AN EDINBURGH entrepreneur is trying to make some extra Christmas cash by flogging an old glass Irn Bru bottle filled with “water of Leith” on Ebay for £75.
The crafty capital salesman tells prospective buyers that the “crisp refreshing natural water” is “completely raw and unpasteurised”.
Though the picture of brown water in a "found" bottle used on the listing isn’t the most attractive, it’s almost certainly, as seller Jonb09 claims, just as “nature intended”.
In the (hopefully tongue in cheek) description, he writes: “We are all worried about the water that comes from the tap. Who knows what is in it? Tap water has probably been linked to lots of problems in in-vitro studies, and possibly in rodents. It might have flouride in it, and all sorts of other things that you might not want. Feel better this year.
"Try some natural unpasteurised water, full of all the microorganisms that nature intended for the water to have in it.”
The seller says the water comes in a “a 750ml 'found art' glass bottle, originally manufactured in Scotland".
It’s not entirely clear how fresh the water is. Incredibly, it looks as if the listing has been up in some form since 5 January 2018.
However, potential purchases can rest assured that Jonb09 is a reliable salesman, with 100% positive feedback.
Though - not that we want to stymie a sale - it's worth pointing out that Scottish tap water has not been linked to any problems. And there's no flouride in it.
Most homes in Scotland are on the public water supply and receive their very safe, very clean, drinking water from Scottish Water.
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