Considering that it begins with drilling thousands of feet under the ground or ocean, then is processed at multi-billion dollar refineries and finally delivered by massive pipelines and fleets of fuel trucks, it is interesting to note that bottled water can be more expensive per ounce than gasoline.
The first bottled water to prominently come out and start the trend was Evian. Think about it, read it backwards.
It’s an insult. I can imagine some multi-millionaire making a bet with another multi-millionaire that he/she could sell water to the public. Just like the pet rock craze which petered out very quickly, but the originator made a fortune, and bottled water actually became quite useful.
I buy only spring water. Deer park, less then $6 at the Costco for a case and a half.
Of the upscale designer high priced waters, Fuji is very good and Glacial is good. Almost as good as the natural spring water from a spring in Pennsylvania that I grew up near. It was always cold and sweet and crisp. Tasted like what you want water to taste like.
Interestingly, New York City has (or used to have) some of the best water that came out of a tap. NE water reservoirs are fenced off, closed to the public with no fishing, boating or swimming.