"The Bottle of Water" is the sixth instalment of the blog The Last Word, authored by Will Rothers (better known as Big Brother, the former webmaster of The Residents' official website). It was published between May and June 2008.
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The Bottle of Water[]
I had just done my bargain shopping at Costco and was feeling a bit of a dry mouth from some free sample of synthetic ravioli they were pushing. As I cleared the checkout I noted a big drink dispensing machine containing plastic bottles of cold Kirkland water for only $.99. I was thrilled to find just what I wanted and for only a dollar!
As I left the store sipping away on that delicious water, I was suddenly struck by something I had read on Bach is Dead about "paying for convenience." Here I was drinking plain water that I had just paid a dollar for. And I considered that a bargain. It was the convenience (and the plastic bottle) I paid for, I'm sure the water was free.
I could have walked 40 feet to a drinking fountain and gotten a drink of water and spent that $.99 on a song that would have given me pleasure over and over.
But I got to take the water with me to my car. After all, I thought, I can always download music for free, as I tossed the empty plastic bottle on the ground.
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