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54. PSS $3.99

Wed May 30, 2012, 04:27 PM

May 2012

$3.99 + tax for a double & 1/2 size box of BAKING SODA!
Of course the GAS REPUKES want everyone to use paper bags, they're heavy!
And what do the koches manufacture..... Taa Daaah, PAPER PRODUCTS

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The Truth About Bottled Water That You're Not Supposed To Know [View all] Playinghardball May 2012 OP

Good post. HappyMe May 2012 #1

come take a sip of the tap water here in PHX blueamy66 May 2012 #103

yep, I lived in AZ. There's a reason they have all those water machines in front of every store Viva_La_Revolution May 2012 #106

I live in Southern Az. panader0 May 2012 #109

I was in Chandler and AJ Viva_La_Revolution May 2012 #121

come to Chandler and try the water blueamy66 May 2012 #122

$78/year. Imagine how good the muni water system could be Robb May 2012 #107

+1000000! RufusTFirefly May 2012 #114

Would a filter help? xmas74 Jun 2012 #129

Our tap water has a horrible taste. I drink it only with something added or as tea. My grandson jwirr May 2012 #2

It's not necessarily a binary situation RufusTFirefly May 2012 #5

People can and do recycle the bottles. spooky3 May 2012 #8

Only one in five bottles is recycled according to the OP.. n/t Fumesucker May 2012 #11

Recycling is not superior to not using CreekDog May 2012 #60

That is something we all do in my family. My front porch is recycling headquarters. jwirr May 2012 #56

And plastic containers... awoke_in_2003 May 2012 #79

A couple more options... GoCubsGo May 2012 #37

Where do all those filters end up? sagesnow May 2012 #40

It is a quandary. But do you know the bottled water you use rhett o rick May 2012 #93

Some Are Recycled ProfessorGAC May 2012 #115

We have used Brita pitchers with filters for years and years. dixiegrrrrl May 2012 #59

When I was in college (I am now a chemist) seeviewonder May 2012 #84

The Problem Isn't The Media ProfessorGAC May 2012 #116

As far as micron size seeviewonder Jun 2012 #126

So does ours - and a bad smell too, which at first made us think it was our bad breath when brushing spooky3 May 2012 #6

As citizens we have a right to DEMAND safe, publicly available drinking water RufusTFirefly May 2012 #10

I remember a time when drinking fountains were everywhere. Plucketeer May 2012 #41

Does a filter help the taste? JDPriestly May 2012 #18

I use a Brita filter pitcher for any drinking water RebelOne May 2012 #70

I have the same thing. red rusty water. I invested 200.00 in a really good water filter. robinlynne May 2012 #47

Very interesting, hadn't heard of that! JNelson6563 May 2012 #65

I lived in Brazil for 20 years. Every kitchen had a large water filter sitting robinlynne May 2012 #99

Thank you for the follow up info! JNelson6563 May 2012 #105

I am a fan of my filter! Will never buy water ever again. And I dont like the idea of robinlynne May 2012 #119

If you can afford it, this one is much better than mine: robinlynne May 2012 #120

Ours tastes horrible too abelenkpe May 2012 #66

I lived in a town in Mass that had its wells poisoned by the military Warpy May 2012 #96

My water has a metallic taste xmas74 Jun 2012 #130

+1000... handmade34 May 2012 #3

Bottled water Meiko May 2012 #4

The bottled water scam is yet another component of a broader effort to privatize the public space RufusTFirefly May 2012 #7

The Tap Water is Privatized Too in Many Places AndyTiedye May 2012 #35

Just one of many things of which people are unaware. Gregorian May 2012 #9

This is true! JDPriestly May 2012 #12

it's definitely a status thing in many cases. a lot of things are. HiPointDem May 2012 #52

We Get The Same ProfessorGAC May 2012 #117

I keep bottled water around all the time Retrograde May 2012 #13

Inconvenient truths RufusTFirefly May 2012 #17

Water snobs irritate me DaveJ May 2012 #14

I remember drinking out of a tin cup at a water pump on the back porch of my house. JDPriestly May 2012 #26

Hose water on a hot day was heavenly. Codeine May 2012 #118

Wouldn't need bottled water if they would stop poisoning the tap water flashsmith99 May 2012 #15

+1 MorningGlow May 2012 #38

The TRUTH bottom line May 2012 #48

PSS $3.99 bottom line May 2012 #54

Don't go making sense CreekDog May 2012 #61

Haha! Son of Gob May 2012 #63

Knowing All Of These Facts Before Today Bigredhunk May 2012 #16

I totally agree about the recycling bins. ejpoeta May 2012 #100

Here's where a lot of those bottles end up: CrispyQ May 2012 #19

People get very prickly when confronted with the truth RufusTFirefly May 2012 #22

People Are Dumb Bigredhunk May 2012 #24

Better than Dr. Pepper ErikJ May 2012 #20

I'm down ten pounds from going to tea... YellowRubberDuckie May 2012 #25

Buy your friend a refillable metal bottle. There are some really stylish ones available. JDPriestly May 2012 #27

Good idea-one other big problem-he's a serious germophobe ErikJ May 2012 #30

get a water test kit handmade34 May 2012 #74

It's not safe for everyone REP May 2012 #76

I keep a 1/2 gallon of spring water cali May 2012 #44

Bottled Water, Caeser67 May 2012 #21

I saw a bottle of water the other day that baldly stated it was tap water... YellowRubberDuckie May 2012 #23

I have to drink Evian water - its kindest to the urologlcal tract. Peregrine Took May 2012 #28

I have a GE under-sink reverse osmosis system and several stainless steel bottles. Romulox May 2012 #29

yeah but the flavored, carbonated kind is awesome... dionysus May 2012 #31

Check out the restaurant scene in this video! Quixote1818 May 2012 #32

Outstanding! FarCenter May 2012 #46

fantastic. thank-you. I have a friend who insists on drinking bottled water. I've tried everything. robinlynne May 2012 #50

For a "Hate Big Government Libertarian" Penn sounds a lot like stlsaxman May 2012 #57

Sorry, but the restaurant scam segment spoiled the overall credibility of this clip for me RufusTFirefly May 2012 #58

I only drink bottled water if I'm out... one_voice May 2012 #33

I prefer the taste of Dasani. 30% of the bottle is plant-based and I recycle 100% of them. davidwparker May 2012 #34

Coca-Cola Admits That Dasani is Nothing But Tap Water RufusTFirefly May 2012 #39

That's somewhat misleading Major Nikon May 2012 #95

The article says in the UK it is tap water. Anything about the USA? n/t davidwparker Jun 2012 #123

How about this? RufusTFirefly Jun 2012 #124

LOL - This will save me some money. n/t davidwparker Jun 2012 #127

I buy purified bottled water for my hermit crabs... >_< cecilfirefox May 2012 #36

My water tastes better than any bottled water and it comes out cali May 2012 #42

Very bad for your health-Chemicals will slowly "leach" into water sitting on the shelf especially LaPera May 2012 #43

Husband still does bottled water... cynatnite May 2012 #45

Our well water is clearly bad. The color is yellow and has a high sulpher content. Being sunwyn May 2012 #49

Allergies giulia May 2012 #90

We draw our water from a spring Oilwellian May 2012 #51

Well water here Smilo May 2012 #53

one might do well to see the work of Chris Jordan... stlsaxman May 2012 #55

I don't buy that BPA poison. I use a PUR filter on my tap. nt valerief May 2012 #62

Marketing Ron Obvious May 2012 #64

Bottled water's important down here in hurricane country. n/t Akoto May 2012 #67

I keep some around in earthquake country Auggie May 2012 #69

I'm in earthquake country, and there's a difference between bottled water and water in bottles n/t RufusTFirefly May 2012 #71

Buy the gallon jugs for a 1.50, not the 8 oz for 1.75, two different things... Humanist_Activist May 2012 #73

Fun thing to try with quartz crystals and water. WHEN CRABS ROAR May 2012 #68

I have an entirely different take on bottled water. loudsue May 2012 #72

Forgot one more point. Bottle water is often low in fluoride, meaning it is not good for McCamy Taylor May 2012 #75

I only buy bottled water when I am out of the house, since there aren't water faucets anywhere. Sirveri May 2012 #77

Most convenience stores will give you free water if you have your own bottle tabbycat31 May 2012 #112

I have a friend who worked in the industry TrogL May 2012 #78

Reading from the label of Nestle's Pure Life bottle water right now Harry Monroe May 2012 #80

BTW, Pasadena is a suburb of Houston. And known for oil refineries and petrochemical plants Harry Monroe May 2012 #81

Pasadena Tx is known as Stinkadena because of all the oil refineries ThomThom May 2012 #85

Tap water is nothing more than... Hotler May 2012 #82

Most bottled water is tap water. Odin2005 May 2012 #83

Bawaaahahahahaha! you're fucking funny. Hotler Jun 2012 #125

Excellent RogerShuler May 2012 #86

I bought a distiller felix_numinous May 2012 #87

I'm a distiller person too. Liberal In Texas Jun 2012 #128

I don't buy bottled water. But I use a Brita pitcher in fridge, with a filter. Honeycombe8 May 2012 #88

I don't care about the content... Comrade_McKenzie May 2012 #89

I have been wondering for a long time... Jamaal510 May 2012 #91

Don't be surprised if they find a way to sell air in a bottle as well. Harry Monroe May 2012 #108

I filter tap water in places where the water tests are a bit squirrelly. MADem May 2012 #92

This fails to mention RoccoR5955 May 2012 #94

yeah but ManyShadesOf May 2012 #97

We have a well. 99Forever May 2012 #98

Just saying some Ny'ers think they drink something special.... Historic NY May 2012 #101

I got off bottled water in 2007. BlueIris May 2012 #102

Annie Leonard already covered this topic Tanelorn May 2012 #104

My tap water tastes salty. Lisa0825 May 2012 #110

I have no natural saliva as a result of radiation treatments & cancer sinkingfeeling May 2012 #111

Here's an easy one: global market for bottled water, $60 billion. Robb May 2012 #113