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The Plastic Problem

Plastic water bottles. They’re almost as common as those boots with the fur. At the gym being gulped down by Paris Hilton wannabes, at the coffee houses being devoured by communists, even my mail lady accessories her trendy outfit with one. I’m not saying there is anything wrong with water, personally I love the stuff. I mean after all we literally can’t live without it. My beef, or tofu if you prefer with plastic water bottles is well…

Why It’s a Problem

The plastic part. Is it really necessary to buy our water prepackaged? I mean what is it about tap water that you don’t like? And no that lame excuse that bottled water tastes better then tap water won’t cut it here (if your tap water tastes that bad get a filter you hog). When it comes down to it the reason we choose bottled water over the tap is because of successful marketing by Big Water. That’s right I said it Big Water. I don’t know about you but personally I have a major problem with Big Water. What’s that problem you ask? The fact that they are draining our Great Lakes, AKA the worlds largest supply of fresh water is but one reason to despise the bastards.

Don’t you think its kind of silly to pay two or three bucks for something you could get for pennies out of the tap? At the heart of any marketing strategies is convincing the consumer of differences between products. These differences aren’t real, last time I checked water that came out of the tap was still h20 just like the stuff in the bottle. Would you pay nearly 200% more for gas that a gas station told you was better for your car? Hell no you wouldn’t, so why do you buy bottled water? Because of successful marketing. If you like the thought of being an educated consumer, protecting a national treasure, or just STABBING BIG BUSINESS IN THE BACK take the seven day water challenge.

What You Can Do About It

Don’t worry it’s simple. Don’t buy bottled water for seven days, that’s it. To help you along you could always pick up a totally sweet water bottle from your local sporting good store. Unless you hang out in a sandbox please don’t use a sippy cup. Feel free to post before and after shots of yourself if you must.