Originally Posted by
GUWonder
And what is potable drinking water from the tap for many and consumed by many without issue may not be without risk of disturbing the stomachs of many others.
The bottles of water would probably be used less by hotel guests if the glasses in the hotel rooms were more certainly known to be clean. But given the cost-cutting goals involving hotel housekeeping service, my bet is that the glasses are host to more pathogens than if housekeeping services weren’t so squeezed in the interest of cost-cutting goals.
Talk about a one-trick-pony. Your posts have one theme and one theme only: cost cuts are screwing everyone over. There's another phrase for "cost cutting" and it's called "efficiency gaining." Efficiency gaining is what enables us to fly around the world for a tiny fraction of what it once cost, it has allowed virtually everyone to afford a smart phone, made it possible to offer free overnight delivery, and has allowed people to (in many cases) live better. Cost cutting does NOT always mean screwing over people: cutting wages, demanding more work, or in your (latest) example: leaving contaminated glassware in rooms.
Finally, municipal water in virtually **every** major metropolitan area in the USA, Canada, and Europe is perfectly safe. Yes, there have been some well-publicized issues (Flint) but beyond that, there are no issues with the water that will cause stomach problems in an average human. So please, stop spreading rumors and false information. Fun fact: most bottled water comes straight out of the municipal tap! Here in Texas, a major source of bottled water comes from lovely Pasadena: a community known for it's oil refineries and chemical plants. IF there is ONE place where I'd prefer to not drink the municipal water, it's probably Pasadena.... yet millions drink bottled water that originated from there.