Comments on: thinking twice about that square bottle http://www.kimberlymichelle.com/2009/09/02/thinking-twice-about-that-square-bottle/ yearning to make every day extraordinary Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:28:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: kimberly michelle http://www.kimberlymichelle.com/2009/09/02/thinking-twice-about-that-square-bottle/#comment-9192 kimberly michelle Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:58:23 +0000 http://www.kimberlymichelle.com/2009/09/02/thinking-twice-about-that-square-bottle/#comment-9192 Imported from China then to Fiji and back here.... no thanks :) Imported from China then to Fiji and back here…. no thanks :)

]]> By: Janet http://www.kimberlymichelle.com/2009/09/02/thinking-twice-about-that-square-bottle/#comment-9149 Janet Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:18:33 +0000 http://www.kimberlymichelle.com/2009/09/02/thinking-twice-about-that-square-bottle/#comment-9149 I'm so happy to read this. I hate Fiji water. I can't believe I used to buy this in college, too, because the bottle was pretty. DUDE. We don't need water imported from Fiji, in a plastic bottle. We have water we can drink from HERE. I know we're lucky to live in a place where we can drink from the tap, but even those who can't drink tap don't need imported water in a plastic bottle. No way. I’m so happy to read this. I hate Fiji water. I can’t believe I used to buy this in college, too, because the bottle was pretty. DUDE. We don’t need water imported from Fiji, in a plastic bottle. We have water we can drink from HERE. I know we’re lucky to live in a place where we can drink from the tap, but even those who can’t drink tap don’t need imported water in a plastic bottle. No way.

]]> By: fiji-water http://www.kimberlymichelle.com/2009/09/02/thinking-twice-about-that-square-bottle/#comment-9118 fiji-water Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:54:36 +0000 http://www.kimberlymichelle.com/2009/09/02/thinking-twice-about-that-square-bottle/#comment-9118 As President of FIJI Water, I encourage readers to read our response to the article, which we have posted on our blog: http://blog.fijigreen.com/2009/08/fiji-water-responds-to-mother-jones-article/ I also encourage readers to post any questions they might have on our blog, where all reasonable queries will be responded to by employee representatives. We strongly disagree with the author’s premise that because we are in business in Fiji that somehow legitimizes a military dictatorship. We bought FIJI Water in November 2004, when Fiji was governed by a democratically elected government. FIJI Water does not nor will ever actively support the government of the day. The government does not speak for us and we cannot and will not speak for the government. What we can do is try to help the socio-economic development of Fiji as much as we can by running a world-class company that provides much-needed jobs, health care, education, and clean drinking water to the people who live in the villages surrounding our company and the greater community of Fiji. John Cochran President, FIJI Water As President of FIJI Water, I encourage readers to read our response to the article, which we have posted on our blog: http://blog.fijigreen.com/2009/08/fiji-water-responds-to-mother-jones-article/ I also encourage readers to post any questions they might have on our blog, where all reasonable queries will be responded to by employee representatives.

We strongly disagree with the author’s premise that because we are in business in Fiji that somehow legitimizes a military dictatorship. We bought FIJI Water in November 2004, when Fiji was governed by a democratically elected government. FIJI Water does not nor will ever actively support the government of the day. The government does not speak for us and we cannot and will not speak for the government. What we can do is try to help the socio-economic development of Fiji as much as we can by running a world-class company that provides much-needed jobs, health care, education, and clean drinking water to the people who live in the villages surrounding our company and the greater community of Fiji.

John Cochran
President, FIJI Water

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