Water as liquid gold

I absolutely loved “Water, Water Everywhere but Not a Drop Free” (Oct. 1). I am a CPA with clients in the restaurant industry and I have long known about the gargantuan markup on water. Many years ago, I asked a client why he stayed open at lunch, and he said because of the markup he made on bottled water!

Barbara Ann Barschak

West Los Angeles

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While dining at Campanile, my host ordered his favorite English bottled water (as if anything English is really good) and I got a good giggle when I saw the foil-stamped label’s motto: “Digustubus non est disputatum” -- which I was taught meant, “There’s no accounting for taste.”

Melinda Wells

Los Angeles

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I never order bottled water. When asked what my choice of bottled water will be, I smile and say that I will have whatever the chef uses in the kitchen for cooking, and what might that be?

Angelo Laiacona

Los Angeles