Green bandwagon: bottled organic water
There are some products that simply don't need to be labeled 'organic', but it seems there are actually people stupid enough out there to spend money on organic water. Which has got to be up there with 'instant powdered water ('just add h20!') in the daft product stakes...
The bottles have been spotted in American branches of Safeway, and is undoubtedly much pricier than the (equally pointless) regular bottled water sold alongside it. No word on whether the containers are biodegradable or eco-friendly in any way, but the makers were probably right to assume that anyone misguided enough to buy the water in the first place would overlook that detail.
The water joins these organic cigarettes in a growing list of 'unnecessary organics' appearing on the market at the moment. I'd argue that while the health benefits are obviously moot, growing tobacco organically has got to be an improvement on using pesticides to grow cancer-causing crops!
Seen any bizarre or unnecessary organics lately? Let us know!
This story, while amusing, is incorrect. There is no connection between the "O Water" brand and Safeway's O Organics brand. Please see the URL below for the blog confirming this (with links to the brand(s) in question).
http://www.ethicurean.com/2007/10/07/organic-water/
Posted by: Steph | November 28, 2007 10:55 PM