Bottled Vs Tap Revised
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Tatiana Cinquino, Patrick Chuang, Maia Thomas,
Patricia Bodor, Kyrstin Ghezzo
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"In an effort to demystify people's perceptions about water, we wanted to know if they could even distinguish between bottled and tap water."
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"So we stopped several passers-by on a busy downtown street and asked them to sample bottled and tap water."
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"Without knowing which was which, they were asked to state their preference."
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"...So which is bottled water and which is tap?" Man replies, "I don't know."
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"Wow! This tastes really good! It's gotta be bottled"
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Girl drinks second cup of waterAnd says "This tastes good also"
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"Even children can't distinguish between bottled and tap water."
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The boy drinks first cup of water "I like this one. It tastes good."
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The boy drinks second cup of water ”And this one tastes good to. I Like them both the same.”
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"The taste doesn't differ much, yet the economics of bottled water is staggering."
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“The UN estimates that $100 billion is spent annually on bottled water worldwide.”
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"Over 90% of manufacturing costs are tied to the bottle, the lid, and the label."
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"Bottled water can cost $1 per gallon, while tap water costs pennies on the dollar."
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"Are consumers getting a splash for their buck?"
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Reporter is back on the streets. Through a street poll, health issues related to water are introduced. Reporter asks first person:
"What do you prefer, tap water or bottled?”
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First interviewee "I only drink tap." Positive tone
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Second interviewee "Tap is the way to go" persuasive tone
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"I always drink bottled water" Reporter then asks "Why?" Interviewee answers, "It's healthier" with a shrug
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"IS bottled water healthier?"
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“25 to 30 percent of water found in bottles comes from the municipal tap water systems."
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Bottled water isn’t required to be tested as frequently for bacteria and chemical contaminants as tap water.
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FDA bottled water rules allow for some contamination by E. coli or fecal coliform.
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"According to the Natural Resource Defence Coucil it is not required that bottled water be disinfected or tested for parasites such as cryptosporidium or giardia."
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"Tap water, on the other hand, can present risks for pregnant women, children, the elderly and those with a weakened immune system."
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"The contaminants found in tap water exist in such small concentrations that extremely large quantities must be ingested for anything to occur."
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Reporter concludes with final question, "So bottled or tap?"
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"If bottled water is not necessarily healthier than tap water, then why are we buying it?"
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So far, it seems that marketers have been successful in making us believe that bottled water is the better answer for cleansing our system.
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"Have they tricked us? The bottle water companies are banking on it."
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"Otherwise, we will realize that the only product we're springing our money on...
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“…is a bottle."