Comments on: Break the bottled water habit http://blog.flexnib.com/2008/10/09/break-the-bottled-water-habit/ ... the online home of a librarian in Perth, Western Australia Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:20:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: CW http://blog.flexnib.com/2008/10/09/break-the-bottled-water-habit/#comment-17111 CW Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:27:35 +0000 http://blog.flexnib.com/2008/10/09/break-the-bottled-water-habit/#comment-17111 I was in the city yesterday and carelessly forgot to make any provision for drinking water. So when I became very very thirsty I succumbed and bought a bottle of Mt Franklin... the water fountains were either filthy or the water pressure was so low I would have had to put my mouth unacceptably close to the nozzle to drink. :( I was in the city yesterday and carelessly forgot to make any provision for drinking water. So when I became very very thirsty I succumbed and bought a bottle of Mt Franklin… the water fountains were either filthy or the water pressure was so low I would have had to put my mouth unacceptably close to the nozzle to drink. :(

]]> By: Sam http://blog.flexnib.com/2008/10/09/break-the-bottled-water-habit/#comment-17007 Sam Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:25:47 +0000 http://blog.flexnib.com/2008/10/09/break-the-bottled-water-habit/#comment-17007 I too remember that I used to be disdainful of those who used bottled water. I think that I changed because I wanted the flavoured water because it was easier to buy one of those than get myself a reusable bottle and squash and fill it up daily! However..that is what I do now! I have ditched the habit! I too remember that I used to be disdainful of those who used bottled water. I think that I changed because I wanted the flavoured water because it was easier to buy one of those than get myself a reusable bottle and squash and fill it up daily!

However..that is what I do now! I have ditched the habit!

]]> By: Suelibrarian http://blog.flexnib.com/2008/10/09/break-the-bottled-water-habit/#comment-17003 Suelibrarian Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:28:34 +0000 http://blog.flexnib.com/2008/10/09/break-the-bottled-water-habit/#comment-17003 I'm with you. But I don't think its necessarily marketing that gets us in. Its convenience. Unless we are like those that by bottled water for home. I don't like tap water but I have a rainwater tank and we refill our bottles from it. But when we are out and about it's so easy to buy bottled water and hard to find a water fountain. I’m with you. But I don’t think its necessarily marketing that gets us in. Its convenience. Unless we are like those that by bottled water for home. I don’t like tap water but I have a rainwater tank and we refill our bottles from it. But when we are out and about it’s so easy to buy bottled water and hard to find a water fountain.

]]> By: CW http://blog.flexnib.com/2008/10/09/break-the-bottled-water-habit/#comment-17002 CW Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:27:05 +0000 http://blog.flexnib.com/2008/10/09/break-the-bottled-water-habit/#comment-17002 Thanks Tom! Akkadis no I didn't see them! What were they doing? I agree that it's a waste of money to buy bottled water. Thinking about it, some people would probably choose to buy water over soft drink, which health-wise is a far better option. it's good to be conscious about the environmental costs of our consumption, though. I don't know about fluoride - my guess is that there isn't any in bottled water, but that's only a guess. Definitely time to do more reading! Thanks Tom!

Akkadis no I didn’t see them! What were they doing? I agree that it’s a waste of money to buy bottled water. Thinking about it, some people would probably choose to buy water over soft drink, which health-wise is a far better option. it’s good to be conscious about the environmental costs of our consumption, though. I don’t know about fluoride – my guess is that there isn’t any in bottled water, but that’s only a guess. Definitely time to do more reading!

]]> By: Akkadis http://blog.flexnib.com/2008/10/09/break-the-bottled-water-habit/#comment-17000 Akkadis Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:36:21 +0000 http://blog.flexnib.com/2008/10/09/break-the-bottled-water-habit/#comment-17000 Con: did you get cornered by those use-less-bottled-water people on the hill outside the library yesterday? I'm not sure I'd go so far as calling bottled water 'evil', but I certainly think it's a waste of money. I'll only buy bottled water when I really really have to, and even then, I'm just as interested in the re-use value of the bottle as I am in the water. There's nothing wrong with tap water. Does bottled water have flouride in it? If not, tap water would be better for kids. I also need to do a bit more reading before I can make up my mind about the whole chemicals leaching from plastic thing. Con: did you get cornered by those use-less-bottled-water people on the hill outside the library yesterday?

I’m not sure I’d go so far as calling bottled water ‘evil’, but I certainly think it’s a waste of money. I’ll only buy bottled water when I really really have to, and even then, I’m just as interested in the re-use value of the bottle as I am in the water. There’s nothing wrong with tap water. Does bottled water have flouride in it? If not, tap water would be better for kids.

I also need to do a bit more reading before I can make up my mind about the whole chemicals leaching from plastic thing.

]]> By: Tom Goodfellow http://blog.flexnib.com/2008/10/09/break-the-bottled-water-habit/#comment-16999 Tom Goodfellow Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:44:58 +0000 http://blog.flexnib.com/2008/10/09/break-the-bottled-water-habit/#comment-16999 Bottled water is evil. A couple of relevant links: http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/petbottles.asp http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20081006 Bottled water is evil. A couple of relevant links:

http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/petbottles.asp

http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20081006

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