Why is bottled water so expensive?

Farnie

Karen Samuel wrote (see)

Shock, horror.  Would you drink tap water overseas? 

you live in fecking Bromley, not Pakistan for crying out loud

Chewie1981

Like this dangerous bug?

fat buddha

"When the scientist secretly tested one of the holiday makers drinking water and she found some dangerous bugs in the drinking water"

does one drop a rainfall make?? it's a TV program ffs!! where would the interest be if they said "well we tested the water and found nothing"??

I could find dangerous bugs all over my house but do you know what? my immune system would handle them pretty well.

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Karen Samuel wrote (see)

Did anyone watch TV yesterday? When the scientist secretly tested one of the holiday makers drinking water and she found some dangerous bugs in the drinking water

Do you know what. I don't really care. Pointless thread of the day.

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Karen Samuel wrote (see)

Farnie wrote (see)

Karen Samuel wrote (see)

Shock, horror.  Would you drink tap water overseas? 

you live in fecking Bromley, not Pakistan for crying out loud

Farnie, please get your facts right.  I don't live in Bromley!!!!

You mean there's a world outside Bromley!!!!

Farnie

Karen

you are just making yourself look really really stoopid.......

Chewie1981

Karen Samuel wrote (see)

E-coli

You do realise that most strains of E. coli are perfectly harmless and that you'll have countless millions of them in your gut already?

fat buddha

e-coli is not necessarily dangerous and there are only certain strains that cause any problems - in fact your gut will already contain lots of e-coli bugs.

get the facts straight

fat buddha

x-post with chewie

Chewie1981

Typical televisual hyperbole/scaremongering/sensationalism.

"WE FOUND E. COLI!!!!11! YOU'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!!!!!!!11!!11!!!"

M.ister W

Question - Is it fair to poke fun at Karen's stupidity or are we no better than the people who went to Victorian freak shows?

Wilkie

I've drunk tap water in many countries all across Europe, and America, and I've never been ill from it.

In fact, the only times I've had an upset stomach when abroad have been in countries where I was drinking bottled water (Egypt and Nepal).

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No. I'm having a lovely day. I even got out of the right side of my bed.

By the way, you started this thread and anyone can respond. I think its called freedom
of speech.

fat buddha

I guess like anyone on a public forum though KS - runnerman can decide if he wants to post or not no matter what you think!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bleeding twitch..]

Chewie1981

M.ister W wrote (see)

Question - Is it fair to poke fun at Karen's stupidity or are we no better than the people who went to Victorian freak shows?

It just gives me a warm glow of smug self-satisfaction knowing I'm not gullible enough to fall for the bottled water marketing.

Scotty4

Dave The Iron Ex- Spartan

Thankfully I would never go to the sort of place they featured in the TV prog last night !

Chewie1981

Well said Scotty, think of the polar bears. Will somebody please think of the polar bears?

fat buddha

good old Daily Mash



yes please

cougie

Am I allowed onm your thread Karen ?

 No -  I dont drink bottled water unless I have to. Certainly at home I drink tap water. You pay so much for bottled water as you have to pay for the plastic bottles, caps and labels. You have to pay for a truck to transport 98% air to the water fillers along with the bottles, you have to pay for the labour there, and then the transport to the shops and their mark up. I suspect that marketing is also a big wedge.

 Strangely I do drink bottled water abroad.  Not entirely sure why - is it the 'british abroad' syndrome of not trusting their water ?   Theres probably no need whatsoever to do this but its only a few bottles a year.

Scotty4

I get my bottled air flown in from Switzerland every week. No way am I breathing in this free muck in London

FB, LOL

Dave The Iron Ex- Spartan

Polar bears don;t like bottled water

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They can't unscrew the tops

I know, hat, coat, door

M.ister W

When we were in Cyprus it was recommended that Pink drink bottled water as she's pregnant.  The first bottle we bought was water from Church Stretton, Shropshire

Scotty4

Question: Is bottled water more expensive than Holy Water ?

Scotty4

Just Googled it. Those blimmen Frenchies and their over priced water Is nothing sacred?

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So Karen, are you going to ditch the bottled water?  Any money you save can go towards other bottled products which are far more fun.