Mineral Water - are they for real or a con?

Biggins · 23-05-2011 07:07PM #1

Mineral water - are they for real or a con?

I ask because I genuinely don't know myself if its all a con, if some are of decent quality or is it all a capitalist plot to rob us!
(I wonder if I barrel rainwater, can I sell it?)

If anyone has any info or thoughts, I look forwards to relishing in them in my thirst for further awareness.

OutlawPete · 23-05-2011 07:08PM

Evian is divine, like springtime in a bottle.

Ruu_Old · 23-05-2011 07:09PM

I can't tell the difference between bottled and tap water from my own house. Biggest waste of money evah!

LimeTime · 23-05-2011 07:13PM

God I HATE Evian.

johnmcdnl · 23-05-2011 07:14PM

evian spelled backwards... naive

Mike 1972 · 23-05-2011 07:15PM

Its illegal to sell tap water labelled as "mineral water" but perfectly fine and dandy if its labelled as "spring water"

I wouldnt write it off as a total scam. The tap water in some areas is pretty terrible.

fabbydabby · 23-05-2011 07:15PM

-Evian is Naive spelled backwards

-There's a difference between spring water (ballygowan) and mineral water (Tipperary)

-i only buy it because the tap stuff in work tastes like it was stored in a rectum.

-It's cheap in Lidl.

Hookah · 23-05-2011 07:16PM

Spring water = spring water *

Bottled at source = The tap out the back?

*may not be true

GLaDOS · 23-05-2011 07:17PM

I use a britta filter thing for my tap water and it tastes just as good

barone · 23-05-2011 07:24PM

be almost as expensive as oil soon enough,think thats the master plan anyway.........

kerrrrrrrrrrrrr chiiiing

Biggins · 23-05-2011 07:29PM

Does anyone actually test the stuff or is there a org/regulation section that regulates the content for certain aspects, to decide what is and isn't genuine?
Anyone know?

OutlawPete · 23-05-2011 07:30PM

LimeTime wrote: »

God I HATE Evian.

Evian is beautiful, why would you hate something beautiful??

What you wanna hate is Volvic, now there is some muck water.

LimeTime · 23-05-2011 07:34PM

OutlawPete wrote: »

Evian is beautiful, why would you hate something beautiful??

What you wanna hate is Volvic, now there is some muck water.

Naw, I can only drink Isklar water.

Agree about Volvic. Vile.

Chuck Stone · 23-05-2011 07:40PM

Bottled water sales in places where there is clean water on tap is the triumph of marketing over logic.

Gunsfortoys · 23-05-2011 07:41PM

Dasani water is awesome *twitches*.

EverEvolving · 23-05-2011 07:42PM

This is where it's at -

Bling H2O

$2600 for a bottle of water

McChubbin · 23-05-2011 07:49PM

I like me some Volvic.
Also, relative to the thread:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ef0dWD9ccc

Biggins · 23-05-2011 07:51PM

EverEvolving wrote: »

This is where it's at -

Bling H2O

$2600 for a bottle of water

Holy crap or holy water! :eek:

Gunsfortoys · 23-05-2011 07:53PM

McChubbin wrote: »

I like me some Volvic.
Also, relative to the thread:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ef0dWD9ccc

Peckham spring.

One of my favourite fools episodes.

Technoprisoner · 23-05-2011 07:57PM

i remember hearing that deep river rocks "deep under ground source" was the pipes it came up through from the local council lol

mickdw · 23-05-2011 07:59PM

I studied all aspects of water treatment and supply some years ago. If I remember correctly, tap water must meet stricter regulations than normal bottled water. Anything labelled 'mineral water' is of a higher quality than normal bottled water and most tap waters.
In short, bottled water is a scam but if you must buy it, buy one labelled mineral water.

Obviously some tap waters look terrible and dont taste so nice but in terms of the likelyhood of making you sick, even the worst looking tap water is meeting higher standards than normal bottled water has to meet.

bleg · 23-05-2011 08:08PM

It takes 6 bottles of water to process a bottle of water.

Dravokivich · 23-05-2011 08:15PM

EverEvolving wrote: »

This is where it's at -

Bling H2O

$2600 for a bottle of water

You would be paying for the diamond encrusted bottle, not the water...

PandyAndy · 23-05-2011 08:35PM

Back home in Tipp we have a filter installed. All normal tap water and bottled water tastes a lot less clear than the filtered water.

A kilometre or two down the road from us there's also a spring too. Water tastes lovely from there.

pockets3d · 23-05-2011 08:37PM

barone wrote: »

be almost as expensive as oil soon enough,think thats the master plan anyway.........

kerrrrrrrrrrrrr chiiiing

It already is a litre of oil in its processed form (petrol/diesel) costs roughly the same as half a litre of bottled water.

I'm just waiting for people to start drinking inkjet printer ink because it must be good to cost so much.

Doom · 23-05-2011 08:41PM

ScienceNerd wrote: »

I use a britta filter thing for my tap water and it tastes just as good

+1....but saying that I remember the tap water in Silgo had floaters in it...:eek:

iPlop · 23-05-2011 08:46PM

Technoprisoner wrote: »

i remember hearing that deep river rocks "deep under ground source" was the pipes it came up through from the local council lol

That's true, a few years back someone did an investigation and found out that it's just tap water bottled in Coca Cola, they responded by saying that they never said it was "spring water" and that's why it says "INGREDIENTS: PURE STILL WATER FROM DEEP UNDERGROUND"

Funnily enough, they're still achieving growth in the market with it.

Benny-c · 23-05-2011 08:47PM

mickdw wrote: »

buy one labelled mineral water

San Pellegrino is beautiful-high mineral content beautiful sharp finish..mmmmmm:D

Capt'n Midnight · 23-05-2011 08:47PM

Biggins wrote: »

Does anyone actually test the stuff or is there a org/regulation section that regulates the content for certain aspects, to decide what is and isn't genuine?
Anyone know?

Depends, in general the public water system has more testing than the bottles.

If you bottle tap water you can put the results of the public tests on the bottles.

Deep River Rock is what Desani is now called here. That's because Coca Cola screwed up and put bromates in the filtered tap water.

I could mention Perrier and Benzine.

Or the plasticisers in plastic bottles , Ballygowan talk about 800 years of purification but the water has a best before date.

iPlop · 23-05-2011 08:52PM

There is one water I thought was genuine ,this stuff

Biggins · 23-05-2011 08:55PM

Sink The Banana wrote: »

There is one water I thought was genuine ,this stuff

Never heard of that stuff before but by god it must be a miracle cure! :pac:

Sourced from the famous ‘Holy Well of Cartmel’ in the Lake District, this region was once a prehistoric forest of white willow trees, the source of the salicin. The water has been legendary for its restorative qualities since the 1700s.

Salicin - a derivative of White Willow bark – has been known since Hippocrates’ days for its anti-inflammatory properties. The calcium comes from the filtration process as rain from the Cartmel Fell penetrates down through natural limestone layers.

Drinking Willow everyday improves the complexion making it clearer and blemish-free. At the other end of the scale, Willow can help with more serious skin conditions. Willow has received hundreds of testimonials from its loyal customers, many of whom suffered extreme skin problems for years until they tried Willow - there truly is something in the water.

That's it ladies, you can now throw away the facial Pollyfiller!

Mineral Water - are they for real or a con?

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