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  lighten up

  I haven't read "Bottlemania" to know whether its complaints about bottled water include some acknowlegement that the product may have some utility other than the few mentioned in the article above. I read in the article a bit too much judgment of others' comsumer preferences.

  Can you see no reasons other than snob appeal and an irrational fear of tap water for the option of purchasing a bottle of water?

  I don't like soda, or sweetened drinks. When I'm thirst, and around and about, and wanting something to drink, I'm glad to have the option of purchasing a bottle of water. Its cost vs its retail price is irrelevant as the choice is mine and others. And while I do use a Brita Filter at home, I'm not about to carry one, and a convenient canteen, around with me.

  As for China and India, you're applying a thesis you've developed for bottled water in the US where it's wholly inappropriate. Surely China will invest heavily in their water infrastructure. For the indefinite meantime, they have a desperate water problem, and I would be happy for every bottle I saw were I over there. On Author Elizabeth Royte chats about the bottled-water boom and backlash posted 1 year, 3 months ago 7 Responses