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former9thward

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47. Yes, you are correct.

Reply to Major Nikon (Reply #45)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 02:41 AM

Mar 2015

And buy bottled if that is your concern. Where I live the water is fine out of the tap for my tastes.

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Passengers gouged on airport water? Yes, charge legal papers [View all] Judi Lynn Mar 2015 OP

If more people than not would pay $20 a bottle, that is what they would charge NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #1

No, it's not capitalism because there is no competition. People can't bring in water pnwmom Mar 2015 #3

Drinking fountains? Travis_0004 Mar 2015 #12

I'm sure they'll remove the drinking fountains --- erronis Mar 2015 #17

I've a couple vapur collapsible water bottles I travel with to fill at fountains. uppityperson Mar 2015 #14

Yep. I carry a canteen. jberryhill Mar 2015 #22

Split the difference by calling it what it is: christx30 Mar 2015 #16

Let's face it, BUYING a bottle of water at the airport is dumb skepticscott Mar 2015 #8

Rental car insurance is the biggest scam for travelers IMHO. yourout Mar 2015 #2

That's a good reason not to rent from Dollar. Other rental agencies will accept your insurance. n/t pnwmom Mar 2015 #4

Argh. Thanks for the info. n/t Judi Lynn Mar 2015 #5

Are you under 25? jberryhill Mar 2015 #7

Nope....I'm 52 yourout Mar 2015 #18

Damn jberryhill Mar 2015 #21

That Car Would Be Returned With Severe Abuse! Stainless Mar 2015 #15

All bottled water is over priced. That's why they're in that business. bloomington-lib Mar 2015 #6

If people saw direct comparisons skepticscott Mar 2015 #9

They are in that business because of demand. former9thward Mar 2015 #11

Tap water is not the same everywhere Art_from_Ark Mar 2015 #23

Tap water is safe to drink everywhere in the U.S. former9thward Mar 2015 #25

I'm surprised no one has called you a shill for Big Fluoride jberryhill Mar 2015 #28

For me, the issue is not the safety but the taste. candelista Mar 2015 #33

Carbon filtration need not be expensive Major Nikon Mar 2015 #46

So would you rather drink tap water that tastes like crap Art_from_Ark Mar 2015 #38

Then don't drink it. former9thward Mar 2015 #39

I try not to drink it Art_from_Ark Mar 2015 #40

Every ad I have ever seen for filtration devices former9thward Mar 2015 #41

Confusing "imply" and "infer" can be convenient when one has little more than anecdotal evidence. LanternWaste Mar 2015 #42

Are you saying health departments in all U.S. cities are in a massive conspiracy? former9thward Mar 2015 #44

Safe =/ tastes good Major Nikon Mar 2015 #45

Yes, you are correct. former9thward Mar 2015 #47

A simple carbon water filter is far cheaper in the long run Major Nikon Mar 2015 #48

Yes, but I would rather have the minerals that make the water hard. former9thward Mar 2015 #49

A simple carbon filter doesn't change water hardness to any large degree if at all Major Nikon Mar 2015 #50

That is a shame, but it's to be expected Politicalboi Mar 2015 #10

I bet movie theater soda has an even higher profit margin, Nye Bevan Mar 2015 #13

Try sports arenas. Archae Mar 2015 #20

Just wait until the air on the plane requires a pre-payment erronis Mar 2015 #19

I can testify to that. I can't bring in my own bottle of water, it gets thrown away before my eyes Hekate Mar 2015 #24

Bring an empty bottle. former9thward Mar 2015 #26

I don't get why people feel the need to buy SheilaT Mar 2015 #27

I buy a bottle of water christx30 Mar 2015 #29

But why even buy that first one? SheilaT Mar 2015 #30

Because I never remember when I'm at the store. christx30 Mar 2015 #31

So you inhabit a place where there are no sources of running water at all? SheilaT Mar 2015 #34

I suggest wheniwasincongress Mar 2015 #32

For me it's the taste. Jim Lane Mar 2015 #37

Hudson Group is price fixing and that shouldn't be allowed. Gormy Cuss Mar 2015 #35

The rent for those kiosks in airports is outrageous from what I hear TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2015 #36

passengers get gouged on everything at the airport. even currency exchange nt geek tragedy Mar 2015 #43

Simple answer...don't buy water brooklynite Mar 2015 #51