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Don’t Buy What They Are Selling [ Water ]

October 8th, 2008 Ethan Z. Leave a comment Go to comments

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I just landed myself in a comfortable chair at a local coffee shop…

Just before I start sipping my hot dark roast black coffee I’d like to share a reflection with you.

On my way to the coffee shop I stopped by a coop and filled my 1gallon jug with water for 45 cents only.

At the coffee shop where I’m sitting now, they charge $1.45 for a 20 oz bottle of (tap) water. 20 oz is 1/6 a gallon. Six bottles of water would make a gallon, would cost me $8.70; this is 19 times the price of the coop water.

Buying this bottle of water is bad for four reasons:

  • It is tap water
  • It is in a plastic bottle
  • It’s expensive
  • It will lead to 1 plastic bottle in trash / or recycled

I am a believer in recycling, but I believe more in conserving before recycling. Before we recycle we should conserve, so buying a whole plastic bottle for just 20 oz of water is a lame choice.

I’m amazed at how tap water in a bottle is more expensive than 1gallon of triple filtered water.

It’s so true that people will sell you anything you’ll buy.

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