• vrek@programming.dev
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    8 months ago

    Several years ago mountain dew had the following prices

    20 oz - $2

    1 liter - $2

    2 liter - $2

    1.5 liter - $1

    It wasn’t a sale, they had these prices on several stores for over a year.

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      8 months ago

      Honestly kinda based

      Soda costs pennies, the plastic container is the bulk of the cost, and not much changes in plastic quantity between container sizes

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      8 months ago

      These units hurt me. For others with the same pain 20 oz is a bit over 1/2 a liter

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        When I was in college a gas station a block from me would do incredible deals on soda 12 packs abouth once a month. Like buy one get two free. We’d stock a full month’s worth every time and basically have a soda mountain for people to rummage through

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      8 months ago

      A 12oz can was around $0.28 (when you buy a case). Today you’re lucky if you can pay $0.45.

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        8 months ago

        I’ve had the best luck with Dollar General for affordable drinks. You have to wait for a decent sale and stock up though, and use coupons when available.

        For example: recently for Dr Pepper they had two 12-packs for $14, but you could buy three for $15 and there was a coupon for $2 off when buying three, making it $13 for three 12-packs. So you would pay a dollar less for 36 cans than you would for 24. Comes out to about $0.36 per can.

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          8 months ago

          You know how many smokers have/had their hard line on what price would make them quit smoking? For me (a 52yo woman) that was when pop breached $5.99 a 24 pack case. I would buy it again occasionally if sale prices dipped into that range, but having crossed that line it broke my habit. The thought of $7 for a 12 pack is just painful.

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            8 months ago

            Yeah, that’s fair. I haven’t stopped drinking it, but I’m reducing how much I drink as prices increase.

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          Yeah, they’re happy to offer lower prices for people who are willing to climb barriers. It’s just a way of doing tiered pricing.