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Hater Gets Quickly Shut Down After Attacking Will Smith For Promoting His Son’s Bottled Water
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Hater Gets Quickly Shut Down After Attacking Will Smith For Promoting His Son’s Bottled Water

Someone Criticized Will Smith For Dressing Up As A Boots Salesman To Promote ‘Just Water’, People Defend Him With FactsSomeone Shames Will Smith For Promoting His Son's Water, Gets Schooled On How It Actually Helps The EnvironmentAfter Someone Shames Will Smith For Promoting His Son's Water, People Explain How He's Actually Helping The WorldSomeone Attacks Will Smith For Selling Bottled Water, People Defend Him With FactsHater Gets Quickly Shut Down After Attacking Will Smith For Promoting His Son's Bottled WaterWill Smith Gets Shamed For Promoting 'Just Water', Someone Explains Why He's Actually Helping The WorldSomeone Attacks Will Smith For Selling 'Just Water', People Defend Him With FactsSomeone Criticized Will Smith For Dressing Up As A Boots Salesman To Promote His Son's Water, People Defend Him With FactsHater Gets Quickly Shut Down After Attacking Will Smith For Promoting His Son's Bottled WaterHater Gets Quickly Shut Down After Attacking Will Smith For Promoting His Son's Bottled Water
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Celebrities and brands often go hand in hand, be it a sponsored deal, a partnership or their own brand. And while people naturally flock to products endorsed by their favorite actors, models and social media stars, critics of capitalism and consumerism bring out some legitimate points against such practices.

Plenty of people shared similar sentiments when Will Smith decided to switch his career as an actor, rapper, and now a YouTuber for a day as a Boots UK sales assistant in 2018. It wasn’t that he felt bored or wanted some new experiences to spice things up in his life, no. The proud father was promoting his son Jaden’s brand of bottled water called ‘Just Water’. And as soon as photos and posts emerged on the internet, it received praise as well as criticism.

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    In 2018 Will Smith worked a shift at Boots in London to promote his son’s brand ‘Just Water’

    Image credits: Boots

    Image credits: Boots

    Some users on Tumblr immediately jumped to attack not only Jaden’s brand and the fact that he sells water, but also that it was promoted. However, it didn’t take long for someone to quickly defend the celebrity family as they presented some unexpected facts about Smith’s company.

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    Image credits: Boots

    However, not everyone was pleased with such a gesture

    Turns out, while Jaden Smith sells bottled water, there’s more to this brand than might appear from the get-go. According to the official website, ‘Just Water’ is sustainably sourced from Glens Falls, NY and has a packaging that’s 100% recyclable, 82% renewable and also refillable, with the bottle having a wide neck to make it easy to refill. “Every choice we make is considered, from where our natural spring water comes from, to the materials that are used to make our ocean conscious bottle,” the site claims. “When it comes to our environment, we know that one bottle might not change the world. But it’s a start”.

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    As some attacked Will and his son for their product, someone stepped in to defend them

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    With the help of his parents, Jaden Smith co-founded ‘Just Water’ in 2012 after seeing plastic pollution first hand. He felt the need to change something about it and decided to produce a more eco-friendly brand of water. After all, we all need it to survive.

    Image credits: msftseverything

    Image credits: Just Water

    The water comes from Glens Falls where snow and rain produce 3 billion gallons of water every year. While the city uses half of the collected water, ‘Just Water’ uses only a fraction of what remains all while paying 6 times the normal rate for using it. “By placing a greater value on an abundant natural resource which has been historically undervalued, we provided a new income source for the city which is expected to reach $1 million over the next 3-5 years,” the company explains. While most bottled water is purified tap water (a process which wastes water and energy), Jaden’s product is naturally sourced and comes with naturally occurring minerals and pH content.

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    And here’s how people responded to the exchange between the users

    As for the packaging? While most of their competitors use plastic bottles to contain their water, Smith’s product is stored in cartons that are made mostly of paper. “We use paper made from trees that are responsibly harvested and certified by the Forest Stewardship Council,” the site details. They also mention that paper is a renewable source that also contributes to lower carbon emissions. To seal the paper and prevent it from breaking, ‘Just Water’ uses plastic. Although that might immediately raise red flags for most readers, the company claims that their plastic is made mostly out of sugarcane.

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    The company has also teamed up with the local community so they could work hand-in-hand to create a more sustainable brand. ‘Just Water’ first started in a local abandoned church and united people to revitalize their own city. While buying out a fraction of the city’s abundant source of water, ‘Just Water’ gives back by putting in efforts to fix the city’s aged infrastructure. “Many of the century-old pipes in the municipal water system are still in use. They are leaky and inefficient, with 500 million gallons being lost through the cracks annually,” the site explains the issue. ‘Just Water’ puts in a share of the capital to help fix those issues.

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    Of course, most of the criticism coming from the outside is valid, but a lot of people commend the young entrepreneur for his effort to change how the water business works. And while there are pros and cons to the situation, there are differing opinions. What do you think?

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    Giedrė Vaičiulaitytė

    Giedrė Vaičiulaitytė

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    As a writer and image editor for Bored Panda, Giedrė crafts posts on many different topics to push them to their potential. She's also glad that her Bachelor’s degree in English Philology didn’t go to waste (although collecting dust in the attic could also be considered an achievement of aesthetic value!) Giedrė is an avid fan of cats, photography, and mysteries, and a keen observer of the Internet culture which is what she is most excited to write about. Since she's embarked on her journalistic endeavor, Giedrė has over 600 articles under her belt and hopes for twice as much (fingers crossed - half of them are about cats).

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    Giedrė Vaičiulaitytė

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    As a writer and image editor for Bored Panda, Giedrė crafts posts on many different topics to push them to their potential. She's also glad that her Bachelor’s degree in English Philology didn’t go to waste (although collecting dust in the attic could also be considered an achievement of aesthetic value!) Giedrė is an avid fan of cats, photography, and mysteries, and a keen observer of the Internet culture which is what she is most excited to write about. Since she's embarked on her journalistic endeavor, Giedrė has over 600 articles under her belt and hopes for twice as much (fingers crossed - half of them are about cats).

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    Ema LTD
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh my god people, please get educated. The packaging they are using is as bad as plastic bottles. It is made of carton+alumium+bpa-free plastic, which means those 3 layer are stuck together and you cannot imagine how hard and expensive is the process of dividing those layers. This type of packaging is worse to recycle than plastic bottles, because plastic bottles are made from plastic and plastic ONLY. This is why there was one comment that a girl managed to reuse the bottle for a whole month. Because it's not biodegradable obviously. And the "reflective insides" that keep the liquid cool? It's aluminium, glued to plastic, glued to the board. Very nice indeed. Very shiny, very neat. This water packaging cannot be recycled with paper, nor with plastic. It should be thrown out with the common waste because it is practically non-recyclable. Then it goes to a landfill and into the ground. So those lovely colorful watter bottles you are all currently admiring - not nature-friendly at all.

    Martha Meyer
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was wondering about that “It's made out of paper“ comment too. To make paper water proof, it has to be insulated with plastic. As you said, the result is literally the worst material. I wonder whether the Smiths know that.

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    A B C
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do I see it right, is it really £4 (FOUR POUND) for a bottle of water? And people still buy this s**t? I'll just stick with tap water, it's way cheaper, better quality than most bottled waters, and definitely more environmentally friendly than US water being shipped to friggin UK. .

    Uwe Theiss
    Community Member
    5 years ago

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    You are not that bright, are you? At least the Smith Water Company doesn't ship water. It would have took you 30 sec and some brainpower to check that. Welcome to the internet.

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    CookieNeerrrrd
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dude, some people just don't appreciate the father-son bond some people have .-. But I gotta say, nice job to those people SLAYING that hater with facts (^v^)

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    Ema LTD
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh my god people, please get educated. The packaging they are using is as bad as plastic bottles. It is made of carton+alumium+bpa-free plastic, which means those 3 layer are stuck together and you cannot imagine how hard and expensive is the process of dividing those layers. This type of packaging is worse to recycle than plastic bottles, because plastic bottles are made from plastic and plastic ONLY. This is why there was one comment that a girl managed to reuse the bottle for a whole month. Because it's not biodegradable obviously. And the "reflective insides" that keep the liquid cool? It's aluminium, glued to plastic, glued to the board. Very nice indeed. Very shiny, very neat. This water packaging cannot be recycled with paper, nor with plastic. It should be thrown out with the common waste because it is practically non-recyclable. Then it goes to a landfill and into the ground. So those lovely colorful watter bottles you are all currently admiring - not nature-friendly at all.

    Martha Meyer
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was wondering about that “It's made out of paper“ comment too. To make paper water proof, it has to be insulated with plastic. As you said, the result is literally the worst material. I wonder whether the Smiths know that.

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    A B C
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do I see it right, is it really £4 (FOUR POUND) for a bottle of water? And people still buy this s**t? I'll just stick with tap water, it's way cheaper, better quality than most bottled waters, and definitely more environmentally friendly than US water being shipped to friggin UK. .

    Uwe Theiss
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    This comment is hidden. Click here to view.

    You are not that bright, are you? At least the Smith Water Company doesn't ship water. It would have took you 30 sec and some brainpower to check that. Welcome to the internet.

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    CookieNeerrrrd
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dude, some people just don't appreciate the father-son bond some people have .-. But I gotta say, nice job to those people SLAYING that hater with facts (^v^)

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