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brewens

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7. I was a delivery driver when bottled water first started to be a big deal. Anheuse Busch bombed with their first

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Reply #6)

Sat Sep 28, 2024, 11:02 AM

Sep 2024

attempt. I hated packing that crap and dusting it off on the shelves because it never sold. I think it was Asente' essence flavored or something like that. It was still in glass bottles too.

No one has been more surprised that people will waste their money on that crap.

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Ditch Bottled Water Now: Hidden Health Risks and Environmental Damage Uncovered [View all] erronis Sep 2024 OP

Gonna have to convince consumers. Personally, I much prefer my refillable metal water bottles. Silent Type Sep 2024 #1

Me too. The steel vacuum bottles are great, filled with tap water. erronis Sep 2024 #2

When did we have to have water with us every minute of the day? CrispyQ Sep 2024 #3

Well, water itself isn't a bad thing, it's very healthy Wednesdays Sep 2024 #5

Some of us have medical conditions that require us to drink water. littlemissmartypants Sep 2024 #16

Well duh, of course I get that. CrispyQ Sep 2024 #19

Thanks for your reply. It's a little OTT, IMO. littlemissmartypants Sep 2024 #20

A million bottles a minute translates to some very big 24 hour numbers bucolic_frolic Sep 2024 #4

And way too much of that plastic ends up in the environment, oceans, and in our bodies/cells. erronis Sep 2024 #10

I work in a food store. no_hypocrisy Sep 2024 #6

I was a delivery driver when bottled water first started to be a big deal. Anheuse Busch bombed with their first brewens Sep 2024 #7

Buy a filter. There are many types.. bucolic_frolic Sep 2024 #11

Should be banned MichMan Sep 2024 #8

I avoid bottled water like the plague. Nothing but downsides for health and the environment. Martin68 Sep 2024 #9

When the tap water... 2naSalit Sep 2024 #12

Agree - and I've been there. But the large (gallon or larger) containers are probably safer erronis Sep 2024 #13

I buy gallon sized jugs... 2naSalit Sep 2024 #14

Me too, 2na. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Sep 2024 #18

My well water is horrible. I pay for county water but it hasn't arrived littlemissmartypants Sep 2024 #17

I drink tap water iemanja Sep 2024 #15