Topic: Water-Bottle-Sales-Man
assORted !jJEom8Ii3E started this discussion 9 years ago #57,594
A honest man tries to sell water in bottles. Compared to soda, water bottles are the fountain of youth. No calories, no hassle. In a reasonable world he should win big with his water bottles, but this ain't a reasonable world. This is a world with people too dumb to understand even themselves.
"HAHA! You expect me to buy water?" Said the family man in his doorway as he ate chicken wings.
-If I need water i will get it from the tab! he said.
But that was exactly the problem, him getting water from the tab. You see sinks are ugly and associated with bacteria, hair stuffed drains and something you use to clean.
That fat ugly man wearing a wife beater acted like you just tried to sell him magic beans when actually you just tried to act like a parent who disguised vegetables as McDonald's. Doesn't that stupid fat dumb family see that spending a couple of more bucks to make water more appealing is worth it in a world where all products fight a war of appearances?
That family will die of obesity because they wouldn't let you make water itself a brand which would compete with their precious soda. Sure, water shouldn't be branded and sold as something different than simply water, but it must do so inorder to be appealing.
"HAHA! You expect me to buy water?" Said the family man in his doorway as he ate chicken wings.
-If I need water i will get it from the tab! he said.
But that was exactly the problem, him getting water from the tab. You see sinks are ugly and associated with bacteria, hair stuffed drains and something you use to clean.
That fat ugly man wearing a wife beater acted like you just tried to sell him magic beans when actually you just tried to act like a parent who disguised vegetables as McDonald's. Doesn't that stupid fat dumb family see that spending a couple of more bucks to make water more appealing is worth it in a world where all products fight a war of appearances?
That family will die of obesity because they wouldn't let you make water itself a brand which would compete with their precious soda. Sure, water shouldn't be branded and sold as something different than simply water, but it must do so inorder to be appealing.
dw joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 5 minutes later[^] [v] #739,932
Global sales[edit]
Global bottled water sales have increased dramatically over the past several decades, reaching a valuation of around $60 billion and a volume of more than 115,000,000 cubic metres (3.0×1010 US gal) in 2006.[22] U.S. sales reached around 30 billion bottles of water in 2008, a slight drop from 2007 levels [23]
The rate of consumption more than quadrupled between 1990 and 2005.[24] Spring water and purified tap water are currently the leading global sellers. By one estimate, approximately 50 billion bottles of water are consumed per year in the U.S. and around 200 billion bottles globally.[25]
Global bottled water sales have increased dramatically over the past several decades, reaching a valuation of around $60 billion and a volume of more than 115,000,000 cubic metres (3.0×1010 US gal) in 2006.[22] U.S. sales reached around 30 billion bottles of water in 2008, a slight drop from 2007 levels [23]
The rate of consumption more than quadrupled between 1990 and 2005.[24] Spring water and purified tap water are currently the leading global sellers. By one estimate, approximately 50 billion bottles of water are consumed per year in the U.S. and around 200 billion bottles globally.[25]
assORted !jJEom8Ii3E (OP) replied with this 9 years ago, 6 minutes later, 11 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #739,933
dw replied with this 9 years ago, 1 minute later, 12 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #739,935
@previous (assORted !jJEom8Ii3E)
bottled water is useless and you should just refill a regular bottle. thanks.
bottled water is useless and you should just refill a regular bottle. thanks.
assORted !jJEom8Ii3E (OP) replied with this 9 years ago, 7 minutes later, 20 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #739,936
@previous (dw)
Ignorant as fuck. We humans aren't practical you asshole. If we were practical we all be dead because ultimately being dead is the most practical thing.
No dw, wr are creatures of dreams and desires. We like things that make us feel good and hopeful. Refilling a dumb plastic shit bottle doesn't support that side of us humans, but beverages do and it's about time we let water join this category of liquid which promises this or that as it tries it's best to make you drink it. It's time we allow water to plead it's case against soda on a equal footing.
Ignorant as fuck. We humans aren't practical you asshole. If we were practical we all be dead because ultimately being dead is the most practical thing.
No dw, wr are creatures of dreams and desires. We like things that make us feel good and hopeful. Refilling a dumb plastic shit bottle doesn't support that side of us humans, but beverages do and it's about time we let water join this category of liquid which promises this or that as it tries it's best to make you drink it. It's time we allow water to plead it's case against soda on a equal footing.
squeegee joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 3 minutes later, 23 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #739,937
why are you implying a disgusting drain has anything to do with the water you drink from the tap? unless your plumbing is, like, seriously fucked, then there shouldn't be anything draining into your clean tap water. there is absolutely no problem with tap water. not to mention most bottled water is from municipal water supplies and is sometimes filtered before it's bottled, but not always. usually what you're buying, especially if it's in the big 5 gallon jugs, is just repackaged tap water that's possibly had fluoride filtered out - which isn't a good thing.
plastic water bottles also leech chemicals into the water if you expose them to enough time and UV light. it's probably not that big of a deal, but it wouldn't even be an issue if you drink tap water. and if you really need that extra filtered water you can get cheap filters that fit right on the tap.
but like i said, there's no good reason to for 99% of people with plumbing. it's a splurge or a convenience. we keep water coolers at work because they make very hot and very chilled water. it has nothing to do with the quality of the water, it's about convenience. we pay for the convenience and the service, not the water itself. same is really true for personal water bottles. bottles of liquids are just convenient to carry around, and people will splurge and get the bottle of water rather than buy a discounted Big-Gulp full of water filled at the tap. same reason i buy bottled cokes instead of big-gulps of coke - which are cheaper by volume tbh.
anyway. quit judging people.
plastic water bottles also leech chemicals into the water if you expose them to enough time and UV light. it's probably not that big of a deal, but it wouldn't even be an issue if you drink tap water. and if you really need that extra filtered water you can get cheap filters that fit right on the tap.
but like i said, there's no good reason to for 99% of people with plumbing. it's a splurge or a convenience. we keep water coolers at work because they make very hot and very chilled water. it has nothing to do with the quality of the water, it's about convenience. we pay for the convenience and the service, not the water itself. same is really true for personal water bottles. bottles of liquids are just convenient to carry around, and people will splurge and get the bottle of water rather than buy a discounted Big-Gulp full of water filled at the tap. same reason i buy bottled cokes instead of big-gulps of coke - which are cheaper by volume tbh.
anyway. quit judging people.
dw replied with this 9 years ago, 1 minute later, 25 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #739,938
@739,936 (assORted !jJEom8Ii3E)
if you refill a bottle you can feel good that you aren't ruining the environment and saving money :)
if you refill a bottle you can feel good that you aren't ruining the environment and saving money :)
assORted !jJEom8Ii3E (OP) replied with this 9 years ago, 9 minutes later, 34 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #739,943
@739,937 (squeegee)
God dammit squeegee don't act dumb. All I'm saying is that it shouldn't be a crime to buy bottled water instead of bottled sugar water like coke is.
Yet dumb as fuck hippies with ponytails would have you believe you are being ripped off when you buy bottled water instead of getting it from the tab. My response to such stupid assholes is that they should get real and understand reality itself- the reality is that it isn't practicality that thrives as a product like soda is. Products don't try to convince you to buy them because they are practical. They tell you to buy them because without them you would be shit.
It's time we let water compete with soda as a product, because if we want people to drink less soda and more water, we must let water fight on the front itself, the mind of consuners.
God dammit squeegee don't act dumb. All I'm saying is that it shouldn't be a crime to buy bottled water instead of bottled sugar water like coke is.
Yet dumb as fuck hippies with ponytails would have you believe you are being ripped off when you buy bottled water instead of getting it from the tab. My response to such stupid assholes is that they should get real and understand reality itself- the reality is that it isn't practicality that thrives as a product like soda is. Products don't try to convince you to buy them because they are practical. They tell you to buy them because without them you would be shit.
It's time we let water compete with soda as a product, because if we want people to drink less soda and more water, we must let water fight on the front itself, the mind of consuners.
FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 10 minutes later, 44 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #739,945
assORted !jJEom8Ii3E (OP) replied with this 9 years ago, 8 minutes later, 53 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #739,947
@previous (FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI)
I'm talking about the "reformed" ones. Especially the taller guy in this picture.
These two people had a show where they just reaffirmed the opinions of their main audience, that everything was bullshit. Including water bottles.
They made it look like buying water bottles was the most stupid thing in the world and maybe it is, but what they don't understand is that people would buy soda instead.
Buying water bottles to avoid soda is a reason good enough.
I estimate that because of the above, they are responsible for 100s death and 200 000 cases of diabetes. I want them to be hanged.
I'm talking about the "reformed" ones. Especially the taller guy in this picture.
These two people had a show where they just reaffirmed the opinions of their main audience, that everything was bullshit. Including water bottles.
They made it look like buying water bottles was the most stupid thing in the world and maybe it is, but what they don't understand is that people would buy soda instead.
Buying water bottles to avoid soda is a reason good enough.
I estimate that because of the above, they are responsible for 100s death and 200 000 cases of diabetes. I want them to be hanged.
squeegee replied with this 9 years ago, 1 second later, 53 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #739,948
@739,943 (assORted !jJEom8Ii3E)
> All I'm saying is that it shouldn't be a crime to buy bottled water instead of bottled sugar water like coke is.
it's not a crime. anywhere. is it?
> Yet dumb as fuck hippies with ponytails would have you believe you are being ripped off when you buy bottled water instead of getting it from the tab.
well, you are. tap water is arguable superior in most instances and the cost for tap water is a fraction of a percent what bottled water costs you by volume. it's a rip off, especially if you're convinced you have to buy bottled water and don't see it as a convenience fee you're paying. that's a luxury. so anyone buying bottled water for the reasons you suggest are being ripped off. terribly.
> My response to such stupid assholes is that they should get real and understand reality itself-
okay, let's talk about reality.
> the reality is that it isn't practicality that thrives as a product like soda is.
i don't understand this sentence - not being rude, but it doesn't make sense - i think that you're saying there is no practical reason for soda to thrive, which i would agree with. but soda isn't about practicality. it's just a drink, like coffee or tea or anything else that isn't purely for sustaining life. i'm not sure what your problem is here, it's like you're suggesting no one should ever have candy and everyone should only ever eat vegetables. i would agree that drinking only soda would be a bad thing, but it's common sense that anything in excess is bad. sure, people over indulge, but people are free to make their own choices even if they aren't good choices by anyone's standards.
> Products don't try to convince you to buy them because they are practical. They tell you to buy them because without them you would be shit.
well, i'm glad that you understand how advertising works and don't let it effect your decision making, but i think most people understand that drinking Coors Light isn't going to expand your social life with the ladies in and of itself. but i think most people understand what advertising is to the point that they aren't so easily sold to. there are quite a few smart consumers out there, so don't think that people only make choices because they are stupid. sometimes they make choices just because they want to. need has nothing to do with it.
> It's time we let water compete with soda as a product
it does. i can have it delivered to my home by water-bottle-salesman, or, i can buy an almost endless variety of name brand bottled water at the store. right next to the soda...
> because if we want people to drink less soda and more water, we must let water fight on the front itself, the mind of consuners.
well, it does. and it sells just fine. but dude, i can get water from the tap. so when i go to the store, i'm probably going to buy a coke or something because otherwise i wouldn't be at the store i'd be at the tap. so... you can't really even judge a person's water consumption by their soda intake alone. for all you know they drink more water than you do.
you sure do go on the strangest rants about the most arbitrary things.
> All I'm saying is that it shouldn't be a crime to buy bottled water instead of bottled sugar water like coke is.
it's not a crime. anywhere. is it?
> Yet dumb as fuck hippies with ponytails would have you believe you are being ripped off when you buy bottled water instead of getting it from the tab.
well, you are. tap water is arguable superior in most instances and the cost for tap water is a fraction of a percent what bottled water costs you by volume. it's a rip off, especially if you're convinced you have to buy bottled water and don't see it as a convenience fee you're paying. that's a luxury. so anyone buying bottled water for the reasons you suggest are being ripped off. terribly.
> My response to such stupid assholes is that they should get real and understand reality itself-
okay, let's talk about reality.
> the reality is that it isn't practicality that thrives as a product like soda is.
i don't understand this sentence - not being rude, but it doesn't make sense - i think that you're saying there is no practical reason for soda to thrive, which i would agree with. but soda isn't about practicality. it's just a drink, like coffee or tea or anything else that isn't purely for sustaining life. i'm not sure what your problem is here, it's like you're suggesting no one should ever have candy and everyone should only ever eat vegetables. i would agree that drinking only soda would be a bad thing, but it's common sense that anything in excess is bad. sure, people over indulge, but people are free to make their own choices even if they aren't good choices by anyone's standards.
> Products don't try to convince you to buy them because they are practical. They tell you to buy them because without them you would be shit.
well, i'm glad that you understand how advertising works and don't let it effect your decision making, but i think most people understand that drinking Coors Light isn't going to expand your social life with the ladies in and of itself. but i think most people understand what advertising is to the point that they aren't so easily sold to. there are quite a few smart consumers out there, so don't think that people only make choices because they are stupid. sometimes they make choices just because they want to. need has nothing to do with it.
> It's time we let water compete with soda as a product
it does. i can have it delivered to my home by water-bottle-salesman, or, i can buy an almost endless variety of name brand bottled water at the store. right next to the soda...
> because if we want people to drink less soda and more water, we must let water fight on the front itself, the mind of consuners.
well, it does. and it sells just fine. but dude, i can get water from the tap. so when i go to the store, i'm probably going to buy a coke or something because otherwise i wouldn't be at the store i'd be at the tap. so... you can't really even judge a person's water consumption by their soda intake alone. for all you know they drink more water than you do.
you sure do go on the strangest rants about the most arbitrary things.
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assORted !jJEom8Ii3E (OP) replied with this 9 years ago, 39 seconds later, 54 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #739,949
Pic I'm referring to.assORted !jJEom8Ii3E (OP) double-posted this 9 years ago, 9 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #739,952
@739,948 (squeegee)
Of course you aren't rude man.
you say that water bottles are a rip off because of tap water. I disagree with that, I think because water being the only thing delivered in this Way, you hold water to a unfair standard where it's unable to compete with other drinking businesses. In short, my point is that just any liquid that is delivered like tab water would not be able to compete with the liquid that isn't delivered through some old pipes that connects to your toilet eventually. My point is, because tab water is made economical, water itself is unable to compete against other drinks.
Of course you aren't rude man.
you say that water bottles are a rip off because of tap water. I disagree with that, I think because water being the only thing delivered in this Way, you hold water to a unfair standard where it's unable to compete with other drinking businesses. In short, my point is that just any liquid that is delivered like tab water would not be able to compete with the liquid that isn't delivered through some old pipes that connects to your toilet eventually. My point is, because tab water is made economical, water itself is unable to compete against other drinks.
ka joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 16 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #739,958
a guy gave me free water bottle
"I'm here to hydrate you" he said and then left abruptly
"I'm here to hydrate you" he said and then left abruptly
squeegee replied with this 9 years ago, 3 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #739,961
@739,952 (assORted !jJEom8Ii3E)
well, but it's not made economical. it just is economical. it's, like, all over the ground. falls out of the sky. practically free. what you're paying for with tap water is the filtration before it goes into the municipal supply and upkeep on the infrastructure. and it's clean, this is something you can actually test. get a clean water test kit and see for yourself. there's no reason to even mention toilets when talking about drinking water because the drain and the plumbing feeding the reservoir are separated and built specifically to be compartmentalized and separate.
and other drinks, like soda, are highly processed. there's expense in the syrups, and there's expense in the bottling. bottling is the more expensive part, tbh, which is why a 16oz bottle of water at the corner store costs as much as a 16oz bottle of soda. sure, there are discount brands, but the soda will always have slightly more cost involved. selling water is more profitable than selling coke. hands down. but since, like you say it comes out of the tap for practically free, they can't sell it in the same volume as they can cokes which doesn't rain for free from the sky.
water should always be practically free. we require it to live. i guess you're suggesting that we get rid of plumbing fresh water into homes so water can compete with coke in volume sales? that's absurd. if i had to buy bottles of water for ALL my drinking water then the costs would be outrageous. i cook with tap water. there is NO reality in which water should sell for the same cost as soda and also at the same volume as soda.
and like i said, you have no idea how much water people drink from the tap, and you're suggesting that bottled water sales vs soda sales proves to you that people are being tricked into buying soda instead of drinking water - which is pretty outrageous. you have no idea how much tap water makes up for people's consumption.
water is not "in competition" with soda in the same way that Coke Co. is in competition with Pepsi Co. "water" is not a "brand" and doesn't need advertising. specific bottled water companies may advertise their product, but they aren't advertising for water in general anymore than coke advertises for soda in general. just choose to drink water if you want. tap water, bottled water, drink whatever you prefer. but don't get all pissy that people make a choice to drink a soda, there's nothing nefarious about it and i'm not sure exactly what it is you're promoting other than people making healthy choices. i DO agree with that, but i'm not sure what you're promoting when you talk about "unfair standards" and disparaging indoor plumbing and wanting water to sell like soda.
stop worrying so much about the choices other people make and just try to make good choices for yourself. you'll be happier
well, but it's not made economical. it just is economical. it's, like, all over the ground. falls out of the sky. practically free. what you're paying for with tap water is the filtration before it goes into the municipal supply and upkeep on the infrastructure. and it's clean, this is something you can actually test. get a clean water test kit and see for yourself. there's no reason to even mention toilets when talking about drinking water because the drain and the plumbing feeding the reservoir are separated and built specifically to be compartmentalized and separate.
and other drinks, like soda, are highly processed. there's expense in the syrups, and there's expense in the bottling. bottling is the more expensive part, tbh, which is why a 16oz bottle of water at the corner store costs as much as a 16oz bottle of soda. sure, there are discount brands, but the soda will always have slightly more cost involved. selling water is more profitable than selling coke. hands down. but since, like you say it comes out of the tap for practically free, they can't sell it in the same volume as they can cokes which doesn't rain for free from the sky.
water should always be practically free. we require it to live. i guess you're suggesting that we get rid of plumbing fresh water into homes so water can compete with coke in volume sales? that's absurd. if i had to buy bottles of water for ALL my drinking water then the costs would be outrageous. i cook with tap water. there is NO reality in which water should sell for the same cost as soda and also at the same volume as soda.
and like i said, you have no idea how much water people drink from the tap, and you're suggesting that bottled water sales vs soda sales proves to you that people are being tricked into buying soda instead of drinking water - which is pretty outrageous. you have no idea how much tap water makes up for people's consumption.
water is not "in competition" with soda in the same way that Coke Co. is in competition with Pepsi Co. "water" is not a "brand" and doesn't need advertising. specific bottled water companies may advertise their product, but they aren't advertising for water in general anymore than coke advertises for soda in general. just choose to drink water if you want. tap water, bottled water, drink whatever you prefer. but don't get all pissy that people make a choice to drink a soda, there's nothing nefarious about it and i'm not sure exactly what it is you're promoting other than people making healthy choices. i DO agree with that, but i'm not sure what you're promoting when you talk about "unfair standards" and disparaging indoor plumbing and wanting water to sell like soda.
stop worrying so much about the choices other people make and just try to make good choices for yourself. you'll be happier
assORted !jJEom8Ii3E (OP) replied with this 9 years ago, 4 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #739,962
@previous (squeegee)
Don't take this the wrong way but I'm on so many things right now, i am sorry, I'll keep my point shorte.
Don't take this the wrong way but I'm on so many things right now, i am sorry, I'll keep my point shorte.
ka replied with this 9 years ago, 5 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #739,965
@739,961 (squeegee)
you realize you're talking to Denmark guy right
@previous (assORted !jJEom8Ii3E)
you are just as bad off sober dont fool yourself
you realize you're talking to Denmark guy right
@previous (assORted !jJEom8Ii3E)
you are just as bad off sober dont fool yourself
assORted !jJEom8Ii3E (OP) replied with this 9 years ago, 5 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #739,968
@previous (ka)
Sorry intelligent man. Ka is it? I can see you are a man to respect and your opinions about me should matter.
Sorry intelligent man. Ka is it? I can see you are a man to respect and your opinions about me should matter.
ka replied with this 9 years ago, 4 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #739,970
@previous (assORted !jJEom8Ii3E)
you literally brush off every criticism of you posted on the board, regardless of whether or not it's valid or posited by a 'respectable' poster. what happened to you quitting the board and smoking and drinking
you literally brush off every criticism of you posted on the board, regardless of whether or not it's valid or posited by a 'respectable' poster. what happened to you quitting the board and smoking and drinking
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assORted !jJEom8Ii3E (OP) replied with this 9 years ago, 3 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #739,972
@previous (ka)
I don't brush it off, i really do take you guys seriously. Even anons who just hang around a bitch all day.
As to my plans? Well it's obvious to anyone with a half of brain that plans end upmore complicated.
I don't brush it off, i really do take you guys seriously. Even anons who just hang around a bitch all day.
As to my plans? Well it's obvious to anyone with a half of brain that plans end upmore complicated.
Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 2 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #739,974
Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 1 hour later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #739,987
@739,972 (assORted !jJEom8Ii3E)
> As to my plans? Well it's obvious to anyone with a half of brain that plans end upmore complicated.
it was obvious to anyone with half a brain that you never had any intention of leaving
you are so damn ANNOYING stop posting
> As to my plans? Well it's obvious to anyone with a half of brain that plans end upmore complicated.
it was obvious to anyone with half a brain that you never had any intention of leaving
you are so damn ANNOYING stop posting
Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 3 hours later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #740,044
Bottled water is good for your emergency storage. It's generally aseptically filled and has a good shelf life because of low microbe counts. If you fill your used bottle with tap water it won't last very long. You can't store water by just filling up containers because it is the cradle of life and microbes will grow and spoil the water, like all stagnant water. Also if you buy water that is exported from the other hemisphere, it has travelled through quite extreme conditions as it crosses the equator and that acts as a microbial incubator. So if the water is good after that trip you can be sure it is okay for reasonably long storage.
Green !BEERiVqJJw joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 43 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #740,048
Tasteless and boring.
Anonymous J joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 10 hours later, 18 hours after the original post[^] [v] #740,142
I get it, and it seems pretty deep. But then again, I am extremely high.