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And that's just bottlers. Fountain soda is also diluted from concentrate. So local water can affect the flavor, as can the calibration of the soda fountain. The

And that's just bottlers. Fountain soda is also diluted from concentrate. So local water can affect the flavor, as can the calibration of the soda fountain. The better retailers will carbon-filter their water and check calibration regularly but the average convenience store? Varies wildly.

trympet 10mo ago
Do you have fountain soda in your convenience store? I've usually only seen that in fast food places (am european)
- lacunary 10mo ago
  yes it's very common in the US. See: Big Gulp!
  - rootusrootus 10mo ago
    > Big Gulp! I'm old enough to remember when that was actually the big size.
    - kstrauser 10mo ago
      A local chain where I grew up had 33oz sodas, larger than the competition’s, called the Supreme Quart. It was a rite of passage to have your parents let you get one for the first time.
- SoftTalker 10mo ago
  Yes, convenience stores here often have self-serve fountain soda.