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How is water lower margin than a sugar drink that has ingredients and is partly water? At my corner bodega they charge $2 for a 20oz Dasani (which is the same p
by arzt 10y ago
How is water lower margin than a sugar drink that has ingredients and is partly water? At my corner bodega they charge $2 for a 20oz Dasani (which is the same price as a comparably sized gatorade).
- k-mcgrady 10y agoPeople aren't willing to pay as much for it? In my experience bottled water is about 40-50% cheaper to buy (small bottles). When it comes to large bottles (2lt) it can be up to 90% cheaper. I can buy 6x2lt bottles of water for £2 in the UK (probably less if I shopped around).
- guelo 10y agoHere's a comparison on Amazon. Branded water is $.02/oz and branded soda is $.03/oz, https://www.amazon.com/Pure-Life-Purified-16-9-ounce-plastic/dp/B00NP79AI8 https://www.amazon.com/Pure-Life-Purified-16-9-ounce-plastic... https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HZYDW5E/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HZYDW5E/
- mtgx 10y agoFYI, Coke's Dasani, and PepsiCo's AquaFina are both just tap water.
- maxerickson 10y agoThey both use reverse osmosis to filter the water, they could be locally bottled and end up tasting quite different than the tap water.