The Bottled Water Dilemma and Smart Water
My husband and I try to be as socially responsible and green as possible. We recycle EVERYTHING. We take our shopping bags with us to the grocery and we are working hard at using refillable polycarbonate water bottles instead of purchasing bottled water.
Our local Tulsa recycling guru, Michael Patton, aka “Recycle Michael” explains that on top of the many obvious reasons not to purchase bottled water (such as not knowing how long or where it is stored), we should be concerned about additional costs that deplete natural resources. So, if you’re buying bottled water from Fuji, we are using fuel to TRANSPORT that water from Fuji – not a socially-responsible thing to do.
We just took a trip to visit my Dad and his wife, so we responsibly loaded our car with reusable water bottles and a gallon of water. However, we left the gallon of water in the car and were unable to drink it on the way home, as the water was frozen.
I drink a LOT of water. So, at our first pit-stop on our return trip, dear husband went into the convenience store to purchase bottled water and he returned with two 1-liter bottles of Glaceau Smart Water. I laughed and thanked him for not purchasing “dumb water” for me.
Turns out this water is vapor distilled water plus electrolytes. I went to their web site for more information (most of the print on the bottle is too small for me to read) and found more scientific information about this water than I could absorb (pun intended). Their slogan is “purity you can taste – hydration you can feel.”
It is a pretty cool looking bottle. And I can read on the bottle where it says, “enjoy the inside, recycle the outside.”
The Bottled Water Dilemma and Smart Water
If you want to try to figure out all the scientific information provided, go for it. I’m returning to my purified tap water, thank you. But, if you’re stuck on the road with frozen water and forced to purchase bottled water, go for the “smart water.” Somebody needs to pay for this really awesome marketing!
And, darned if I can locate on the bottle WHERE this water is manufactured, but I did notice that it has printing on the INSIDE of the bottle. It says, “spring water is for swimming, smart water is for drinking.” Hopefully it’s made in Canada and not shipped all the way from France! For more information about this product, check out their web site or call 1-877-GLACEAU.
Lori Cain is a residential Realtor with Chinowth & Cohen Realtors serving the greater Tulsa Oklahoma area, including midtown Tulsa, Owasso, Broken Arrow, Bixby, Sand Springs and Jenks. Please visit Lori’s web site, LoriCain.com or call 918-852-5036.
