Coca Cola is a US company, so I've been boycotting it for years already. Fuck Trump and his little friends.
And even if it wasn't fot that, I also like diversity and options, and I was told this is what capitalism is great at providing. Instead, everywhere I go, I have to choose between the same 6 or 7 types of piss water, all owned by the Coca Cola company. No thanks, I'll always prefer the local options and those from smaller beverage producers.
When there's a bloody wreck on the highway, they will often use a 2-liter of Coke to remove excess blood from the road. It's common enough that the 2-liters are standard trunk equipment.
There's RC but it's owned by the Keurig Dr Pepper group so that's kind of a lateral move. Shasta exists. Other than that, store brands or glass bottles (Boylan makes pretty good stuff).
I like cola soda though I don't drink it that often.
But I recently noticed the quality is very bad now. Regardless of brands or if diet or not.
I tried a few after noticing how bad a diet coke tasted from my local gas station. So I bought some 2 liters. Generic. Pepsi. Diet pepsi. And a regular coke.
I'm pretty sure it's all shit now. I think I can tell easier because I don't drink it that often.
Like it's not just watered down. Which it is. But the signature cola flavor is barely there.
Cola uses coca beans. And that's been a big import tarriff thing. Plus greedy companies.
And I'm pretty sure they reduced flavoring by at least 30% since this time 2 years ago.
Barely drinkable.
If you drink it all the time, you might not have noticed the gradual change. But I assure you. It's really lost it's flavor.
I've not noticed any change for fruit flavored white sodas. Just cola soda.
42 Comments
Alexstarfire@lemmy.world · 71 pts · 3d
You guys see ads?
PP_BOY_@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 3d
I deadass got called ableist on here once for saying theres no excuse to not be using an ad blocker because of someone's "executive dysfunction"
inari@piefed.zip · 12 pts · 3d
ignotum@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3d
You were also kinkshaming, some people like torturing themselves
darkmogool@feddit.org · 3 pts · 2d
Yeah… I didn't even know Coke made AI slop ads before this post.
galahyde@programming.dev · 51 pts · 3d
water is a good option too
Mwa@thelemmy.club · 6 pts · 3d
But what if its Dasani
inari@piefed.zip · 9 pts · 3d
The idea of branded water is moronic
burido@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3d
I prefer Guchi water, Guchi vaccines and Guchi news
Mwa@thelemmy.club · 2 pts · 2d
True?
W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 3d
Like from the toilet‽
Janx@piefed.social · 2 pts · 3d
Don't trust the stuff. Fish pee in there!
popekingjoe@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2d
Fish fuck* in it.
darkmogool@feddit.org · 1 pts · 2d
Yep… But where I live there are really people who say "I don't want to wash my hands, I'm thisty" if you offer them water.
Danitos@reddthat.com · 32 pts · 3d
Coca-Cola hired a paramilitar death squad to murder unionized workers in my country :)
https://killercoke.org/crimes_colombia.php
Financing a paramilitar group is considered a crime against humanity, btw.
time2lose@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3d
russia just bombed coca cola factory in Ukraine. thanks russia
inari@piefed.zip · 11 pts · 3d
Broken clocks and all that
OwOarchist@pawb.social · 29 pts · 3d
Do yourself a favor and switch to water instead.
ignotum@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 3d
Yeah they've done it like five times now, but i'm sure you'll draw the line at the sixth
Endgame@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 3d
Reminder that Coca-Cola first developed Fanta as a way to keep selling products in Nazi Germany.
pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 2d
coca-cola US and coca-cola Germany were seperated during the war
ryannathans@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2d
Do German people not deserve soft drinks in dark times
Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2d
Can’t spell “Thirst” without a little bit of “SS”!
Prunebutt@slrpnk.net · 10 pts · 3d
I'm OK with being an accomplice to genocide and coups, but I draw the line at AI slop. /s
fisch@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3d
Coca Cola is a US company, so I've been boycotting it for years already. Fuck Trump and his little friends.
And even if it wasn't fot that, I also like diversity and options, and I was told this is what capitalism is great at providing. Instead, everywhere I go, I have to choose between the same 6 or 7 types of piss water, all owned by the Coca Cola company. No thanks, I'll always prefer the local options and those from smaller beverage producers.
RaoulDook@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3d
highway patrol cops use Coke to clean blood off the highway, because it's so acidic, apparently works well - this may be its best use
OwOarchist@pawb.social · 7 pts · 3d
Since when do cops clean anything?
RaoulDook@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3d
When there's a bloody wreck on the highway, they will often use a 2-liter of Coke to remove excess blood from the road. It's common enough that the 2-liters are standard trunk equipment.
BreadOven@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3d
The acid, mainly phosphoric is used to help solubilize all the sugar. There's also carbonic acid due to the CO2 in it.
scrion@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3d
https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/14460/is-coca-cola-effective-at-removing-blood-stains
finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2d
Nearly time for their Christmas ad! Let's see if they learned anything from last year.
nightwatch_admin@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3d
Go Fritz mate
trashboat@piefed.social · 3 pts · 3d
Fuck Coke and Pepsi what’s a good cola brand I should go looking for at a store in the US
Soggy@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3d
There's RC but it's owned by the Keurig Dr Pepper group so that's kind of a lateral move. Shasta exists. Other than that, store brands or glass bottles (Boylan makes pretty good stuff).
ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 2d
The store's own brand often make a really good cola.
YoSoySnekBoi@kbin.earth · 2 pts · 3d
I'm personally partial to Jarritos Mexican Cola, though it can be hard to find outside of variety packs
VOwOxel@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 3d
Die Sinalco schmeckt...
slacktoid@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 3d
Make your own sugar water bro
BreadOven@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3d
Ah, the Nazi version of cola products (well at least initially?).
daannii@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2d
I like cola soda though I don't drink it that often.
But I recently noticed the quality is very bad now. Regardless of brands or if diet or not.
I tried a few after noticing how bad a diet coke tasted from my local gas station. So I bought some 2 liters. Generic. Pepsi. Diet pepsi. And a regular coke.
I'm pretty sure it's all shit now. I think I can tell easier because I don't drink it that often.
Like it's not just watered down. Which it is. But the signature cola flavor is barely there.
Cola uses coca beans. And that's been a big import tarriff thing. Plus greedy companies. And I'm pretty sure they reduced flavoring by at least 30% since this time 2 years ago.
Barely drinkable.
If you drink it all the time, you might not have noticed the gradual change. But I assure you. It's really lost it's flavor.
I've not noticed any change for fruit flavored white sodas. Just cola soda.
Hupf@feddit.org · 1 pts · 2d
!hailcorporate@lemmy.world
ekZepp@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3d
Already did. No problem at all, by now brands are just bullshit.