How do you make water taste this bad? Product review of Hint Essence Water

I don't know if the Peet's Coffee & Tea near you carries Hint Essence Water, but mine does. As a dedicated food blogger I knew I had to give it a try. The bottle promises that,"Hint is a refreshing alternative to soda, juice and other sweetened drinks and it tastes great." Hint actually tastes like plastic, so the bottle is not being completely honest with you.

If you visit the Hint website you'll see that Kara Goldin, creator of bad-tasting Hint, thinks that $2.50 for a 16 ounce serving of plastic-tasting water is a great deal. Kara also wants you to know that her Facebook page has earned 2,795 "Likes" to date. How in the world 2,795 consumers brought themselves to click the "Like" button in regard to this product, however, is a mystery that will forever be shrouded in shadows. I did hear that your palate loses sensation as you grow older, so maybe there's a really big retirement home that lets the residents hang out on Facebook all day.

Here's the Peet's Coffee & Tea that carries Hint Essence Water. Around the corner from this location there's a water fountain that offers much better tasting water, for free. I'm thinking of getting that fountain a Facebook page and friending it now, you know, before it becomes a big star and forgets the little people.