Here's The Truth About Fiji Water

A wealthy founder with his very own island. A no-holds-barred fight with an entire city. A facade hiding the true environmental impact. Before you take another sip of Fiji Water, you might just want to learn... are they really 'Earth's finest water'?
#Fiji #BottledWater #Brands
Tax-exempt | 0:00
Trademarking Fiji | 1:00
The country's biggest export | 2:02
The founder | 2:55
Celebrity fans | 3:58
Eschewing traditional advertising | 5:08
Environmental impact | 6:19
Not all citizens benefit | 7:10
Tax hike | 8:16
False advertising | 9:07
Mocking Cleveland | 10:18
Hans and Fiji | 11:18
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[@MashedFood]

What do you think of Fiji Water?

[@jfh9209]

It's for people who crave to be conned.

[@boohere2]

I do ,but don't drink it regularly

[@deathhulk8860]

overpriced arsenic laced garbage that's my two cents

[@anthonydavis7151]

I won't buy it ever again

[@clarenceworley8134]

@@jfh9209 I go directly to Fiji for their water, and have it shipped back to Arizona in 2 thousand gallon containers. Yeah, it still tastes like dirt water like the bottled stuff, but I save money.

[@markw4263]

Shipping a plastic bottle of water around the world from an island with a limited supply of water pretty much defines unsustainabilty.

[@chinachampion]

Yea, however the plastic bottles were made from recycled materials though.

[@emosijougavule2561]

Yes, limited plastic bottles, thats why we recycle plastics, glass and metals here.

[@coralplanet9025]

Limited? lol

[@vincentkingsdale8334]

Imagine how hot that plastic bottle gets sitting in the container being shipped around the world......like every other plastic bottle....except you pay more for it.....people in their 90s survived on tap water their whole lives.....

[@Dn8484out]

Don't care about it... this is about is it clean water.

[@Krobra91]

as a Fijian the water has helped the nation grow for both good and bad. and i like fiji water more then others

[@lewissmith350]

I liked the idea of drinking Pacific paradise water,

[@songsan807]

I worked for the sister companies of Fiji Waters and did a bunch of work for them back in the early 2000s and I remembered that the original owner sold the company to the Resnicks who owned the POM Pomegrante juice and Teleflora. It was Lynda Resnick who designed the rectangular design and branding and built it up.

[@emosijougavule2561]

We Fijians normally buy Fiji water at price ie. 1.5 ltr: FJD$1.45 which is equivalent to USD$0.72. We got many varities in Fiji such as AquaSafe, VaiWai, Island Chill, AquaLife and many others that is slightly better than Fiji Water.

[@oOoJeeoOo]

1.5L is 5$-7$ in Canada

[@leftifornian2066]

Fiji watah is the best one

[@nigalgahtham3872]

In USA fiji is 3.29 for a 1.5 ltr or 6 pack for $13 USD at Walmart worth it!

[@JeshiSama]

You got that water on deck

[@MrAwesomedude96]

Here in the US, half that size of a bottle (700ml) goes for over double the price y'all pay for 1.5L

[@Yentiiiii]

This reminds me of that book “how Europe under developed Africa”

[@skywatcher7777]

I support them for trying to avoid paying taxes at all costs.

[@KRANTZSVLOG]

I smell stupidity

[@skywatcher7777]

@@KRANTZSVLOG Should wipe better than

[@peepoos]

rich businesses taking from islands should pay taxes the poor people are the ones we should support avoiding taxes

[@skywatcher7777]

@@peepoos I support anyone who avoids paying taxes.

[@sabrina1380m]

Loser ​@@skywatcher7777

[@user-rn6hy1lx2b]

I just started drinking this for my bone health. It has magnesium and I just had surgery. The high minerals help with bone healing. It’s expensive but I can afford a pack for a month and drink whatever other water I have

[@Silver_A11]

Water is a basic human right. Water, that's one element that has existed for as long as the earth has. Today selling 5.00$ a small bottle. Humans are disgusting.

[@randybirkes5151]

For this particular brand which is fine water . You can get water free or for 99cents but it’s not gonna be Fiji water quality.

[@limptoast]

"humans are disgusting" speaking like a brainlet.

[@tacobell1299]

This isn't the worst thing water companies have done for water. I don't remember what brand it was but it was one of the popular brands and they were getting water from land that was supposed to be preserved and safe for animals. This caused many of the animals to die.

[@TheDalisama]

That sounds like something from the Nestle playbook.

[@heybenjii5544]

​@@TheDalisamaOr Cocacola

[@SinForTheSaint]

Probably nestle. They're the worst.

[@JoshKeatonFan]

10:32 It's called that because the Cuyahoga River quite literally and famously caught on fire! That river runs through Cleveland and empties into Lake Erie. I know this because I'm from Ohio.

[@MichaelMitchell-dk6hj]

I'm in Akron a real craphole

[@candacewebb120]

Their water is so refreshing 💦

[@davidlagares9621]

This used to be my favorite bottled water...till now! Thanks

[@GeorgeWPush]

Is Fiji water not sourced from Artesian wells anymore? It doesnt say it on the bottle anymore. Only "Natural Spring Water"

[@Goyarxrd]

Umm no it still say it

[@carolinaherrera559]

Amazing water! 👌🏻 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️+

[@Prissykitty123]

FIJI AND PANNA ARE GREAT WATERS I had to drink a water of certain pH balance due to medications that I'm taking and these two taste the smoothest and once you take one sip makes you want to drink the entire bottle

[@sicksideworldwide1599]

I love acqua panna not tried Fiji will do upon your recommendation

[@Prissykitty123]

@@sicksideworldwide1599 you won't be sorry it's very smooth and after your first tip you just want to keep on drinking it has a nice crisp feel

[@twfaucet]

@@Prissykitty123 yes, buuuuuut, the company and trhe way they do everything sucks. The actual product is niiice though

[@skateraptor12]

@@Prissykitty123 stop riding Mt Fiji’s mountain

[@ilsk8in94]

Will your medication be completely ineffective if you just drink regular purified water?

[@naisiunnaheireann1752]

Amen

[@javonkemp2550]

I was hoping to see how it’s bottled part of me feels like it’s just filtered tap water with a disguise

[@leftifornian2066]

Hipsters wouldn’t know the difference

[@jamesb8305]

Did a blind taste taste with my house mate. She picked my well water as the one that tasted like Fiji.

[@Ebolter1]

wasn't MJ Bilges 15 mins done back in 2000s ?

[@blackberry9013]

It's Blige, and she's still relevant🤡

[@Ebolter1]

@@blackberry9013 Bilige - name me something, I will wait

[@christopher9727]

John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.

[@JayG_]

No one cares

[@JDris08]

5:21 my guys Twitter goes CRAZY🔥🔥😂

[@tr7287]

Free loading for over a decade? Wow. There must be a toll on the environment for tapping millions of gallons from it right? Is the water unlimited?

[@Qingeaton]

That's how rich people get rich.

[@DJAlexParker]

It's literally £1 a bottle in the UK, not premium

[@FateBoost]

£2 litre. Coca Cola about £1 litre. Evian £0.80 per litre.

[@gerlandkent6377]

the best water is a deep well

[@dhLotan]

It's different if celebs push something they don't use versus they love the product and use it themselves. I can do a blind taste test and know which one is fiji among other water brands. It's definitely the better tasting water. Although Liquid Death is giving it a run for it's money in taste for me. Oh and the taxes thing - yeah don't care. If you complain about someone not paying taxes, it's either because you are upset because you had to pay and they didn't, or it's because you're the government/entity receiving the tax money.

[@georgewashington938]

I have never tried Fiji Water, but after seeing this video I will go buy a case

[@SinForTheSaint]

Just try a single bottle first

[@Qingeaton]

That susceptible to advertising?

[@samuelaqimaqima100]

About 40% of Fiji Water is sea water backfill.

[@lingkenfiliteku3950]

All water we know refiltered from sea through land

[@jocekhiy626]

I've tried a few of the "fancy" waters like fiji at whole foods etc and I never really got the hype. Evian all of them None stood out as worth the $ imo. A freind of mine says she tastes the distinctions in these waters compared to basic store brand water etc. Idk I'd rather just get spring water/purified and call it a day . Sometimes I like the alkaline 88 because it has pink salt and electrolytes in it. At work I sweat a bit at times and I may get leg body spasms when that happens in excess . But I got a 24 pack at sprouts it was about 13 plus crv (california 🙄) . That was a splurge and now I just do gatorade zero packets instead .

[@gabrielfrost9134]

Drag em sis!.🤣

[@ruevarennes]

I used to drink Contrex in Paris in the 90s, best water I ever tasted. But Fiji and Evian I don't care for.

[@S.TJohnsun-to3vc]

49th birthday party🎉🎉🌞🥂♥️

[@lingkenfiliteku3950]

Still best avenue for profit

[@nikan6872]

So this expensive ass water is packed full of arsenic that sucks! Especially considering I just bought two six packs of 1 L bottles today

[@kimnovak3068]

Contains Silica which pulls Aluminum out of the body

[@drelocs2878]

I see everyone complaining about how they can no longer drink a gallon of this water daily when everyone should be getting half of their water intake from fruits an veggies in the first place unless you have a condition where you can’t intake as much fruit.

[@Qingeaton]

Some of the same people who preach save the earth, are drinking this water. They can't so stupid as to think they are helping anything. I have never bought a single bottle of any water, though my wife has, so they are in the house. We have a 6 stage filter and everyone says it tastes great. I can be guilt free looking at all those plastic bottles as waste.

[@ducatipaso1386]

More arsenic than tap water. From an island that can't provide running water or sewer to all villages.

[@morae2516]

How much can high quality be quality? What's the difference between filtered water and quality water? I don't see one just like shoes how high quality is the dye,foam rubber strings etc if I'm going to spend a lot of money into water shoes cloths and food I'm going to want to go straight to the manufacture and find out inch by inch what the difference is..I bet on nothing at all that I will not get a straight answer

[@leftifornian2066]

It’s raw watah

[@randybirkes5151]

It’s unfiltered and unprocessed they just take it from the source and bottle it that’s the difference

[@prvtlongarm]

Yeah, but Fiji water really does taste better

[@Johnnyjohnson223]

They literally have clean water all over the country. The fact you are saying they don’t have access is just very wrong. Almost any where you go there is naturally purified water.

[@thomashoppes8594]

seems like this video is more about taking cheap shots at FIJI as opposed to actually giving us relevant information about the quality of the water. Yes, shipping it around the world is pricey. healthy water is priceless. I don't care if it takes 10 gallons to make 1. Who should be drinking tap water? no one!

[@paulasetzer3606]

This is my favorite bottled water. Very smooth.

[@MomMom4Cubs]

I prefer Apollinaris.

[@GoWokeGoBroke2023]

best water ever

[@jamesb8305]

Remember... Artesian water is simply well water under pressure. My well water tastes the same, if not better than Fiji water once refrigerated and aired out.

[@SinForTheSaint]

Yea well water is not common in so many places

[@NickiBratz]

😂🤣

[@olivernavarro4765]

They extort the Fujians and take their clean water.

[@olivernavarro4765]

In the end of times my grandpa said everybody would be fighting for water.

[@bonnyboy505]

smart guy

[@LAKush90]

Yall been watching THE BOOK OF ELI huh?

[@JayG_]

So what you’re saying is that it’s still the best water on the planet to drink, AND Hans Zimmer wrote the score to the commercial ?! If I didn’t love this water brand enough already.

[@jason4275]

I love this water brand.

[@jamespyle777]

Polar cause I need all of my water carbonated, is made in America and aluminum is easier to recycle.

[@sherrycorcoran7533]

No eggs this year?

[@gerlandkent6377]

I heard theirs a sewer treatment plant near by that aira

[@T9RX3]

That's San Diego

[@scottishd0g87]

They don't pay their taxes? That's awesome 😂

[@FaTCaKeSs1995]

Wait he’s not even from there lol

[@Sky1]

It is second only to Islandic IMO

[@lindaspector7052]

I get the minerals I need drinking Fiji. Also, I love the taste.

[@davidb8373]

Bull crap. You drank the kool aid.

[@clarenceworley8134]

Same thing that's added into most waters, calcium, magnesium, etc. Unless you're drinking distilled water it's most likely going to be in there

[@Dennisdpr12]

Placebo, your paying for the brand. I drink Poland and I bet I’m 10x healthier than you

[@polinung2045]

LA river water is the best

[@Avicena-tf5uj]

Good for transgender gangsters

[@JasonMiranda]

I still wouldn't drink Dasani. What am I? Poor? Ewww

[@tr7287]

I boil my own water. Save me a few hundred bucks a year. I have a few gallons of bottled water at home for back up.

[@deathhulk8860]

in finland you can drink straight out of the tap the water quality must be horrible if you have to boil it first

[@clarenceworley8134]

Boiling water kills microbes, but doesn't do anything for lead being in your water

[@randybirkes5151]

@@deathhulk8860 yes I’m American the tap water is extremely bad it has insane amounts of fluoride, calcium and tons of other harmful stuff .

[@alovalentini3587]

Tap water and water that comes from an aquafier are two totally different things. One is living water the other is dead

[@eaudesource9105]

QUELLE QUE SOIT LA MARQUE L'EAU DE SOURCE EST AU SOMMET TOUT COMME SA DEMEURE LA MONTAGNE ET NULLE PERSONNE SUR TERRE NE POURRA CONTREDIRE CETTE VÉRITÉ.

[@pamelacommons7315]

I tried it once .. it made me itch 🥺

[@AMASONIC777]

Water from Fiji what a joke! Fiji land is about 18000 square miles and the sweet water is so insignificant that nobody bothers to mention it in Wikipedia. Do you really think that a water company is gonna pay up to $10 US dollars per gallon to US A to sale it for $2 or $3 dollars? 😂 the cost of shipping of a barrel of oil costs up to $10 US. So stop daydreaming and being fooled

[@bonwatcher]

I don't think they're any better or worse than any other bottled water company. How bad is Evian or any other luxury branded water, much less small branded bottled water? The blame lies with whoever thought up the idea to sell tap water to people in plastic bottles a few decades ago.

[@Imbrokeaswell]

I'm drinking a bottle of Fiji water right now.

[@jordxnDC4L]

Fax

[@trapaneezus]

Same

[@Mangzorz]

Same lol. Every bottle water company is equally evil in terms of their environmental impact and such. It's not the consumer's fault these companies operate in such shitty ways. Tired of the narrative blaming consumers for what they buy rather than direct it towards the real problem, the companies themselves. Anyway, cheers.

[@Christian_P01]

they have average ph levels there container is far superior then others so meh who cares its overpriced but the container is worth it

[@NoWayFolding]

No wonder its so exepsnive. Wtf charging 7.5 cent per liter for tax. What a joke.

[@flynnlivescmd]

Cane spiders

[@nancylawrence5463]

Are you effing kidding me? Arsenic? This crap is so expensive. I'm done with it. Thought i was buying premium water for my health 🙃

[@youareworthliving]

It taste like ass ngl it used to be amazing tho. My dad bought a huge case from Sam’s club and nah I rather drink members mark Sam’s club water bottles

[@user-fr5jh7qb6i]

Fiji water is sold at the dollar store

[@amigochevere5217]

I tried one time but tastes horrible , Poland Spring is the more natural taste and from me living as a child beside mountain water it's similar

[@roddangerson2046]

I used to swim in Poland springs I let logs go out my ass in there on the reg bro

[@leftifornian2066]

Poland springs is traaaaaaash

[@anthonybaker9069]

😭😭😭 I’m an American who cares about Fiji not paying taxes so a made a video

[@retribution999]

Too much marketing hype. Id rather drink spring water from an English or Scottish spring.

[@RiccardoMontefusco97]

first? POG

[@a1700zz]

Fiji good, Icelandic better.

[@richardbloemker1495]

Trump drinks it too.

[@scottnahler4027]

I’m going to buy FIJI™️ water even harder now.

[@clarenceworley8134]

You buys thing hard? That's weird

[@trapaneezus]

Fiji🤌

[@kellywright540]

Tried this water three different times over several years and it sucked. It's like the last bottled water I would ever buy!

[@clarenceworley8134]

Most people say you don't notice how great it is until after the 5th try

[@kellywright540]

@@clarenceworley8134 Well, THAT ain't happening for me. Kroger bottled water is just fine, thank you!

[@patriciacrosson2209]

WE ORDER FIJI EVERY MONTH 4 CASES A MONTH

[@gligarguy4010]

ONLY 4? GET ON MY LEVEL.

[@deathhulk8860]

why you putting it in full caps like you're proud of wasting money on water

[@clarenceworley8134]

There was a lot of people wondering how much Patricia crossom's family spends on water. Thank you, this information will be helpful

[@lilblackfish2009]

i bet the owner is white

[@casbrowne9055]

My family absolutely hates Fiji Water they say it tastes like tap water

[@tacobell1299]

The way Aquafina and Dasani are actually from a pipe that also goes to tap-

[@KBP120]

Let me guess, they think dasani tastes like liquid gold? lol

[@higgy82]

What an absolutely stupid video. But its by Mashed, so no one is surprised.

[@indybob770]

Stop buying this

[@deafmusician2]

I could give a rats ass what celebrities drink. I like Fiji cuz it tastes clean

[@Nocturnal808]

If you have to think this much about drinking water , you need to do something about your life

[@spongebob8445]

Flint Michigan mentality

[@dominicanforyou]

Clearly the person who made this video is definitely on a witch Hunt against the company

[@coralplanet9025]

Bottle water company attacking another company

[@harrygrace6539]

I’m so damn tired of people finding things like this to complain about.

[@DickSocrates]

It is overpriced sewer water. As long as it is spring water that is all that matters.