From: "Ted White" <twhite8 at cox.net>
To: "WSFA members" <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: British complain bottled water 'not fresh'
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 11:37:02 -0400
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

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From: <ronkean at juno.com>
To: <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 2:13 AM
Subject: [WSFA] British complain bottled water 'not fresh'

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> <http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/articles/5648861?source=Evening%20Sta
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> Evening Standard
> 9 July 2003
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> Bottled mineral water could be almost two years old by the time it is
> bought by consumers, it was revealed today.
>
> Supermarket shoppers who buy bottled water in the belief that it is
> fresher than tap water are unaware that it may in fact have sat on a
> warehouse shelf for most of its use-by date.

In the UK, anyway.

Personally, I have always been amazed at the prices people will pay for a
bottle of *water*.   Since I have a well, I get water without chemicals for
free.

--Ted White