I was more comparing it as a drink that you would consume away from home, going into a shop and choosing between a myriad of soft drinks and water products. Alt

I was more comparing it as a drink that you would consume away from home, going into a shop and choosing between a myriad of soft drinks and water products. Although I do see your point. Coca-cola tried that municipal/tap water scam in the UK, but ended up having their product pulled from the shelves because it was contaminated with bromate. After that happened, they completely pulled the brand from the UK. There's the other side of the local argument. Soft drink manufacturers tend to source the water locally, so you get reports of bottling plants competing with local farmers by draining water from aquifers in poor countries. Anyway, I agree with all you have said, but I still think soft drinks are the worse of the two. They screw up peoples' health.