People claim that Fiji Water, Acqua Panna, Voss, Waiakea and Evian are “rich people” water because they are “expensive” but they arent that expensive at all I personally have Voss, Fiji, Waiakea volcanic water, Acqua Panna and Evian and they aren’t expensive at al.

    • fizzle@quokk.au
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      3 hours ago

      Maybe try being a little less judgemental?

      I do make coffee at home in the morning but at lunch time I buy coffee because I don’t want to go all the way home.

      I also some times like to buy poncy sparkling mineral water in tiny bottles because I find it refreshing. I don’t smoke, or drink alcohol, or soda, or even juice for that matter.

      If you want to judge me for that I think that says more about you than me.

  • CerebralHawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    17 hours ago

    Because it’s fucking water and it’s $3 or more a bottle.

    Ergo, you’re paying for the name. The water is worth like 30¢ tops. The rest of the money is going to make some random asshole rich. Maybe go post in UnpopularOpinion about why that’s so important to you, but be wary of flames from people tired of everything going up.

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    17 hours ago

    Fiji has that special water bottle with the special labeling. Even if it is “just water”, the packaging makes it look expensive compared to the other waters on the shelf.

    I remember in high school people would buy the Fiji water bottles and fill them with regular water. It was a status symbol.

    Voss does the exact same thing with their glass bottles.

    Evian is the “middle class” of the water world.

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      16 hours ago

      Norwegian here, can confirm: It’s regular tap water. It’s bottled quite some distance away from Voss, though.

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        17 hours ago

        Water from the hose is full of nano bots bioengineered to track your whereabouts.

        That’s why I only drink the finest of bottled water

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          15 hours ago

          I don’t know, seems like a better investment to put the nanobots in the bottles designed for drinking.

          Also, botted water…bottled water. Coincidence?

          I think you probably got the bots.

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    14 hours ago

    You either live in an airport where everything is ridiculously expensive and you don’t see the difference, OR

    you are buying knockoff bottled water, someone’s selling imitation bottles filled with tap water in your area.