How is price of 3rd world water worked out against my 29 pounds a week ?

Question

example: y i am charged so much when volvic r giving away 10 litres for every litre we buy from them

Answer 1

For a start it depends where you mean by the third world, sadly in many countries there is still not nationwide access to 'potable' (drinking quality) water either bottled, piped or from wells etc.

The net result of which can be death from unsafe sources prone to contaminiation from ground leached heavy metals or other manmade toxins; playing the equivalent of Russian roulette every time you have a drink seems a much higher price than 29 pounds per week.

Whilst your water does seem to cost a lot the price reflects the energy used in treatment and pumping and the other processes that make it safe, you life is of course worth that.

If your on metered supply perhaps you could take some simple fairly cost effective steps to reduce the amounts used, such as:-

1.  buying and fitting aerated flow taps and shower heads (power showers use equivalent water to most baths so get it replaced if you have one)

2. Putting a cistern reducer in your loo and not flushing every time, sounds gross but actually if you stick to the "if its yellow let it mellow if its brown flush it down rule" and use a good loo freshner it works.

3. Dont leave the tap running when tooth brushing just run 1/3rd of a glass of water before hand.

4. Try to reduce the number of times you use the washing machine each week and run on a quick cycle.

5. If you have space put in some rain water collection buts and use this for car washing as well as garden use.

And finally if you've a bit more dosh to throw at the issue look at investing in some more high tech water savings devices from somebody like the green building store.

As for volvic well what can I say I'm glad I don't have to rely on bottled water they can give away the lot for free as far as I'm concerned.

Answer 2

It's usually valued in local currency.  Unfortunately the water sources are rarely as reliable as the ones in the industrialized nations.  They have less infrastructure costs (which is what your 29 pound a week largely goes for).  They don't get a safe product though.  The lesson is we get what we pay for.

Answer 3

errr you spend 29 quid a week on water???

bonkers!