[Obsententicab]

One more time........"Learn Spanish and Chinese and buy water stock".
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Water Successfully Turned into a Commodity by the Bottled Water Industry.

Mike Barrett

It turns out that much of the population is spending almost 2000 times more for water than they normally would. The typical price of bottled water is $3.79 per gallon while the typical price of tap water is $0.002 per gallon.

You may think that the extra investment is worth it for the improved quality of bottled water, but in fact many bottled water brands may be just as damaging to your health as tap water.

The bottled water industry is selling water for about a 1900% markup from what you’re paying at home while successfully turning this nearly free resource into a commodity. People are virtually throwing money away, all in the name of “purity”.

Don’t Fall Victim to False Advertising

Bottled water has long been recognized for being purer and safer than tap water, but why? The research shows that this common misconception is the result of massive advertising and marketing schemes.

Bottled water companies claim to be “purer” than tap water with pictures of beautiful mountains on their labels from where we’re supposed to think the water comes. The truth is that bottled water companies almost always don’t answer at least one of three quality qualifying questions.


- Where does the water come from?

- Is it purified? How?


- Have tests found any contaminants?


According to an extensive study conducted by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), 9/10 of the bestselling water brands including Pepsi’s Aquafina, Coca-Cola’s Dasani, Crystal Geyser, and 6 of 7 Nestle brands, don’t answer any those questions.

Many bottled water companies simply refuse to disclose information regarding their “pure” product. Another study performed by the EWG showed that of the 173 brands tested:

18% fail to disclose the location of their water source
32% say nothing about the treatment or purity of the water
Over 50% flunked EWG’s transparency test

Stop Paying a Premium Price for Mystery Water

After extensive research and testing, the Environmental Working Group recommends filtered tap water over any bottled water. If you buy bottled water, you’re paying a premium price for mystery water.

As shocking as it may seem, the bottled water being purchased is actually municipal tap water almost 50% of the time. Not only that, but bottled water is also less regulated than tap water and oftentimes more contaminated.

Can you imagine paying $1,500 for a pack of gum, or $5,000 for a smoothie? The truth is that no one would knowingly pay 1900 times more for a product than they need to, especially if that product is in your own kitchen. It may be time to chuck the plastic bottle and make them exclusive for traveling and bike rides.

It is important to remember that while bottled water may be ridiculously glorified above its own contamination, tap water is not so safe either. That is why it is essential to purchase a high quality water filter that can remove contaminants such as fluoride from your water.

When filtering tap water, reverse osmosis is one preferred method in removing toxic substances such as fluoride and heavy metals. While reverse osmosis filters remove toxic substances from the water, it also removes natural minerals and nutrients. Luckily a simple solution to this would be to add certain minerals to the water, use a mineral filter, or even add apple cider vinegar to restore the natural nutrients back into the water.

[invasuant]

One more time........"Learn Spanish and Chinese and buy water stock".
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Water Successfully Turned into a Commodity by the Bottled Water Industry.

Mike Barrett

It turns out that much of the population is spending almost 2000 times more for water than they normally would. The typical price of bottled water is $3.79 per gallon while the typical price of tap water is $0.002 per gallon.

You may think that the extra investment is worth it for the improved quality of bottled water, but in fact many bottled water brands may be just as damaging to your health as tap water.

The bottled water industry is selling water for about a 1900% markup from what you’re paying at home while successfully turning this nearly free resource into a commodity. People are virtually throwing money away, all in the name of “purity”.

Don’t Fall Victim to False Advertising

Bottled water has long been recognized for being purer and safer than tap water, but why? The research shows that this common misconception is the result of massive advertising and marketing schemes.

Bottled water companies claim to be “purer” than tap water with pictures of beautiful mountains on their labels from where we’re supposed to think the water comes. The truth is that bottled water companies almost always don’t answer at least one of three quality qualifying questions.


- Where does the water come from?

- Is it purified? How?


- Have tests found any contaminants?


According to an extensive study conducted by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), 9/10 of the bestselling water brands including Pepsi’s Aquafina, Coca-Cola’s Dasani, Crystal Geyser, and 6 of 7 Nestle brands, don’t answer any those questions.

Many bottled water companies simply refuse to disclose information regarding their “pure” product. Another study performed by the EWG showed that of the 173 brands tested:

18% fail to disclose the location of their water source
32% say nothing about the treatment or purity of the water
Over 50% flunked EWG’s transparency test

Stop Paying a Premium Price for Mystery Water

After extensive research and testing, the Environmental Working Group recommends filtered tap water over any bottled water. If you buy bottled water, you’re paying a premium price for mystery water.

As shocking as it may seem, the bottled water being purchased is actually municipal tap water almost 50% of the time. Not only that, but bottled water is also less regulated than tap water and oftentimes more contaminated.

Can you imagine paying $1,500 for a pack of gum, or $5,000 for a smoothie? The truth is that no one would knowingly pay 1900 times more for a product than they need to, especially if that product is in your own kitchen. It may be time to chuck the plastic bottle and make them exclusive for traveling and bike rides.

It is important to remember that while bottled water may be ridiculously glorified above its own contamination, tap water is not so safe either. That is why it is essential to purchase a high quality water filter that can remove contaminants such as fluoride from your water.

When filtering tap water, reverse osmosis is one preferred method in removing toxic substances such as fluoride and heavy metals. While reverse osmosis filters remove toxic substances from the water, it also removes natural minerals and nutrients. Luckily a simple solution to this would be to add certain minerals to the water, use a mineral filter, or even add apple cider vinegar to restore the natural nutrients back into the water.

Yep!

There is a bunch out there that is the same water that comes out of the local water tap, with some filtration thrown in and not all by reverse osmosis.

[IdomeoreTew]

sometime in the near future, we'll see shootouts over a gallon of water

[Necedofer]

ever had Aquafina ?

that's filtered LA water.

in the early 00's, Lockheed paid Loma Linda University Med School $650K to "do a study" on whether it was safe for residents near their plant in LA - that leaked rocket fuel, potassium perchlorate, into the ground water - whether it was safe to drink that water.

i think Lockheed got the rubber stamp they were looking for.

[puzobok]

It may have changed, but back in the 50's , San dago tap water was not fit for human consumption. Even hard to brush your teeth in it only one other city that I have lived it was equal or worse and that was midland, tx tap water.

[TheBest-Host]

sometime in the near future, we'll see shootouts over a gallon of water

The future is now: http://gold-silver.us/forum/showthre...ght=water+wars

[Vagtlaldo]

According to the original post, flouride can be removed from water by reverse osmosis filtering. I was not aware that flouride could be filtered out. Can anyone here confirm this? We just had a discussion on this over dinner tonight and I claimed that it couldn't be filtered out.. Am I wrong?

[anatmob]

I researched it a bit and found that even the best filters, quite expensive, through reverse osmosis or aluminum oxide, can only remove between 50 and 90% of the flouride. So at best you are still getting 10% from a reverse osmosis method.

[expabsPapsgag]

Gun? "Aguafina" in Spanish means "Refine Water"..........somewhere there must be a joke.

[Chito]

I researched it a bit and found that even the best filters, quite expensive, through reverse osmosis or aluminum oxide, can only remove between 50 and 90% of the flouride. So at best you are still getting 10% from a reverse osmosis method.

We've been using these for years...http://www.directive21.com/accessories-berkey-pf2.html

[gkihueonhjh]

Who do you think of when you remember the "first" designer bottled/expensive water?



Evian?








Now spell it backward....

[Bobdilan]

Oh MN, How I just love French water ! lol

I do buy gallons of distilled water I hope it is distilled, to put in the batteries, .69 cents a gal.

[AndrewBoss]

Imeprial Berkey with Black elements and flouride filters

[LsrSRVxR]

Who do you think of when you remember the "first" designer bottled/expensive water?

Evian?

if you distill Evian, which evaporates first - the Benzene or the Water ?