A few nice bottled water images I found:
Monopoly pricing at work….

Image by Kazanjy
Guess what happens when asinine security measures prevent travelers from bringing their own bottled water into the terminal? Profiteering on the part of the shops in the terminal.
But Pete, isn’t everything at the airport expensive? Well, usually. But the 1 liter bottle of water I bought typically costs $ .99 at 7-11. 4x price differential. The King Size packet of Skittles I bought at the airport shop was .99, maybe 50% more than at 7-11.
The point? Whatever ‘convenience margin’ airport stores typically charge, this one is clearly exploiting the fact that it has a monopoly on packaged water past the security checkpoint. And that’s lame. Thanks TSA. Not only do you make my security experience suck, now you make my refreshments more costly as well.
Theodora!

Image by wfbakker2
When did you get into the bottled water business?

Image by #PACOM
NORTHERN JAPAN (Mar. 15, 2011) – Naval Air Crewman 2nd Class Zack DelCorte hands bottled water to a Japanese citizen. HS-4 is delivering humanitarian supplies to areas affected by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami. Ships and aircraft from the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group are conducting search and rescue operations and re-supply missions as directed in support of Operation Tomodachi throughout northern Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by MC3 Kevin B. Gray)
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