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EverythingIsACon 3 - 22 Feb 2008 - Main.JosephMacias
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In examples such as the “mountain-fresh” Dasani water, I don’t feel so much that it’s a con as an advertising strategy. Nearly every producer purports that their product is the best on the market and will do this and that and change your life (whether it is true or not)... I think most people are aware that this is common to all advertised products and that each consumer must decide according to their own ideals what they will buy. I agree that this persuasion in advertising is likely to target certain people or certain peoples’ sweet spots, but I think that considering this strategy to be a con makes nearly everything a con. Doesn’t it?
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 -- EbenMoglen - 21 Feb 2008
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Wow... first hit on google shows that Tap water is held to much higher standards (EPA) than bottled water (FDA). http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/bw/table1.html

The site has a lot of information in general about bottled water: http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/bw/bwinx.asp

I found this to be particularly shocking, taking into account our conversation the other day regarding "the magic of the rich."

"Black, Asian, and Hispanic households are more likely than whites to use bottled water, even though blacks and Hispanics as a group have lower-than-average household incomes . . . .Scares like the municipal water contamination that occurred in Milwaukee in 1993 may have even low-income families springing for bottled water. It's clear that many households are still opting for bottled water, even though it can be an expensive habit."

I guess I just figured it was more of suburbia that was drinking bottled water... -- JosephMacias - 22 Feb 2008

 
 
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