#wataah!

[isthisjackie]

What do ninjas drink? WATAAH! *karate chop*

[waterconnoisseur]

Wataah! Vapor Distilled Water 500mL Bottle ($2.00)

Wataah! is a water brand marketed towards children to be less "boring" than typical water. As an aficionado of the original, I find this bastardizing marketing gimmick to be offensive and misleading. What is being sold here is not water but cartoons and promotional elements. Only a quality product could possibly make up for the demeaning nature with which this water has been packaged and pedaled.

Once I removed the cap, I was surprised to find the bottle relatively devoid of odor aside from a hint of plastic. Upon taking a sip, however, I noticed hints of crayon, rubber, and the familiar bitterness of a crushed pill. The water looks quite clear and yet tastes as murky as dirt. There is an aftertaste similar to leaving the dentist only in a much dirtier, non-hygienic context. The producers of this filth do not expect adults to evaluate its taste, let alone an adult wielding one of the world's most sensitive and pristine palates known to man.

This water's branding is intended to take advantage of a child's not yet developed brain and dulled senses, no different than plastic toys in a happy meal. The label boasts that it is "enriched" with magnesium, which comes from a plethora of sources. The particular source here is unlisted leaving much room for concern when taking the foul taste of this water into account. Children are our most valuable resource and I would be damned to allow this company to manipulate and abuse them by way of water.

The Water Connoisseur gives this bottle 0.5 Crystal Goblets out of 5.

This water is not recommended for human consumption. Suggested alternate uses include filling bags to weight down antique hot air balloons prior to lift off, testing diapers for saturation capacity, and filling a water aerobics pool in a home for abandoned seniors.