by shriff14

Representatives of the Tirolean Tourism Board in Austria are whipping up the rumour that London tap water has passed through an average of eight people before you drink it to launch the promotion of pure Tirolean bottled water in London. A spokesperson from the Tirol is quoted as “Iwondering what London’s fish swim in?” The Austrians will be handing out 25,000 bottles of water between the 27 – 30 May at Canary Wharf and Liverpool St stations and there will also be a prize draw to win a short break in the Oetz Valley in the Tirol.

I don’t like negative advertising, Of course there are a lot of negative points about bottled water anyway such as pollution caused by the manufacture and transportation of the bottles. How will you react if you’re offered the free bottled water? Ask them how they transported the 250,00 bottles from the Tirol to London, tell them you’re quite happy with your tap water or happily grab the freebie?

Tap water has beaten the majority of bottled waters in recent blind tests. There is a campaign running to encourage restaurants to offer their customers free tap water as a matter of course. I think that’s a great initiative. I noticed that in restaurants in France there’s always a jug of tap water on the table.

What’s your opinion? Next we’ll be sold pure bottled air because the air we breathe has passed through other humans. Could bottled air be a profitable new chargeable item for Ryanair?