bottled water...

[Dave Stones]

those of you who drink dasani, just thought i'd bring this to your attention

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0...005189,00.html

ive never had a bottle of it... can anyone tell me if it glows like the only fools and horses water? :pp

They were giving this out free in Bristol, i obviously grabbed a bottle (well you would, wouldn't you) and yeah it just tastes like....well like water really. Nothing special bout it at all

[Enterian]

Hmmmm - I've an Aunt who lives near Sidcup - I could get some of her tap water, shove it through a Brita filter, put a stone in it (added minerals) and flog it for 75p a bottle.

Course, I'd have to think up a poncey name for it! keeerchingggg!

[Nugget]

Originally Posted by Enterian

Course, I'd have to think up a poncey name for it! keeerchingggg!

keeerchingggg! What a great name - does exactly what it says on the tin (or can...or bottle...or tetrapak)

Credit to Coca Cola for thinking up this scheme, and then having the sheer brass neck to go ahead with it. If the great British public are daft enough to fall for it, then frankly Coke deserve to make a packet exploiting them. It just shows the persuasive power of marketing.

To be honest the whole bottled water phenomenon confuses me, I never understood what was wrong with using a tap.

[gazzae]

What does it actually describe the water as on the label?

Originally Posted by towny

Credit to Coca Cola for thinking up this scheme, and then having the sheer brass neck to go ahead with it. If the great British public are daft enough to fall for it, then frankly Coke deserve to make a packet exploiting them. It just shows the persuasive power of marketing.

Too right, fair play to them. Thats why they're one of the richest companies in the world

[paulyoung666]

Originally Posted by towny

Credit to Coca Cola for thinking up this scheme, and then having the sheer brass neck to go ahead with it. If the great British public are daft enough to fall for it, then frankly Coke deserve to make a packet exploiting them. It just shows the persuasive power of marketing.

To be honest the whole bottled water phenomenon confuses me, I never understood what was wrong with using a tap.

exactly , that is a lot of it , marketing

[Dave Stones]

i think tap water tastes nicer

ive yet to find someone who can tell the difference if blindfolded though...

[bob_a_builder]

Thats why they're one of the richest companies in the world

Well that, and the fact the US gov subsidised a worldwide chain of bottling plants during ww2 so their 'boys' could enjoy the taste of home.

That sort of thing can help you become a global player too

Originally Posted by Dave Stones

i think tap water tastes nicer

ive yet to find someone who can tell the difference if blindfolded though...

How many blindfolded people you met...... in fact don't answer that

To be honest, all bottled water does taste the same, It still doesn't stop me buying them when its a really hot day or i'm hungover at uni.

[ian@huth]

Originally Posted by Dave Stones

i think tap water tastes nicer

ive yet to find someone who can tell the difference if blindfolded though...

You haven't tasted our tapwater then. Never tasted anything so foul and it's undrinkable unless filtered, but it always seems to be at its best when Severn Trent come round to check it.

Originally Posted by ianathuth

You haven't tasted our tapwater then. Never tasted anything so foul and it's undrinkable unless filtered, but it always seems to be at its best when Severn Trent come round to check it.

I think there can be a difference between taste and drinkability - so far as the environmental health people are concerned, they're happy as long as what comes out of the tap isn't hazardous to health. Whether it actually tastes nice is another matter. We always filter our water because we're both northerners and we can't stand southern hard water. It messes up the kettle, puts a skin on your tea and tastes foul. I'm sure it's medically safe though.

[danielf]

Originally Posted by towny

To be honest the whole bottled water phenomenon confuses me, I never understood what was wrong with using a tap.

I don't particularly like tap water. It's ok when cold, but when I bring a bottle of tap water into work, I find it has a nasty taste at room temperature. So I drink mineral water (not just bottled water, but mineral water)

Edit: Just read Iananuth's post. Guess who supplies our water

[Shaun]

I buy bottled carbonated water because I'd rather drink that than pop, but I wouldn't get still bottled water, the stuff in the tap is fine for me