La Croix is sparkling water with very subtle natural flavoring. As for Sodastream, I've seen lots of folks say that they did the math and found that it wasn't

La Croix is sparkling water with very subtle natural flavoring. As for Sodastream, I've seen lots of folks say that they did the math and found that it wasn't any cheaper in the long run -- or was just barely so -- once you take the cost of the CO2 into account. There are still environmental reasons to get a Sodastream, of course. But if it's not any cheaper and requires learning to use a new contraption and making sure you don't run out of CO2, I think it's easy to see why many people just continue to buy the cans. Plus a Sodastream is a much larger up-front investment, and what if you end up not even liking the flavors? For what it's worth, La Croix is roughly the same price as name-brand soda like Coke where I live.