Comments on: Kicking the Bottled Water Habbit http://www.twistoflime.biz/marketgreener/green-your-workplace/kicking-the-bottled-water-habit/ Marketing & Content Services Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:21:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: The Facts About Bottled Water By OnlineEducation.net | Twist of Lime http://www.twistoflime.biz/marketgreener/green-your-workplace/kicking-the-bottled-water-habit/comment-page-1/#comment-133 The Facts About Bottled Water By OnlineEducation.net | Twist of Lime Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:54:37 +0000 http://marketgreener.com/blog/2007/10/24/get-rid-of-the-bottled-water/#comment-133 [...] wrote about bottled water early on in this blog. I hate it. Hate the bottles mostly, but the whole concept in a country that has the safest [...] [...] wrote about bottled water early on in this blog. I hate it. Hate the bottles mostly, but the whole concept in a country that has the safest [...]

]]> By: chris http://www.twistoflime.biz/marketgreener/green-your-workplace/kicking-the-bottled-water-habit/comment-page-1/#comment-5 chris Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:21:06 +0000 http://marketgreener.com/blog/2007/10/24/get-rid-of-the-bottled-water/#comment-5 Keith, Thanks for the kudos and for taking the time to check out MarketGreener. You are officially the first commenter on the site! Sorry, no prizes this time. Two answers to your one question: We have both a microwave and a stove here at Circumerro, so there was already redundancy in the system even without the water dispenser. In addition, we bucked up for a commercial coffee maker that also has a hot water tap on it. Now three ways! But there was a bit of a trade-off: we got rid of the constantly-heating water dispenser and replaced it with a constantly heating coffee maker. But I think we came out ahead since the coffee sits in an insulated urn and we were able to do away with the old coffee maker that was left on half the day. As for my previous question to you regarding the best way to heat water, I checked out the link you provided, shared it with Miga, and she made the choice to go with the electric kettle. Just so happens, my mom had a nice one she wasn't using and gave it to us. This has been a very positive experience: we didn't have to buy a new one, it looks good in the kitchen, it heats water very fast (and as you pointed out, it heats only the water), and it turns itself off once the water has boiled. No more waking the kids with the whistle in the morning and at nap-times and no more replacing burned out kettles when Miga forgets about it! Hope that helps you out. Cheers, Chris Keith,

Thanks for the kudos and for taking the time to check out MarketGreener. You are officially the first commenter on the site! Sorry, no prizes this time.

Two answers to your one question:

We have both a microwave and a stove here at Circumerro, so there was already redundancy in the system even without the water dispenser. In addition, we bucked up for a commercial coffee maker that also has a hot water tap on it. Now three ways! But there was a bit of a trade-off: we got rid of the constantly-heating water dispenser and replaced it with a constantly heating coffee maker. But I think we came out ahead since the coffee sits in an insulated urn and we were able to do away with the old coffee maker that was left on half the day.

As for my previous question to you regarding the best way to heat water, I checked out the link you provided, shared it with Miga, and she made the choice to go with the electric kettle.

Just so happens, my mom had a nice one she wasn’t using and gave it to us. This has been a very positive experience: we didn’t have to buy a new one, it looks good in the kitchen, it heats water very fast (and as you pointed out, it heats only the water), and it turns itself off once the water has boiled. No more waking the kids with the whistle in the morning and at nap-times and no more replacing burned out kettles when Miga forgets about it!

Hope that helps you out.

Cheers,

Chris

]]> By: Keith http://www.twistoflime.biz/marketgreener/green-your-workplace/kicking-the-bottled-water-habit/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Keith Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:41:54 +0000 http://marketgreener.com/blog/2007/10/24/get-rid-of-the-bottled-water/#comment-4 Chris, Congratulations on two fronts: 1) getting MarketGreener up and running and, 2) getting rid of all those pesky plastic bottles at Circumerro! One question: how do the tea drinkers in your office heat the water for their tea now? As I recall, you once asked me about the most efficient way to heat water (microwave, teapot on the gas stove or an electric tea kettle) and I didn't have an answer for you. I still don't know the answer, so I'm still using the microwave. Old habits die hard. I'll make a switch if you've got a recommendation. Chris,

Congratulations on two fronts: 1) getting MarketGreener up and running and, 2) getting rid of all those pesky plastic bottles at Circumerro!

One question: how do the tea drinkers in your office heat the water for their tea now? As I recall, you once asked me about the most efficient way to heat water (microwave, teapot on the gas stove or an electric tea kettle) and I didn’t have an answer for you. I still don’t know the answer, so I’m still using the microwave.

Old habits die hard. I’ll make a switch if you’ve got a recommendation.

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