"Martin Brown" wrote in message ...

On 09/08/2012 07:57, Steve Firth wrote:
MM wrote:

On Wed, 8 Aug 2012 17:44:59 +0000 (UTC), Steve Firth
wrote:

"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:
In article
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NT wrote:
It always puzzles me that so many people pay totally OTT for various
branded low quality shampoos and conditioners rather than use
something decent for a fraction the price.

What I find strange is those obviously not flush with cash buying lots
of
bottled water.

When I have to live in London I buy lots of bottled water. Bought in
bulk
it can be as low as 19p for two litres and paying for (the right sort
of)
water is far better than drinking London tap water.

It probably IS tap water at that price.

Ah, Miserable Mother****er is an expert on everything, again.

There is nothing wrong with tapwater in this country. A shade too much
chlorine in it at the weekends when they double the dose that's all.

London water is pretty hard and bad for kettles, but ion exchange
filters are commonplace now so there is not problem fixing it.
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It's what you are used to. Having drunk almost nothing else for the first
20 years of my life I like it and dislike anything else.

The first time that I went to Manchester I couldn't believe what came out of
taps - I thought that the hotel had wrongly routed the water softener to the
drinking taps. Completely undrinkable (as it is in Birmingham)

tim