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Phoenix61

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12. I'm guilty as charged

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Sat Mar 11, 2017, 07:30 PM

Mar 2017

I live in a very old section of town and the water taste just weird. They have slowly, very slowly been replacing pipes but for now I'll cook with it but just darn difficult to drink.

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Bottled Water: Marketing Trick of the Century...Investopedia [View all] Stuart G Mar 2017 OP

It's generally a rip off, yeah. temporary311 Mar 2017 #1

we drink and cook with bottled water... blue sky at night Mar 2017 #2

Yes, I can understand .."well water" but.. Stuart G Mar 2017 #4

Because people want something "pure". former9thward Mar 2017 #15

Good Point...thanks for posting.. Stuart G Mar 2017 #16

but that's usually chlorinated! k8conant Mar 2017 #17

That's not that bad speaktruthtopower Mar 2017 #3

I saw that one earlier...hard to believe..nt Stuart G Mar 2017 #6

Many years ago a good friend sent me an email malaise Mar 2017 #5

In relation to the "bottled water craze"..Consumer Reports Stuart G Mar 2017 #8

We have lovely water in malaise Mar 2017 #10

Gazillions of plastic bottles. Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2017 #7

I agree...literally tens of millions of plastic bottles, or is it hundreds of millions? nt Stuart G Mar 2017 #9

I'm not exactly sure how many a gazillion is, but I'm standing by that number. Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2017 #13

I haven't used bottled water in decades, but I grew up with it. For reasons. politicat Mar 2017 #11

I'm guilty as charged Phoenix61 Mar 2017 #12

I buy gallons of certain spring waters, avoid water that is fluoridated delisen Mar 2017 #14

Most European countries don't need to fluoridate water because it's naturally fluoridated Quixote1818 Mar 2017 #18