posted by Zach Patton
Fiji water, the schmancy bottled water that sells for like $9, is getting heat from Cleveland.
A recent ad campaign for the bottled water says: ""The label says Fiji because it's not bottled in Cleveland." It's running in national magazines, such as Esquire.
That angered Clevelanders, including public utilities director Julius Ciaccia, who decided to test the bottled water.
What did he find? Arsenic! Well, okay, a little arsenic: 6.31 micrograms of per liter. Cleveland's city water, Ciaccia points out, has none.
"Before you take a cheap shot at somebody, know what you're talking about," said Cleveland water commissioner J. Christopher Nielson.
True, true. Fiji should stick to what it knows: it's breathtakingly beautiful beaches, which anyone would have to admit are better than Cleveland's.
Photo via Flickr, from A&S.
"Fiji should stick to what it knows - "
A more appropriate sentence would be: "The 'Fiji Water Company' should stick to what it knows"
Fiji people in general don't really have any association with said company, aside from the shared name and a few donations from them for public appearance purposes.
Its a pity that the Brand copped so much flak, since that'll just end up giving Fiji a bad name...
Posted by: wilson | Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 12:04 AM