Why is bottled water so expensive?  I don’t know!  It needs to be to keep the economy going?  Nah.

I have seen bottled water costing as much $3.50 in vending machines.  What is this world coming to?
Its actually more expensive than a litre of fuel.

Do we really need expensive bottled water in Australia?  IMHO, NO! 
We are lucky here that our tap water is safe to drink.  That’s why we call it ‘drinking water’.

Why is that when we have safe drinking water and people are still forking that much for a bottle of water?
Maybe it’s perception that tap water is not safe and it has other impurities?
If you are paranoid about heavy metals in the tap water, add a charcoal filter to your tap.  That will get rid of those nasties and still leave fluoride in the water to slow down teeth decay.  However you still have to brush your teeth though.  ;-)

I will keep my $3.50 and get water from the tap or drinking fountain.
Thanks a lot!