Nestle may have been bottling swedish tap water and seling it in the Us under the Dasani brand name for $5 a bottle :)
On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 10:23 AM, Benjamin Tayehanpour < [email protected]> wrote: > Ah, oh. Well. Swedish tap water is actually cleaner and more balanced in > minerals than Evian and whatever the other famous brands are called, so the > problem is utterly alien to me :) > > > On 15 January 2013 16:18, sanga collins <[email protected]> wrote: > >> From what I gather the water was not from the coldest spring on the >> highest mountain peak, but instead it was filtered tap water 're-branded' >> for general public consumption. :) >> >> >> On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 9:56 AM, Benjamin Tayehanpour < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> How do you fake bottled water? If it's water and it's put on a bottle, >>> it's bottled water. So unless they were trying to sell vodka as water or >>> something...? >>> >>> >>> On 15 January 2013 15:04, sanga collins <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> LOL, I wonder how the IT industry in owino is doing these days? :) >>>> >>>> Jokes aside though. My guess is the litigation culture in the us forces >>>> suppliers to limit the false advertizing and deceptive practices to a >>>> minimum. I think a funny recent one was Nestle getting sued for 'fake >>>> bottled water' >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 7:57 AM, [email protected] < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Well, it all depends on what you are buying and your definition of >>>>> "100% functionality". Here in Europe, you won't even know exactly what you >>>>> are getting (as in actual manufacturer and chipset) until you have bought >>>>> the poxy thing! In the thrift stores and flea markets of Uganda you at >>>>> least have the opportunity to try stuff out before you buy it. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> sanga collins <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> It still amazes me that this is an issue at all. I truly take for >>>>>> granted walking into a store (or surfing) and buying something expecting >>>>>> 100% functionality. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tuesday, January 15, 2013, [email protected] wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Ooh, ouch. Well, couldn't you demand that a test be undertaken >>>>>>> in-store? Bring at least three Ethernet devices to check latency and >>>>>>> that >>>>>>> it's a switch and not a hub. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Simon Vass <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Well, not so much that you fake a switch, but that several brand >>>>>>>> new 'DLink' switches are taking between 20-400ms to traverse packets >>>>>>>> between two rooms. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 15 January 2013 13:11, [email protected] < >>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I'm curious. 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