out of their tab.
It only needs a bit of carbonation, and with soda club machines you
could do that easily for a fraction of the bottled water.

It was so funny when you saw that in a documentary in our country
when they interviewed the people who came out of the supermarket
in that region and they heard that it was the same water as in their tab.
They were not amused.

**sallybode** · 21 February 2007, 01:24 AM

Every time something like this comes up, shortly after a hideous problem will develope with the water. Why? People who are unfair don't like it exposed. They get even. Why? Well if they were fair in the first place would they think of doing such a thing? No.

Fear/Safety: People pay through the nose for the latter to avoid the former, expecting that those who package such things care about them.

The biggest falicy is that given perfect information, people will want to do the right thing. That is for themselves, for others, highly unlikely.

**jamesmc** · 21 February 2007, 02:17 AM

Sally? Translation please...

**Intbel** · 21 February 2007, 04:18 AM

Nice one, James.
In the South East of the UK we have, allegedly, a water shortage - I'm sure it is 'cos millions of gallons of water are stored in warehouses and supermarket shelves not to mention all the water added to processed foods.

**sallybode** · 21 February 2007, 06:10 AM

James, the state of the world, in general is down hill, innit?

**masque** · 21 February 2007, 07:51 AM

Originally Posted by Intbel

Nice one, James.
In the South East of the UK we have, allegedly, a water shortage - I'm sure it is 'cos millions of gallons of water are stored in warehouses and supermarket shelves not to mention all the water added to processed foods.

The water leaks from the unrepaired pipes into the ground then becomes a stream then they collect and bottle it as natural.
What annoys me is the claim that the water has percolated through volcanic rocks and lime stone, collecting health giving minerals on the way for millions of years then its poured into a plastic bottle with a 'best before' date on it, as though its going to go off if left on the shelf a moment longer.

**Intbel** · 21 February 2007, 01:46 PM

Originally Posted by masque

What annoys me is ... ... ... poured into a plastic bottle with a 'best before' date on it, as though its going to go off if left on the shelf a moment longer.

Well, it would, wouldn't it?
After a period of time the chemicals in the plastic would migrate into the water.