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If it's a certain formerly-cocaine-infused soft drink, the simple answer is that the vendor continually tests how much the market is willing to pay, and found t
by AdmiralAsshat 2y ago
If it's a certain formerly-cocaine-infused soft drink, the simple answer is that the vendor continually tests how much the market is willing to pay, and found that it will pay more.
I tried repeatedly to quit that particular product. I've tried grocery store generics. I bought a home soda maker and tried various craft soda syrups online. Nothing tastes the same, or even "close enough" for my palette.
I have managed to drink less of the stuff. I only buy the mini cans now (unless I'm treating myself to a bottle at a convenience store), and try not to have one at all on some days. But the sad fact is, as much as competition is supposed to solve this problem, there is really no alternative for people that are tuned into the taste of that particular brand, so they continue to pay out the ass for it when the vendor jacks up the price year after year.
- ToucanLoucan 2y agoI absolutely can't quit soda, so what I've done instead is go entirely on the sugar-free variants of all my favorites. I know it's still not good for me of course and I moderate my intake, but I legit cannot handle the mainline variants anymore, any time I have to get a full sugared Coke, holy fuck I feel like I'm just eating a bowl of raw sugar, I can't even taste the damn soda. And yeah, we do the stock-ups when it goes on sale because I flat refuse to pay $10+ for fuckin soda.
- theGnuMe 2y agoThe sugar free ones mess with your body as well, we just don't know much about them excluding aspartame.
- gruez 2y ago>I have managed to drink less of the stuff. I only buy the mini cans now If you're trying to save money, that's counterproductive. At least in my experience the mini cans are actually more expensive than the regular cans, even on a per can basis. This seems to be corroborated by others[1]. [1] "People seem to be happy to pay extra for the convenience of the mini can." https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1197959284 https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1197959284
- AdmiralAsshat 2y agoThat's true, but I'm weighing overall consumption with the cost of saving money. The fact is, if I buy 12oz cans of Soda, I'm going to drink 12oz of soda. They're not resealable like plastic bottles--I'm either gonna drink it in one sitting, or it's gonna go flat and get dumped out. So yes, buying the 7.5oz cans costs comparatively more money, but I'm drinking less of the stuff overall, and arguably decreasing my dependency on Soda Vendor.
- djkivi 2y agoIt is the real thing after all...