Delhi Belly
Oct 21, 2006 | 4:27 am
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Originally Posted by MilesAndMore
Always buy bottled water from reputable establishments. I believe there is a lot of re-bottling going on, so just because its bottled does not mean its safe!
I was in the BOM domestic terminal yesterday and saw an Indian guy filling water bottles from the tap in the mens room.
Oct 21, 2006 | 4:52 am
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Originally Posted by boondoggie
Always make sure that the seal is intact on a bottle of water. And insist upon opening it yourself, and send it back if it's not sealed. I've seen waiters make the "crack" sound with their mouths while going through a production of cracking the seal on the bottle.
I was in the BOM domestic terminal yesterday and saw an Indian guy filling water bottles from the tap in the mens room.
I was in the BOM domestic terminal yesterday and saw an Indian guy filling water bottles from the tap in the mens room.
Oct 22, 2006 | 6:26 am
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Originally Posted by GUWonder
That's not always part of a scam -- at least not always at BOM or DEL -- for sometimes it's because local employees drink that water and have sent a person to refill their bottles.
Oct 22, 2006 | 6:32 am
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Originally Posted by etch5895
But if they are trying to sell it as unopened, pristine water than it is a scam.
.... or maybe someone has and we've just gotten lucky repeatedly.
Oct 22, 2006 | 7:15 am
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Originally Posted by GUWonder
Yes, that would be a scam ... and it does happen way too frequently outside of airports and good establishments. However, the bottles of water sold airside at airports and given in the lounges rarely have plastic seals on them and yet I've never been with someone who's gotten sick that way.
.... or maybe someone has and we've just gotten lucky repeatedly.
.... or maybe someone has and we've just gotten lucky repeatedly.
Caveat Emptor, I guess. Just another tip for things to watch for this December.
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Oct 22, 2006 | 9:10 am
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Originally Posted by etch5895
That's an interesting point. I've yet to see an unsealed bottle of water for sale (in the West), although I can see how it could happen elsewhere.
Caveat Emptor, I guess. Just another tip for things to watch for this December.
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Caveat Emptor, I guess. Just another tip for things to watch for this December.
Thanks
In India, other companies much more routinely have plastic wrap seals. I tend to get Himalaya-branded water there and that has plastic wrap seals.