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Default Bottled Water Sales Slump

Mark Thorson wrote:
> Some luxuries are easy to forego in a recession.
>
> http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ed...feels_squeeze/
>
> I, however, will continue to breathe only bottled air,
> imported from Switzerland. In fact, I'll open up
> another bottle right now. Fssst! Ah!!!


I could never figure it out. We have some of the best water in the US
here because it comes from spring fed mountain reservoirs but you will
see people with 4 cases of bottled water in their shopping carts. What a
testament to the power of marketing to people with more money than brains.