Why did bottled water increase dramatically in price?

[skimread]

I usually buy 5L bottled water from Checkers

It is usually buy Thirsti which was around 19.99. Now suddenly this week it increased by 50% to 29.99.

Thirsti Natural Still Spring Water 5L

www.checkers.co.za

The whole Checkers is suddenly full of these 5L Thirsti bottles next to the fridges. I assume people not going to pay such an increase.

Aquille 5L which was 21.99 last week suddenly jumped to 28.99. Only a 32% increase but still a lot.

aQuellé Still Natural Spring Water Bottle 5L

www.checkers.co.za

Just checked Pick n Pay. Thirsti costs 20.99. Aquille is 26.99. Let's see if they increase their prices in the next week.

 

[Heisenborg]

Greed

 

[3WA]

This stuff falls out of the sky for free.

 

[bwana]

I take those 5l bottles to the water store and fill them for R5.

Suckers gonna suck.

 

[skimread]

I take those 5l bottles to the water store and fill them for R5.

Suckers gonna suck.

Those water stores. Where do they get the water from? From the tap or the ground?

 

[skimread]

This stuff falls out of the sky for free.

Hmm. Can be interpreted both ways

 

[IssiAmd]

Big part of the cost of bottled water is transport, the cost of which has increased dramatically of late.

The increases do seem excessive though.

Will be interesting to see where we go with oil now.

 

[bwana]

Those water stores. Where do they get the water from? From the tap or the ground?

It’s RO water so it really doesn’t matter where it comes from. It’s pure H2O.

 

[Polymathic]

This is why. Demand for bottle water is through the roof in KZN

 

[skimread]

Big part of the cost of bottled water is transport, the cost of which has increased dramatically of late.

The increases do seem excessive though.

Will be interesting to see where we go with oil now.

Thirsti is near Newcastle in KZN.
aQuellé is near Pietermaritizburg in KZN. The company is that German sex cult religious group where people work free

Maybe the cult members have gone on strike and the leadership now has to pay sex workers.

 

[skimread]

This is why. Demand for bottle water is through the roof in KZN

I know there are droughts in some parts of the Eastern Cape resulting in dry taps. That would shoot up demand.

 

[bwana]

I know there are droughts in some parts of the Eastern Cape resulting in dry taps. That would shoot up demand.

Yet here in the EC

 

[skimread]

Yet here in the EC

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What the f is wrong with checkers in Gauteng then? I think it must be a pricing mistake or you will get your price shock next week.

Or is it cheaper to drive downhill from KZN to the EC than to GP?

 

[RiaX]

Those water stores. Where do they get the water from? From the tap or the ground?

Checker has these taps now to fill

 

[Herr der Verboten]

I usually buy 5L bottled water from Checkers

It is usually buy Thirsti which was around 19.99. Now suddenly this week it increased by 50% to 29.99.

Thirsti Natural Still Spring Water 5L

www.checkers.co.za

The whole Checkers is suddenly full of these 5L Thirsti bottles next to the fridges. I assume people not going to pay such an increase.

Aquille 5L which was 21.99 last week suddenly jumped to 28.99. Only a 32% increase but still a lot.

aQuellé Still Natural Spring Water Bottle 5L

www.checkers.co.za

Just checked Pick n Pay. Thirsti costs 20.99. Aquille is 26.99. Let's see if they increase their prices in the next week.

"Siri, Why did bottled water increase dramatically in price___________________?"

 

[neoprema]

I usually buy 5L bottled water from Checkers

It is usually buy Thirsti which was around 19.99. Now suddenly this week it increased by 50% to 29.99.

Thirsti Natural Still Spring Water 5L

www.checkers.co.za

The whole Checkers is suddenly full of these 5L Thirsti bottles next to the fridges. I assume people not going to pay such an increase.

Aquille 5L which was 21.99 last week suddenly jumped to 28.99. Only a 32% increase but still a lot.

aQuellé Still Natural Spring Water Bottle 5L

www.checkers.co.za

Just checked Pick n Pay. Thirsti costs 20.99. Aquille is 26.99. Let's see if they increase their prices in the next week.

Having the same issue.

We only drink bottled water, I don't really trust what comes out of the taps for drinking all the time - although like the odd pill or something is fine. Anyway, we usually buy a few crates of Nestle 500ml 24-pack from Makro every month. They were up to R124 each last time. Now, Makro only has 250ml 24-packs and they're R141 each!

Something seems to be up in the bottled water industry.

 

[bwana]

Now, Makro only has 250ml 24-packs and they're R141 each!

That's only R23 a litre plus you get a nice collection of single use plastic bottles...

Something seems to be up in the bottled water industry.

Yeah, people are willing to buy it.

I feel bad now paying R1 a litre and using my own container.

 

[skimread]

Yet here in the EC

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Hmm. That is strange.
R19.99 in Eastern Cape
R19.99 in KZN
R22.99 in Western Cape.
R23.99 in Free State.
R29.99 in Gauteng.
R29.99 in North West.

 

[backstreetboy]

 

[Harmonic]

That's only R23 a litre plus you get a nice collection of single use plastic bottles...

Yeah, people are willing to buy it.

I feel bad now paying R1 a litre and using my own container.

R23 a litre is nuts