bcla
On our rugged Eastern foothills.....
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I found myself at a supermarket looking for soft drinks. This week there's a special on 1.25 liter bottles of Coke products ($1.25 each), although this place didn't have Cherry Coke, which I've seen in that bottle size. They weren't refrigerated though. They also had 2 liter bottles at 3 for $5 but it required buying multiples of 3 to get that price. I didn't think I could justify buying that much since I find it always gets flat since I and my family can't consume it quickly enough. But here's a comparison:
Right now the price of 12 oz cans here is through the roof. A 12 pack is typically about $9.99, although often that can come with some sale like buy 2 get 2 free, but that still means about $5 each 12 pack. I do find it a convenient size though.
2 liter bottles always seemed like way too much unless it was for a party and the entire bottle is completely consumed within an hour or so.
I never really understood the 20 oz bottle that's only sold as singles. It tends to be really expensive (I've seen Coke/Pepsi/7Up as much as $3) for them and even more in vending machines. The 500 ml bottle that might come in six packs is pretty reasonably priced, although I still find prices all over the map. I mean - $7, unless it's on sale? I used to love Coke's 8 pack of 12 oz bottles, but that's usually pretty pricey around here too.
When I was younger, I remember a lot of short 8 oz cans that were the same width as 12 oz cans. But now Coke, Pepsi, and others have 7.5 oz mini cans. Not necessarily at the best price, but a good amount if one does want to drink too much.
Not sure what I had overseas. A variety of different can sizes, although I remember visiting Asia years ago and drinking Coke out of these tiny bottles. Might have been about 6 oz although they were obviously in some metric units.
I still like the 12 oz can since it's what I grew up with - even back when they used pull tabs.
Right now the price of 12 oz cans here is through the roof. A 12 pack is typically about $9.99, although often that can come with some sale like buy 2 get 2 free, but that still means about $5 each 12 pack. I do find it a convenient size though.
2 liter bottles always seemed like way too much unless it was for a party and the entire bottle is completely consumed within an hour or so.
I never really understood the 20 oz bottle that's only sold as singles. It tends to be really expensive (I've seen Coke/Pepsi/7Up as much as $3) for them and even more in vending machines. The 500 ml bottle that might come in six packs is pretty reasonably priced, although I still find prices all over the map. I mean - $7, unless it's on sale? I used to love Coke's 8 pack of 12 oz bottles, but that's usually pretty pricey around here too.
When I was younger, I remember a lot of short 8 oz cans that were the same width as 12 oz cans. But now Coke, Pepsi, and others have 7.5 oz mini cans. Not necessarily at the best price, but a good amount if one does want to drink too much.
Not sure what I had overseas. A variety of different can sizes, although I remember visiting Asia years ago and drinking Coke out of these tiny bottles. Might have been about 6 oz although they were obviously in some metric units.
I still like the 12 oz can since it's what I grew up with - even back when they used pull tabs.
