Bee B. Sharper on the Price of Bottled Water

Pure Water Gazette Numerical Wizard B. Bee Sharper Fills in the Blanks That Harper’s Misses

Daily cost of the often recommended 8 glasses of water per day if consumed as tap water–$0.00135.

Yearly cost of the often recommended 8 glasses of water per day if consumed as tap water–$0.49.

Yearly cost of the often recommended 8 glasses of water per day if consumed as bottled water–$1400.

Factor by which the cost of bottled water exceeds the cost of tap water–2900 to 1.

Yearly cost of tap water processed by a Pure Water Products Model 77 countertop water filter  (first year)–$77.49.

Yearly cost of tap water processed by a Pure Water Products Model 77 countertop water filter (subsequent years)–$21.49.

New York Times on Bottled Water Cost

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