Message in a Bottle Americans spent more money last year on bottled water than on ipods or movie tickets: $15 Billion. A journey into the economics--and psychology--of an unlikely business boom. And what it says about our culture of indulgence.
It is amazing, just to think of the cost of bottles, and then, the cost to transport those bottles, and finally, the cost to "landfill" those empty bottles.
I was shocked, when I stopped in a convenience store. The bottled water was in the cooler with the soft-drinks. Your choice..... "a buck-a-bottle"......
But then we live in a society that buys $1000 barbecue grills.
Message in a Bottle Americans spent more money last year on bottled water than on ipods or movie tickets: $15 Billion. A journey into the economics--and psychology--of an unlikely business boom. And what it says about our culture of indulgence.
It is amazing, just to think of the cost of bottles, and then, the cost to transport those bottles, and finally, the cost to "landfill" those empty bottles.
I was shocked, when I stopped in a convenience store. The bottled water was in the cooler with the soft-drinks. Your choice..... "a buck-a-bottle"......
But then we live in a society that buys $1000 barbecue grills.
In relation to tap water the bottled water is far more a luxury than any price grill... and that's not a good comparison anyway, no one uses a grill once and then pisses it out. To me a bottled water addict is exactly the same as a wino who only drinks hundred dollar a bottle juice.
I was shocked, when I stopped in a convenience store. The bottled water was in the cooler with the soft-drinks. Your choice..... "a buck-a-bottle"......
But then we live in a society that buys $1000 barbecue grills.
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And $56,000 for Hummers; then, complain about gas being expensive.
I was shocked, when I stopped in a convenience store. The bottled water was in the cooler with the soft-drinks. Your choice..... "a buck-a-bottle"......
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But then we live in a society that buys $1000 barbecue grills.
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<rj>
And $56,000 for Hummers; then, complain about gas being expensive.
Whaddaya mean... bottled water costs more than gas.
And $56,000 for Hummers; then, complain about gas being expensive.
If you can pay cash for a Hummer.....the price of gas is immaterial. $56,000....has come to be a mid priced vehicle.
What is absurd is when someone [censored] about the price of gas...and then promply marches their ass into the store and buy a BOTTLE OF WATER which prices out to 9.50 a gallon!
I was shocked, when I stopped in a convenience store. The bottled water was in the cooler with the soft-drinks. Your choice..... "a buck-a-bottle"......
But then we live in a society that buys $1000 barbecue grills.
????
<rj>
And $56,000 for Hummers; then, complain about gas being expensive.
I've never understood the attraction to Hummers *or* bottled water. Either one screams of excess.
And $56,000 for Hummers; then, complain about gas being expensive.
If you can pay cash for a Hummer.....the price of gas is immaterial. $56,000....has come to be a mid priced vehicle.
What is absurd is when someone [censored] about the price of gas...and then promply marches their ass into the store and buy a BOTTLE OF WATER which prices out to 9.50 a gallon!
Now that is expensive.....we are talking WATER!
The water where we live is really good and we never buy bottled water.
We we go biking I take a coleman jug of water and then fill the water bottles that fit into the carrier when I unload the bikes. Last week I forgot the coleman jug. I drove over to a big box store and there was 50 feet of shelf space devoted to water. The cheapest I could find was a 1 gallon jug for $1.89. I brought it to the checkout and the clerk remarked "wow, all that water for $1.89!" . I replied that it costs less than $0.01/gallon for the good quality water we have at home and just got a confused look back.
The water where we live is really good and we never buy bottled water.
We we go biking I take a coleman jug of water and then fill the water bottles that fit into the carrier when I unload the bikes.
I buy a case of 20 oz. bottles every couple of years and refill them. We quarter to half fill the bottles and put them in the freezer, then add tap water later. Stays cold for hours that way.
I buy a case of 20 oz. bottles every couple of years and refill them. We quarter to half fill the bottles and put them in the freezer, then add tap water later. Stays cold for hours that way.
