Bottled water drinkers

bluto63 · 22-07-2006 08:52AM #1

This is to all those people out there who prefer drinking bottled water over tap water because it is "fresher" or something.

http://throwawayyourtv.com/2006/05/bottled-water-is-bull****.html

This clip from Penn and Tellers Bullsh*t shows just how stupid bottled water really is and that there is no difference between it

The second video contains the first one so watch that one instead. But if you're just looking for a cheap laugh watch the first one

whiskeyman · 22-07-2006 08:56AM

bluto63 wrote:

shows just how stupid bottled water really is and that there is no difference between it

Well, the big difference is, if I'm out about the city, I can't exactly nip home or go somewhere to find fresh, cold tap water bottles....

Many also have to purchase bottled water for the home as the local supply can be affected or badly filtered / chemically treated leaving a bad after taste.

So there!!

bluto63 · 22-07-2006 08:59AM

pretty much all water in Ireland is drinkable, we have one of the best supplies in the world. So there is no reason you can't turn on the tap and fill a cup for a drink

TerrorFirmer · 22-07-2006 09:02AM

The only reason I buy bottled is

I'm at the cinema and hence can't use tap water

At work - god that ****ing botched dispenser in my office, sounds like a Ferrari, dispences water at about 1ml a second.

Other then that I'd drink tap water all the time.

bluto63 · 22-07-2006 09:04AM

Thats understandable, you have no choice. But I'm talking about the people who buy bottled water and drink it at home

mikemac · 22-07-2006 09:06AM

I've one of Brita water jugs you can store in a fridge.
Use a new filter every month and it works great

WhiteWashMan · 22-07-2006 09:07AM

bluto63 wrote:

Thats understandable, you have no choice. But I'm talking about the people who buy bottled water and drink it at home

if people want to buy bottled water and bring it home, then whats the problem

i mean, surely if it annoys the crap out of you, then thats your problem.

i would also like t add that i am currently drinking a 500ml bottle of water that i stole from work.

honestly, have you not got enough to occupy you in your life?

bluto63 · 22-07-2006 09:09AM

All I'm saying is that you're wasting your money on something you don't need to.

whiskeyman · 22-07-2006 09:11AM

bluto63 wrote:

All I'm saying is that you're wasting your money on something you don't need to.

Do you work for the County Council Water Dept or something??

People can buy what they friggin well like!

I suppose you've an issue against double quilted toilet paper too...

bluto63 · 22-07-2006 09:12AM

whiskeyman wrote:

I suppose you've an issue against double quilted toilet paper too...

Well that's comfort down there. With bottled water it is the same as tap water. The only difference is in your mind

Doomspell · 22-07-2006 09:16AM

Well, even though what was said about Ireland is true, that doesn't mean everywhere. Down where I live you can taste a huge difference in the water. Also I like my Ballygown. But I don't get why it annoys you? Sure it costs money, but so does everything.

mikedragon32 · 22-07-2006 09:17AM

I fail to understand how water can be "stupid", bottled or not. Did it fail the Leaving Cert?

I don't think anyone drinks bottled water because it's "fresher", as you put it. Personally, I'll buy a bottle of water if I'm thirsty and not at home or in the office. When I'm at home I use a Brita filter because the water tastes terrible otherwise.

Having watched the video, I would say what I'm seeing is impressionable fools who want to appear intelligent, very much along the lines of the fable of "The Emperor's New Clothes". Bottled waters can and do taste different to each other. Even if you were to compare Ballygowan with Evian you'd notice subtle differences, perhaps not to the extent shown in the video, but clearly the subjects were being led along.

For what it's worth, there is a water bar in Sach's 5th Avenue, where they sell a Welsh mineral water (which retails in Wales for about 40p a bottle) for $5.50, plus tax.

bluto63 · 22-07-2006 09:18AM

Doomspell wrote:

But I don't get why it annoys you? Sure it costs money, but so does everything.

Doesn't annoy me that much, but this is money that you don't have to spend to get the same thing

22-07-2006 09:18AM

Almost everyone seems to be in such a bad mood on this thread? Maybe they should shift from bottled water to Guinness?:D

whiskeyman · 22-07-2006 09:19AM

mikedragon32 wrote:

For what it's worth, there is a water bar in Sach's 5th Avenue, where they sell a Welsh mineral water (which retails in Wales for about 40p a bottle) for $5.50, plus tax.

You have to drink it fast because there's a leek in the bottle....

mikedragon32 · 22-07-2006 09:21AM

whiskeyman wrote:

You have to drink it fast because there's a leek in the bottle....

Indeed!:p

bluto63 · 22-07-2006 09:21AM

Mike, your link doesn't work either...hold on and i'll get a working one

mikedragon32 · 22-07-2006 09:23AM

bluto63 wrote:

Mike, your link doesn't work either...hold on and i'll get a working one

I took it out... clearly the obscenity filter blocks them in URLs also!

Sparky · 22-07-2006 09:24AM

bluto63 wrote:

Thats understandable, you have no choice. But I'm talking about the people who buy bottled water and drink it at home

My dad does this. He will not drink tap water in Dublin ever since he found a tadpole in his glass.
Thats ten years ago now, so I think he is well used to the habit of drinking bottled water.

bluto63 · 22-07-2006 09:27AM

Blue_Lagoon wrote:

Almost everyone seems to be in such a bad mood on this thread? Maybe they should shift from bottled water to Guinness?:D

Remind me never to come on at 10:30am after a night of drinking again!

zAbbo · 22-07-2006 09:31AM

bluto63 wrote:

Remind me never to come on at 10:30am after a night of drinking again!

Remind yourself not to start retarded threads.

22-07-2006 09:34AM

bluto63 wrote:

Remind me never to come on at 10:30am after a night of drinking again!

Are you hung over from last night? Try the "hair of the dog" although I would not recommend Guinness as one of the ingredients. Maybe Harp?:D

Dave! · 22-07-2006 09:35AM

He's just tryin to do ye a favour, bottle-drinkers!!! You have been liberated, save your money!

I personally just drink from the tap if I'm at home... I don't actually know anyone who buys water to drink at home. Irish water's pretty nice! If I'm goin to play football or somethin I'll try to remember to fill a bottle (from the tap). If I forget, I'll buy some water.

RobertFoster · 22-07-2006 09:43AM

bluto63 wrote:

Well that's comfort down there. With bottled water it is the same as tap water. The only difference is in your mind

Unlike Homer, I don't agree with the "If it's brown..." policy.

hydra_ · 22-07-2006 09:54AM

bluto63 wrote:

This is to all those people out there who prefer drinking bottled water over tap water because it is "fresher" or something.

http://throwawayyourtv.com/2006/05/bottled-water-is-bull****.html

This clip from Penn and Tellers Bullsh*t shows just how stupid bottled water really is and that there is no difference between it

The second video contains the first one so watch that one instead. But if you're just looking for a cheap laugh watch the first one

1 word, Fluoride, have a look at this http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7319752042352089988&q=fluoride

This is irrellevent but has to do with the crap we drink in anything that is sugar free, ie diet coke, chewing gum, they just replace the sugar with aspartame http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1871783678882092937&q=aspartame

DonkeyStyle \o/ · 22-07-2006 09:59AM

I saw that pen and teller episode before... they were doing a taste-test between bottled water and NYC tap water... and most people couldn't tell the difference or picked the tapwater.
Interesting stuff... I don't know what they're doing with tap water in new york but the metalic-tasting widdle that comes out of the taps at my house will never be mistaken for Volvic. :eek:

Terry · 22-07-2006 10:55AM

bottled water gives me indigestion.

robinph · 22-07-2006 11:10AM

Sparky-s wrote:

My dad does this. He will not drink tap water in Dublin ever since he found a tadpole in his glass.
Thats ten years ago now, so I think he is well used to the habit of drinking bottled water.

If its clean enough for the tadpole to live happily in then it's clean enough for me to drink. I might take the tadpole out of the glass first though.

ODS · 22-07-2006 11:10AM

bluto63 wrote:

pretty much all water in Ireland is drinkable, we have one of the best supplies in the world. So there is no reason you can't turn on the tap and fill a cup for a drink

Unfortunately not: In 2003 Environmental Protection Agency found that 20% of public drinking schemes were polluted with faecal e-coli (ie from slurry and leaking septic tanks), while the EPA also found that Ireland has the most e-coli contamination in the EU! :eek: . Private group water schemes are the worst effected.

That said, I cant stand the idea that we actually import poncy bottled water from France and elsewhere. Talk about sand and arabs - and then theres the utterly unneccessary damage being done to the environment thru bottling, transportation, etc. We are fools who deserve notthing better than to be separated from our money, if we buy it

lemon_of_old · 22-07-2006 11:12AM

This link is based on American quality control systems, but according to a friend who works in something to do with the environment (I really should listen more), it's a similar situation here in Ireland.

http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/bw/exesum.asp

The quality control checks for tap water are far more stringent than for bottled water. I don't really know exactly what quality specifications bottled water companies must adhere to tbh, but I remember being told it was something ridiculous like clarity and basic microbial checks.

It still doesn't stop me from buying bottled water - can't take a tap with me when I'm going for a jaunt about the town. *

*Before you say it, yes I am aware of the phenomenon of "filling a bottle with water from the tap". I'm just lazy. And like to buy stuff.

SpitfireIV · 22-07-2006 11:25AM

ODS wrote:

Unfortunately not: In 2003 Environmental Protection Agency found that 20% of public drinking schemes were polluted with faecal e-coli (ie from slurry and leaking septic tanks), while the EPA also found that Ireland has the most e-coli contamination in the EU! :eek: . Private group water schemes are the worst effected.

Dont forget the dead sheep that they found in the Carlow town water supply that made a whole lotta people sick (me included :mad: ) a year or so back and meant we couldnt use water without boiling it for a number of weeks. I havent looked at tap water the same since, brrr

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