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41. Selling little more than a bill of goods is by definition, a scam.

Wed May 29, 2013, 10:10 AM

May 2013

Selling little more than a bill of goods is by definition, a scam. Scams need not be sinister to exist, and may even be innocuous, but are yet scams.

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One of the biggest scams ever: bottled water...quote mine .article.: National Geographic [View all] Stuart G May 2013 OP

Lewis Black on Bottled Water baldguy May 2013 #1

Cause if anyone knows bottled water, it's fucking Pepsi and Coke! Initech May 2013 #86

And it's been having a negative impact on the springs here in Florida. Tommy_Carcetti May 2013 #2

How? Lurker Deluxe May 2013 #38

They're pumping the aquifer faster than they can replenish it. Tommy_Carcetti May 2013 #43

Never heard they were pumping water out of a spring Lurker Deluxe May 2013 #54

Check any bottle of Zepheryhills. Tommy_Carcetti May 2013 #63

From your source Lurker Deluxe May 2013 #66

Are you actually claiming that the springs are unrelated to the aquifer? Tommy_Carcetti May 2013 #74

I know quite a bit about springs Lurker Deluxe May 2013 #77

A good, long read on the subject Tommy_Carcetti May 2013 #78

The information I offered before Lurker Deluxe May 2013 #85

Pumping out too much water also leads to subsidence ... eppur_se_muova May 2013 #67

Yea, that would be a problem Lurker Deluxe May 2013 #69

Goodtime Charlie also basically gave our springs away to Nestle for the cost of a permit. winterpark May 2013 #58

The tire shop had no drinking fountain, but they gave away free bottles of water Kolesar May 2013 #3

as a janitor, I know that happens to a lot of bottled water hfojvt May 2013 #81

On the other hand customerserviceguy May 2013 #4

Perhaps..but if you want a cold drink...how about ..tap water? Stuart G May 2013 #7

I generally buy a 2.5 gallon container and refill my cup. Lisa0825 May 2013 #19

When we moved from the mountains of VA to the piedmont of NC, we noticed that the byeya May 2013 #21

Try an undercounter reverse osmosis system. Fuddnik May 2013 #50

I read up on every system I could find a while back, and none said they would remove salt. nt Lisa0825 May 2013 #111

A good system costs a little bit more but not much more, but agree - R/O is great REP May 2013 #122

Not to throw another wrench into the works, but ice from hotel ice machines is generally filthy. tridim May 2013 #20

Sometimes you plan ahead customerserviceguy May 2013 #115

One of the biggest scams in history? demwing May 2013 #5

The scam is this...people are paying for something that they think is useful, but Stuart G May 2013 #8

Wasteful? OK, but not a scam demwing May 2013 #9

It's a fucking scam pinboy3niner May 2013 #11

I have not seen ads that say tap water is no good demwing May 2013 #13

Call it a run-of-the-mill scam if you like pinboy3niner May 2013 #15

It is Not a Scam! Soundman May 2013 #14

Sounds like your water treatment plant was both shady and incompetent. Buzz Clik May 2013 #18

Sounds like you know nothing about water treatment. Soundman May 2013 #25

And you live in your little fantasy world MattBaggins May 2013 #31

Insult? Hardly. I stated an obvious fact base on your own comments: Buzz Clik May 2013 #37

Wow... Go ahead... Soundman May 2013 #51

Your quotes. You don't like them? You never should have written them down. Buzz Clik May 2013 #56

Love it. NCTraveler May 2013 #83

Were you not required to do your CT calculation daily at your plant? MissB May 2013 #102

Who knew DU had so many posters employed by the water industry. Doremus May 2013 #94

On the internet, anybody can be anything. Buzz Clik May 2013 #109

I've come across a few facilities that fudged their daily CT calcs. MissB May 2013 #104

Were you on the regulatory/enforcement side of things? Buzz Clik May 2013 #112

Yep - regulatory. MissB May 2013 #113

Certainly not in bottled water facilities... LanternWaste May 2013 #44

Pssstt wercal May 2013 #27

True, but that isn't what he was saying. Buzz Clik May 2013 #33

And a lot can happen before the water gets to your bottle. nt pinboy3niner May 2013 #34

I quench my thirst with the nectar of your brilliance. Kurovski May 2013 #118

You had better believe it! Soundman May 2013 #39

Dropped out? Or drummed out? pinboy3niner May 2013 #53

It is a very gradual process wercal May 2013 #89

I guess if one doesn't understand dosage, then your belief about chlorine is valid. MissB May 2013 #100

This message was self-deleted by its author Soundman May 2013 #119

It's my understanding that much bottled water is filtered water from a municipal source, n/t Ed Suspicious May 2013 #48

Nearly all of it. Buzz Clik May 2013 #57

Correct Soundman May 2013 #60

But...but...there's a picture of a snow-capped mountain on the label. nt wtmusic May 2013 #73

Most of it treated wercal May 2013 #88

+1 Buzz Clik May 2013 #17

I dare you to drink water from the tap in Arizona...dare you... blueamy66 May 2013 #121

Selling little more than a bill of goods is by definition, a scam. LanternWaste May 2013 #41

Talk about hyperbolie... brooklynite May 2013 #16

Bingo zipplewrath May 2013 #32

If It's a Scam RobinA May 2013 #82

yes, yes, and yes / NT demwing May 2013 #93

I'll grab a bottle when I'm out instead of soda. phylny May 2013 #110

Yes. Not sure why soda always seems exempt from Chathamization May 2013 #120

The price of a half-litre of bottled water times 222 for each person going into "private" Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #6

bingo laundry_queen May 2013 #22

The problem is the bottles, the waste, not the water. nt bemildred May 2013 #10

There is a lot of tap water in this country that I wouldn't drink cali May 2013 #12

We generally use only jugs of purchased water at the shore Patiod May 2013 #55

There are no public fountains any more. BlueToTheBone May 2013 #23

I drink bottled water because my tap water is disgusting clyrc May 2013 #24

Mine too. bunnies May 2013 #75

So is mine. LisaL May 2013 #97

Bottle here too. kiva May 2013 #107

I drink bottled water wercal May 2013 #26

i have bought more lately dembotoz May 2013 #28

Water SamKnause May 2013 #29

If you understand the need to have emergency supplies, refusing to have them is not bright Bluenorthwest May 2013 #59

Water 2 SamKnause May 2013 #70

I never drink bottled water, and will never, and have never, drank chlorinated water. Zorra May 2013 #30

A wateria is just a local bottler, you use recyled containers, but that water is tap water Bluenorthwest May 2013 #42

well, we don't do bottled water ProdigalJunkMail May 2013 #35

I blame local media who went on a water-rampage SoCalDem May 2013 #36

In our area..we get water from Lake Michigan. Stuart G May 2013 #91

There's more to a beverage than biological safety. jeff47 May 2013 #40

Ah, yes. The refreshing taste of plasticizers. Phthalates give each drink a sense of "ahhhhhh." Buzz Clik May 2013 #61

Well, my tapwater smells like insecticide. jeff47 May 2013 #95

Good grief! City water? Buzz Clik May 2013 #105

Yep (nt) jeff47 May 2013 #116

My family of four and my parents and in-laws all only very rarely partake in bottled water. Ed Suspicious May 2013 #45

Tap water tastes like crap and filters don't remove flouride flamingdem May 2013 #46

You want to remove fluoride from your water? Buzz Clik May 2013 #62

Precious bodily fluids and all MattBaggins May 2013 #90

It's added into our water system, it wasn't previously flamingdem May 2013 #114

There should be a bucket and one dipper for everyone. All this modern 'I want my own cup' Bluenorthwest May 2013 #47

I only drink fresh morning dew. Or snow. Weather depending. n/t Inkfreak May 2013 #98

Our tap water tastes nasty but bottled water is too wasteful to be an answer BrotherIvan May 2013 #49

Consider reverse osmosis if you just want pure, pure water wtmusic May 2013 #64

I would love to get one of those BrotherIvan May 2013 #65

It does take some installation. wtmusic May 2013 #68

Thanks for the info BrotherIvan May 2013 #71

It's not for everyone. wtmusic May 2013 #72

The only time pipi_k May 2013 #52

I drink bottled water because I love the carbonation Zoeisright May 2013 #76

i like beer datasuspect May 2013 #79

Because people are fucking stupid. The same idiots are always broke. we can do it May 2013 #80

I drink from the tap Capt. Obvious May 2013 #84

Me too Inkfreak May 2013 #99

Another aspect of our "fear" society cbdo2007 May 2013 #87

I have known that for a long, long time. RebelOne May 2013 #92

While they claim tap water is safe, mine tastes like it came from a swamp. LisaL May 2013 #96

If I want to spend my money on water that doesn't taste like was pumped out of the bilge Sen. Walter Sobchak May 2013 #101

never bought it. i have my own well DesertFlower May 2013 #103

I never buy the stuff. I have a Brita filter pitcher in my fridge. Honeycombe8 May 2013 #106

There is something wrong... FreeJoe May 2013 #108

As somewhat of an authority on the issue... xenoturkey May 2013 #117