Everyone knows that tap water tastes horrible. That is, of course, unless all you drink is tap water and you get used to the taste. For everyone else, the choices are drinking bottled water or filtered water from your own water lines (or tap). Julie from Inspired Water sent me some links to a fairly new tap water filtration pitcher but before I mention any more about it, I'll let you in on some of my experience.
It may not be time to start hoarding grind coffee, instant coffee or coffee beans just yet. According to reports, however, a coffee scarcity is just beginning. Whenever something starts becoming scarce, prices go up. Have you noticed prices going up for coffee yet?
I don't know about you, but I am. One day I'll read a report on a coffee study that says coffee is bad for you. The next day I'll read a report that says coffee is good for you. One report will talk about the negative effects of caffeine. The next report will talk about the positive effects of caffeine. Are there really any coffee studies that provide a balanced view? Who pays for these studies? The latest study I read has a huge gaping hole in it.
Here's an interesting news piece I just came across. You can read my advice after skimming over the information:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 20, 2010
Release #10-238 Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 925-6278
Walmart Recalls General Electric® Coffee Makers Due to Fire Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
When I woke up this morning, I found an unusual e-mail message waiting for me. It announced that the Starbucks Headquarters had received a stealth makeover by Seattle's Best Coffee during a midnight operation. Obviously, this is nothing more than a publicity stunt since Starbucks owns Seattle's Best Coffee. What's really happening is that Seattle's Best Coffee is reinventing itself with new logos and product lines in order to better compete in the global market. Anyway, the video they put up on YouTube is interesting:
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