Rene-3/1/09-Tap’dNY

When we arrived at the building where “the magic” of tap’d is held, up the stairs and into the small studio, I felt like a business woman. Especially when Nile, Malcolm, Thomas and I were ushered into the conference room, with an oval black table and 6 matching wheely chairs. We got a chance to sit and speak with Craig the creator of tap’d. We spoke about our project, the idea behind tap’dNY, where its being sold, and how we could be of help to Craig over the next few weeks. We decided another 2 visits, one to see the factory where the water is bottled, and another to visit a few places where tap’dNY is starting to be sold. What I found interesting was their plan, being a small company that promotes drinking local tap water instead of imported water from Figi or Glaciers who knows where. Craig would love to see his company expanding to cities and towns all over the world, using the local tap water from that place i.e. tap’dSan Francisco or tap’dLas Vegas. I’d like to remember all the facts Craig had about how bad it is to drink overpriced water that is responsible in a large part for destroying our environment. One, for example, is “If you were to travel to Fiji, it is advised not to drink the local water there.”  Why would we have their water shipped here, costing fuel  and pollution, bottled in plastic bottles that will go into landfills when we have some of the world’s best drinking water (said by testing and world-wide standards) right here in NYC?