> As a gourmet experience it is worth the money. Do I need it for survival? Not really. The point is that many people are convinced that tap water is unsafe, o

> As a gourmet experience it is worth the money. Do I need it for survival? Not really. The point is that many people are convinced that tap water is unsafe, or at least that bottled water is safer. In most regions of most developed countries, that is untrue. Buying water as a gourmet experience is something different. > The slippery slope is if bottled water is a con, aren’t all bottled and canned drinks a con? To a degree, yes. There was a time when people used to carry around a thermos of coffee, much as people carry around their reusable water bottles today. People can buy significantly less expensive bulk packaged drinks or concentrates, then transfer it to reusable portable bottles.