• SeaJ@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    I hate going to Costco and seeing people buy multiple 24 packs of those. I have not been anywhere in this state that has bad tap water.

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        3 months ago

        I prefer just getting a 1 gallon jug. Much less plastic and should do fine in those “just in case” times. Multiple plastic bottles is going to have a much higher concentration of leached chemicals. Although water is generally not much of a concern in this part of the northwest so just keeping a little bit is generally fine.

        The people I see are generally buying a couple cases are definitely doing it for personal use. They usually have their kids with them so it’s likely not for a business.

        Plastic water bottles are the number one litter that I find when picking up garbage in the neighborhood. I also see many crushed pretty small vertically which sends odd to me. Why crush it if you are going to toss it? And why crush it the more difficult way? Is it possibly a drug use thing?

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          3 months ago

          I’m with you, I judge them too. Those douchbags gave us the great Pacific Garbage Patch and microplastocs in our brains

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    3 months ago

    I bring my own refillable container wherever I can, and the most infuriating part is going to an event or concert and you can’t take it in. You’re forced to buy bottled water inside. While I agree from the perspective that it’s to prevent people from throwing stuff at people on stage (prime example of a few people ruining it for everyone), we all know the main reason is profit from selling overpriced water inside the venue.

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    3 months ago

    I still find the whole bottled water thing odd. I remember a time when there was just Poland Spring and Deer Park and you only bought a bottle of water if you were absolutely dying. From my vantage point, it seems like consumerism, across the board, has skyrocketed in the past 20 years.

    I was just having conversation with a fellow Gen Xer about how people just don’t know how or don’t care to do things for themselves anymore. As I look at all the subscriptions and consumer goods and delivery services that make headlines, it seems like we, as a culture, are spending a lot more money on what used to be called luxury expenses.

    Some people legitimately have bad municipal water. They need to put pressure on their civic leaders to fix their gross negligence. For most other people, I would really recommend a filter system you can install either at the source of your water, under your kitchen sink, or in a pitcher in your fridge.

    It’s worth noting that even the aluminum water bottles (Stanley, etc.) come with some health concerns. If you’re getting something from China, I’ve heard their manufacturing and raw material quality control isn’t up to US standards. Regardless, most if not all aluminum water bottles have a plastic liner. Your best bet is glass. If you have an aluminum bottle, don’t use it for hot liquids and try to keep it out of the sunlight for too long.

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      3 months ago

      I don’t understand the bottled water thing either but I think the rise of things like delivery services and subscriptions can be linked to increasing workloads and decreasing community assistance.

      If every member of your household is also working a full time job your time becomes significantly more valuable.

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    3 months ago

    Ill drink what I want, thanks for the unsolicited advice ““experts””. I’d pay to see these smug assholes come drink a gallon of the stuff that comes out of my well.