• RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    This is a 2017 ad for a sale price, 20 cans, $4.99.

    This is the first 20 can pack I found at today’s price. Might cost a little more than regular coke because sugar free, but it costs a shitload more than the 2017 price.

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        23 minutes ago

        20 was a fairly common size at Walmart and some grocery stores, it was usually cheaper and there was only a few types.

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      21 hours ago

      Name brand cola is no longer purchased in my household. I try to just not buy it period, but when I do, Sam’s cola is the drink of choice. Coke priced themselves out of my refrigerator. Even though I do think it is a superior product, no way in hell am I paying what they want me to.

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      22 hours ago

      Genuine question from European: do you consider $1 per can outrageous?!

      20 cans for $5 is absurdly cheap for me

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        21 hours ago

        For a 12 oz/300ml? Yeah, that gets into crazy territory.

        But we’re in crazy land right now. My local Walmart? 8.50 for a 12 pack. 70 cents a can, so not full loony. But a far cry from this picture a decade ago with under 20 cents a can.

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            14 hours ago

            Part of that is the power of government subsidized high fructose corn syrup, yeah. It’s in a lot of American food and makes a huge difference in pricing healthy vs highly processed foods.

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      12 pack at the Smiths here is 11.99. WinCo is 8.98. no clue what Walmart is because I rarely shop there. The sale at Smith’s is buy 2 get 1 free. So makes it 7.99 a 12 pack.

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          21 hours ago

          When you look at the Walmart app, after you search for something you need to pick either the “in-store” option or double check the seller. Walmart runs an online marketplace where you can get things from sellers other than Walmart. That’s why the soda is so expensive.

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          1 day ago

          That would be an online delivery not from Walmart in their app I would imagine. Unless it’s in line yuan or something.

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      That’s fucking crazy. I think my 18 pack of Celsius is cheaper than that (per can) by quite a bit. I haven’t bought soda in a while but I always remember it being under $5 for a case. It’s mostly water.