Talk:Dasani

message: Is it fair to say that Dasani is purified tap water when many of the US manufacturers have their own well and treat the water on site?  "Tap water" seems to imply that they are piping in water from a community reservoir when that isn't always true. - Jablair51 23:11, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: "Fairness" aside, it all comes down to what we can cite from verifiable, reputable sources.  The current claim of "tap water" isn't cited.  That's bad.  "Municipal water" may be a better way of saying it.  That claim can at least be found at .  I'll make that edit now.  Maybe some of those municipal sources are wells.  --Ds13 01:05, 13 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The Trading standards report is good enough to cite, and it clearly and openly with detail points Coca Cola's use of tap water. --78.86.159.199 (talk) 14:20, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Isn't that original research though?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.211.123.115 (talk) 07:02, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

text: No. Citing a report or any other reliable and independent source is not original research. David Spector (talk) 18:51, 16 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tap Water 

message: Anyone have an idea where the name comes from? And, if someone does, wouldn't it be wise to include it in the article as, perhaps, a piece of trivia? 68.193.20.182 03:48, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name? 

message: Dasani is also a surname in the Indian Subcontinent. I would also be interested in knowing the origin of this as a Coca Cola product.
I've deleted this ridiculous passage from the article:  Unlike beer, Dasani water has absolutely no alcoholic content what so ever. It keeps your body running smoothly. It's good, but many beleive that alcohol would make this beverage very much more popular among youngsters. The canadian government in 1999 decided that it would not be a wise idea to have proof on water, so the idea of "liquor water", or "eau d'alcool", was cancelled in Canada.  66.68.173.84 04:10, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Surname in Indian Subcontinent 

message: I've restored this line, which was removed during the "Yummy Water" vandalism and not restored.  The mention of Quebec now makes sense.  Rojomoke 14:40, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Dasani was launched in Canada in 2000, a year after launching in the United States.
The following line is likely untrue, not substantiated by its citation, and likely contradicted by its citation:
Included in these minerals is a compound that keeps Dasani water from being able to freeze. [5]72.83.123.223 (talk) 17:07, 19 April 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Canada 

message: Can someone add that McDonalds sells Dasani bottled water? Specifically advertised to go with the salads (moreso in summer promotions). It would be intrestion to note this, in McDonalds futile attempt to have healthy options. They sell for $1.23  (with tax), and not sure on size. 16 oz? Bryse 18:39, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  McDonalds 

message: As of 2007, Dasani seems to have been supplanted by 'Spring!' (or simply 'Spring') water, which is also associated with Coca-Cola. Any more information on this? —Nahum Reduta 10:03, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm still seeing Dasani about. I like it, so I pay attention to it... --StarChaser Tyger 08:34, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Spring! 

message: I was born and raised in the USA, and I have heard a LOT of slang words for semen, but I have never in my life heard the word "spunk" until reading this article. Spunk isn't a slang word for semen - at least not in the US. Armyrifle (talk) 23:59, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  I can confirm this. Spunk does mean semen here. As to whether the word spunk was used in adverts here (the UK), I have no idea. Liam Markham 19:50, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

text: It's rare, but not unheard of in the US. --StarChaser Tyger (talk) 03:14, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

text: Yes, good old laughs we used to have in class back in high school with the word Spunk, i had forgotten about it until reading this. I might use it again. ;) --78.86.159.199 (talk) 14:22, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Yep, definitely normal British and Irish (it comes (?!) from the Irish Gaelic word for 'tinder') slang for semen, or, as most Brits and Irish would call it, 'sperm' - you only really hear 'semen' in American TV police series, or perhaps in British and Irish hospitals when the doctor's trying to sound scientific. Not quite sure what the preferred Oz and Kiwi slang is, but I expect 'spunk' is the term of choice down there too. For that matter, American English has its own share of slang words for the white stuff that are hardly known outside North America, such as 'jizz' and 'spooge'.188.230.248.85 (talk) 18:00, 10 September 2016 (UTC)

text:  It is relevant when talking about why it failed in the UK. As it was marketed worldwide people in the UK would have seen it and therefore not wanting to buy water that was apparently filled with semen would be unlikely to buy it.Thebobbrom (talk) 15:11, 20 July 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Spunk?

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message: The introduction places this product as having been introduced in 1993.  However it says that it was launched in the US in 1999 (as stated in the Canada paragraph), Canada in 2000, and every other country listed after that.  So I ask, where was the product first released?  According to the article, it wasn't launched until later than 1993 in the US, the UK, Canada, and Latin America, so where did Coca-Cola first launch this product?  --24.150.27.219 (talk) 04:01, 18 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Introduction Date/Location

message: I noticed that there is a section for the US, Canada, Latin America and the UK, but there is no section for Dasani in Africa, a glaring omission. 74.73.148.242 (talk) 04:18, 7 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dasani in Africa? 

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message: This is written like a very detailed, low-key advertising piece, describing not only this brand, but associated and parent products as well. The references mostly criticize specific aspects of the product line and the parent company. They are not references supporting these detailed product descriptions. The brand is not established as notable for any useful reason. For these reasons, I think this article should be nominated for deletion. David Spector (talk) 18:45, 16 March 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Or at least cut this down from a general article about the brand to a report on just the controversy, if it is truly notable. David Spector (talk) 18:54, 16 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Advertising? Delete? 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: While checking a few of the citations I discovered that most of the external links did not work. The external link "Coke Announces Dasani Water". Beverage Digest. February 1999., Coca-cola, Kellogg’s, Mattel and Takeda Pharmaceuticals top the list of international brands guilty of abusing consumer rights., an October 2007 article from Consumers International, and What's in that bottle?, a January 2003 article from Consumer Reports all report server error. 
One thing that could be added to this article is the discovery that Dasani water is on the acidic side, with a pH of 4.9. This bottled water is acidic due to the additives. Since this water is acidic is also dissolves enamel. https://wellnessandequality.com/2014/02/19/dasani-bottled-water-has-4-ingredients-tap-water-known-teratogen-lethal-drug-and-salt/Lizanderson309 (talk) 03:55, 17 January 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  External Links not working, missing information 

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message: Hi, I was thinking about adding to this article. I've written a draft to add sections about where Dasani sources their water, their sustainability movements, their blocking of the Grand Canyon plastic bottle ban, and etc. I think I'll add this within the next few days. GoldenLaurel (talk) 19:05, 5 May 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Adding to the article: water sources, sustainability, etc. 

message: How is the statement:
"The amount of money the US spends on bottled water could be used to build three times the water infrastructure needed to deliver clean water around the world."
any relevant when talking specifically about Dasani bottled water? It seems to me more appropriate in the Bottled water article.
--68.65.165.146 (talk) 22:02, 9 November 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cost of bottled water 

message: Citation [14] appears to have been replaced by a BBC article regarding the Kola Superdeep Borehole, which contains no reference to Dasani or indeed bottled water in general 82.42.48.15 (talk) 03:58, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Kola Superdeep Borehole? 

message: @Philafrenzy, last month added that the ald was too short. What additional information do you suggest be put in the lead to be compliant with the manual of style? Justafriendlykiwi (talk) 18:38, 11 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lead Too Short