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It is definitely striking that a 2L bottle of local municipal water plus caramel color and a pinch of aspartame costs $2.65 Fucking insane. Coke has a higher l
by mrguyorama 9mo ago
It is definitely striking that a 2L bottle of local municipal water plus caramel color and a pinch of aspartame costs $2.65
Fucking insane. Coke has a higher label tax than Apple.
The other infuriating part is that the generic brand soda is also expensive for some reason. What an efficient market, when generic water can maintain an insane profit margin.
- tatersolid 9mo agoLiquids are heavy. A large chunk of the retail cost in bottled drinks of all types is transport and distribution. The same is true of liquid detergents and soaps and anything else you buy that is mostly water - even fresh produce.