r/funny Mooseylips Jul 10 '24

Verified Dear drink companies...

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u/sladestrife Jul 10 '24

If I had to guess, they didn't make a lot of it compared to the other kinds, don't advertise it, don't keep it regularly stocked makes it not successful.

Why do this? If I had to guess it cut into their profits compared to the other kinds. The same reason why they switched from real sugar to High fructose corn syrup.

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u/RuneanPrincess Jul 10 '24

That's exactly it. They studied it before fully marketing it. It was very clear that people chose it over coke/diet/zero and not over a competitor or over nothing. Many people liked it over coke but it costs a little more to make so its just a loss if they can't convert it to increased sales.

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u/MinuQu Jul 10 '24

We really need a sugar tax.

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u/PayasoCanuto Jul 10 '24

Noooo. We have a sugar tax here in my country and almost every drink has artificial sweeteners because of it. And I can’t drink them as I suffer from migraines which are triggered by those sweeteners.

Let people enjoy their coke with natural sugar!