Bottled Water = Bullshit
by adam [ Topic Environment | Comments Off ]
We love this: Further proof (as if we should need it), that bottled water is an elegantly concocted scam:
Now, you might be saying “Hey, Fiji water tastes amazing!” We tend to agree, but for that, we can refer you to an old post which enumerates the environmental costs of that sense of amazement.
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