There is an interesting article on a developing obsession with water in the Western world (https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/oct/06/liquid-assets-how-business-bottled-water-went-mad). This reveals that waters can cost up to £30 per bottle and can be a) totally deionized (I would think this rather tasteless), b) full of added (by hand or from rocks) specific chemicals; c) taken from inside coconuts (make your own hole); d) be by-products of maple syrup manufacture; e) be squeezed from melons; f) have factors claimed to cure cellulitis or g) have a formulation apparently making hydration more efficient (drink a bit more of the cheaper stuff?). Apparently, the best water is obtained from snared icebergs allowed to thaw at room temperature (application of heat reportedly spoils the product). IT'S WATER, FOR GOODNESS SAKE! We need clean and uncontaminated supplies (not something that everyone on this planet gets) but water is water (taste variations are down to mineral or gas content). There seems to be lots of wastage involved in bottling (in glass or plastic) the material, advertising it and putting fancy labels on it. There seems to be something a bit obscene going on here.
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