All water companies practice the most cost-effective and safest way to repair their bottles.
Water companies rarely break their own bottles but 99 percent of the time they receive damaged ones by getting it from a regular or new customer.
Sometimes, a new customer would buy water and surrender a cracked one, sometimes on purpose to get a better one.
Even a store clerk or delivery man won’t even notice it because they don’t have the time to examine it.
How much does a new five-gallon water bottle costs? Nearly $10.
If Diamond water was to purchase new bottles for the sake of your concern, do you think they can afford it?
Do you think other water companies, especially water giant Saipan Ice, can afford it?
If I was to sell 1,000 bottles of water in a day and receive back 999 empty broken ones and purchase new ones, then believe me I am out of business on the very first day.
I think the chances of getting poisoned by a patched-up water bottle is slim to none.
It’s no different if you were to drink kool-aid from a styrofoam cup or eating fritada on a styrofoam plate every now and then, which is not recommended by U.S. health officials.
This patch-work concern of yours is a 20-year-old concern. It’s been around for years. Why now? In closing, I think it’s time for you to get a water purifier and install it yourself or buy yourself a couple of five-gallon bottles at $8-$10 each and refill them at your nearest mom and pop store.
If that doesn’t work, then quench you thirst from the drum can out back. Thanks for your time.
VINCE G. CABRERA
Chalan Piao, Saipan
