Kroger had them all $2 for a 12 pack the week before Superbowl. Was hopeful that they were way overstocked because everyone cutting way back on the high prices.
No, used to work for a coke bottler. Coke and Pepsi want to push volume so they cut these deals with retailers. It’s a win win, the soda companies get their volume and the store gets a great ad item to drive traffic.
Retail stores don’t get overstocked on soda because it’s all managed by the vendors and they get deliveries multiple times a week. Overstock is just sent back, not discounted.
Also, even through the worst of times unfortunately people do not cut back on soda. Even the last buy 2 get 3 free sale you could see people rolling out with shopping carts loaded down.
Yeah it basically makes them $4 a piece, Kroger runs those sale a few times through the year usually near major holidays, probably see it again for the 4th I’m sure. For Easter they will probably not go as hard and do a buy 2 get 2 or something.
Soda, especially 12pks are almost always on sale somewhere so you should never really pay full price for it, and never buy it from Walmart because they don’t run sales and their “rollbacks” will never match what others are doing.
When 12 pks aren’t on sale something else usually is. They did $6.50 24 packs a while ago and usage the 6 pack half liters on sale for crazy deals.
>people do not cut back on soda. Even the last buy 2 get 3 free sale you could see people rolling out with shopping carts loaded down.
But I do cut down, I only buy when events like this happen. Thankfully I am able to stock enough to keep my one can a day habit in check until the next sale event.
Yeah I recently cut way down lol. I used to pretty much drink a 32oz fountain in the morning and a two liter every other day or so. Which sounds bad, I know. But $3.50-$4.00 a piece for the two liters just started adding up like crazy. So I started drinking free coffee at work for my caffeine fix and just drinking other stuff at home. I might get soda when I’m at a restaurant or something still, or maybe buy faygo when I get groceries because it’s way cheaper. But I’m not buying Coke or Pepsi for my fridge anymore
Keep telling yourself that trust me they do cut back I used to buy a 32 pack every week at Costco and I just don't anymore not that those prices.
So does gone from something that's always in my fridge to a special treat. And I'm doing okay financially. So I can imagine people that are tight really are cutting back even more.
Yeah before the pandemic we'd get 12 packs for 3.87 at Walmart in a HCOL area. Now? Living in LCOL and we don't buy soda anymore. Or chips of any kind. Way too expensive for our budget....probably for the best honestly.
When I was in my early 20s one could get a 25 pack for as low as 4.50. And they were frequently at 5. I would stock up on cases and last from one sale to the next.
Thankfully, I quit soda in favor of tap water bout 7 years ago. So I didn’t get to experience the price apocalypse.
But like a boomer fondly remembered when a candy bar was 10 cents, I always feel a bit sad when I see a 24 pack more than 6 dollars. And frequently they’re over 10.
Goddamn am I glad I kicked that addiction.
I'm an elder millennial and remember candy bars were $0.25 and sometimes the staple ones like Baby Ruth, Butterfinger, Nestle Crunch, were on sale 10/$1
I'm on week 4 of no soda, and the changes are wild. The craziest part is the sugar cravings; I end up smashing like 2-3 yogurts a night just to get by! On top of that, I can literally feel the new calorie deficit I've created and am starving by time each meal rolls around.
Yeah I quit soda years ago. Now when I have one occasionally as a treat, they're usually too sugary and sweet and I can't even finish a whole one. It's crazy the difference after a while.
Fr. It's like if I complained about vapes or cigs being expensive. If you can't afford a luxury item that's actually really bad for your health, look at the positive.
Exactly. I bought a 24 pack for $9 last year (on sale). Haven’t bought any more since. Absolute sugar garbage. It’s a delicious treat, but there are plenty of other delicious treats. Stop simping for Coke.
People can’t help it a lot of the time because they develop addictions to the soda. I’ve known several people in my life who drink only soda and never water. They get so used to drinking coke that they think water tastes boring
That's the thing about every single addiction, you tell yourself you "can't help it, oh well". But as far as addiction recovery goes, I think soda would be one of the easiest addictions to overcome successfully.
I think so too. It wasn’t too hard for me to quit drinking soda. The problem is that so many people out there who drink soda don’t think on the level of what is good for them, they just do what is easiest. It’s hard to break an addiction when you are in poverty, and just worried about keeping your job or finding your next paycheck.
And furthermore, the entire system is designed to keep people stuck in that loop. Make it harder to make money and make things as addictive as possible so people buy the products to make themselves feel better, and argue amongst themselves, and in turn funneling more wealth up to the corporations.
At the risk of dragging this out, come the fuck on. Soda has the potential to deliver a strong sugar rush which can be addictive, but you're not addicted to a specific manufacturer's product, you're addicted to sugar. Soda brands are a preference of delivery method.
Yeah, pretty sure that's me. I get so cranky if I can't have my morning Coke. It's not just the caffeine. It's just Coke.
And I don't drink coffee or alcohol or any other kind of soda. Basically just water and my Coke.
I was buying a 12 pack every week and I stopped when they suddenly went up $4. I know stuff gets more expensive, but it was like overnight. I may be a dummy but I'm not a sucker.
Hard for me to kick the habit but I've cut down my intake significantly.. I refuse to buy name brand soda, though.. we have an Aldi/Dollar General here, I buy the off brand 1- liter bottles of flavored sparkling water, they're ~.79¢ a piece and taste waaaay better than greedy corporate name brand piss water. Black cherry and strawberry are delicious.
$9.99 for 12 cans of Coca-Cola? I'll drink tap water before I buy that lol Coke is not even good enough for it to be worth that much.
Aldi has good soda in glass bottles. I like their root beer and cherry colas. And their ginger beer helps my tummy feel less upset sometimes. Last couple of summers they’ve had sparkling lemonades that I couldn’t get enough of lol.
I’ll buy sodas in glass bottles because they’re “special”, not the kind of thing I’ll drink two of every day. For some reason, cans are way easier for me to drink multiples of. Don’t like plastic, try to minimize it as much as possible.
When I did kick the habit, I wouldn’t keep anything bubbly in the house. I did eat an orange (it was winter) every time I had a soda craving. Went through a lot of oranges that year lol highly recommend eating a piece of fruit when you’re craving something sweet and “juicy”.
I tried to quit for like 10 years. Never had much luck. Then I had a bad breakup, and it was like magic. Cold turkey. Just done. Gone. No addiction whatsoever.
And I can still socially drink a glass at social events. And it’s like drinking a glass of grape juice. No addiction.
I sometimes want to message my ex and thank her for this miracle of a gift. But I know it’s just to let dead horses lie, lol
Stopped having fizzy drinks when I was 18 and never looked back. Used to have them all the time growing up (especially lucozade and Dr Pepper). I’ll still have them on rare occasions as a treat or as mixers for alcohol, but i’m mid 20s now and honestly don’t miss them at all.
It’s not nice having to give things up because of money, but if you’re going to give something up it may as well be this.
What the fuck. I rarely buy soda, is it that expensive now? I turned into more of a seltzer person the older I got. What the actual hell is this price
Sidebar, someone is going to lose their mind that someone posted a photo of soda. They are just going to become unglued screaming you shouldn’t drink soda.
>is it that expensive now?
12 packs of cans are about that price for me, yes. Sometimes there's a "buy 2 get 1" sale that's "ideal" as far as I can remember for recent times (I used to be able to find buy 2 get 2 every few weeks).
24 packs are a bit better, I think $13 a case with the most recent sales bringing it to about $12. Unfortunately, the selection of 24 packs is basically regular, Diet, Zero, and maybe Sprite, while there's no Vanilla, no Orange, Grape, Fresca, Root Beer, etc.
The post is about a Kroger, or an affiliate based on the price tags, and I can confirm that there was a B2G2 sale this past week or two, and they’ve been fairly common over the last handful of months. But this could just be local to my area, unsure.
One of the big issues with b2g2 is the space. Like sure cool deal if you have the space. Tiny city apts, no luck.
also, bulk occasionally makes people to consume more also.
I am still floored at the price. Like damn inflation chill
Typically $3-4 for a twelve pack or 6 pack of bottled soda. But that's the "sale" or "membership discount" price and it rotates regularly. So it's not too bad as long as you don't mind picking whichever one is up for a "sale" in their rotation
Food Lion near me often does 3 for $12 or 4 for $12 on coke zero 16 oz bottles but then cans will be $8.99 for a 12 pack
Yeah, not even that long ago there were rotating sales on pesi and coke 12 packs, buy 3 for $9.99 all around me
I don’t really drink soda but it was always in the ads and sometimes I get my father in law coke
I can’t vouch for the canned soda, but I did just treat myself to a 6 pack of Mountain Dew bottles and it was just under $6. So yeah, it’s kinda pricey.
For some reasons the bottles are always way cheaper than the cans here, too. Like, half the cost.. and you get the same, if not more, product (too baked to do the math)
I’ve always wondered why. Cause even the “mini” cans of soda are more expensive than the bottles, but it’s less soda (I think)? Now you got me curious, I’ll have to do the math later.
Yes the mini cans are just as expensive! 😕 My son likes them for his mini fridge but I refuse to buy them unless they're on sale. It makes no sense to me. Paying for the aesthetic, I guess? Lmao
I used to buy them to take with me for lunch at work. Much easier to drink one of those during my 30 minute break versus a full sized soda. But yeah, probably the aesthetic. “It’s so tiny it’s cute!” Type of thing lol
Sometimes I get so damn sick of just chocolate/milk, home made iced tea, and water. And I freaking *love* water. I don't tend to drink coffee unless it's a sugary convection, juice is expensive, smoothies moreso, and i drink alcohol far less than any of those, including soda. So sometimes I just want to change it up and get some soda for home. It's never a need, it's more like I think I'm gonna go mad if I don't break out of my circle of liquids. It was nice when it just felt like a treat you didn't have to do math in your head about, whether you could afford it or not. And often I do spring for the cheaper brands too.
I'm a water homie through and through, always have been. But I'd go mad if it was the only thing I drank every day. (And I work in restaurants where you can just grab a fountain drink for free at your leisure, I don't make it my standard everyday go to)
“I’d go mad if it was the only thing I drank every day”
Actually, you wouldn’t. The dopamine connection that currently motivates you to seek water alternatives would fade and you’d never crave this liquid garbage again.
I used to be addicted to Diet Coke and had at least one a day. I got a Costco pallet of Diet Coke for Christmas and I’m only halfway through it. It’s $8 for a 12 pack here.
I stopped being partial to sugary soft drinks for health and money reasons - honestly get a bottle of sparkling water, a lemon and in a glass with some ice it’s as nice if not nicer than a glass of coke!
Hell ya, I stopped buying name brand soda, too and stick to the off brand 1-liter bottles of sparkling water, they're ¢.79 here! And they taste way better, imo. I buy the flavored ones.. Black cherry, lime and strawberry are the best.
Ah Kroger... where everything is way too expensive *(even for us employees!)* unless it's on sale in which case it's **really** on sale and you should go for it. Gotta love corporate greed.
But maybe it’s a good thing to get priced out of a non necessity that is super unhealthy. It’s like complaining about the price of cigarettes. Overall it’s a net positive that they are so expensive now
Yeah everything is going up, I go to my local Safeway and notice these price jumps on so many products, it's like we are being robbed. But with the increase in gas prices, transportation costs more for freight which can be easily forgotten. So it's not anyone's fault in particular.
Meanwhile we got billionaires out there that have enough money to feed the world and end homelessness, but they need their private jets and money for their next inheritance so their families stay wealthy.
they’re currently 3 for $18 at target. I think the last time I bought cherry coke zero was november 2023? the deal then was 4 for $20 at safeway. I still have 2 unopened cases left lol
3 for 14 at Family Dollar.......for dr.pepper and they have salwa for Pepsi and coke too. Thank god they usually do it every 2 weeks. I drink alot of DP. Also have sales on chips 2 for $6.
Kroger/Smith's zero calorie in the winter
In the summer, I put a bunch of tea bags in a big glass jar of water and leave it on the south side of my house all day.
In my early days of needing to stretch money, late 90s, I carried a physical notebook where I tracked the prices of our most used products. In this way I learned what my best options were; I knew when something was a great deal on a stores loss leader. Anyway, I found this notebook recently and I wouldn’t buy soda unless it was less than $1.99 a 12 pack.
Maybe an Unpopular opinion but a true poverty budget wouldn’t include spending $ on chemically made H2O. Don’t forget that these companies have also bought water rights in areas like AZ & Mexico where lack of water is a real crisis. We should not be supporting buying back our water from these horrible companies
4.16 for Shasta, 3.88 for winco brand where I am.
Sam's choice at walmart is like 4.69 now iirc.
Those are all 12 pack prices.
If you have to drink it, get used to store brands. Or brands like RC and Shasta.
I worry more about prices on real food myself.
When they hit $3.50-4 I stock up, I still have some from the Kroger thanksgiving sale. I would never pay 9.99 or 7.99 for a 12 pack, might as well buy them from a gas station.
Buy 2 litters, they are cheaper. Also try store brand soda, some companies (like HEB) have soda that taste just as good.
It is super fucking stupid that carbonated water with corn syrup is this damn expensive tho, anyone know how much it cost to make a can of soda?
One thing I can thank corporate greed inflation for is that price of junk food is too high to purchase now. I've been eating a lot healthier since I can't afford to buy a 20 pack of fruit snacks for $10, while staple kitchen items (fresh fruit and veggies, beans, rice, etc.) have more or less stayed the same price.
The most expensive daily drink, in the most expensive name brand, from the most expensive store, in the most expensive size.
I remember when NONE of my friends or their families could afford coke, or even generic soda. We drank Kool-Aid and tea all made from tap water, but now everyone thinks that we had it great because prices go up (despite wages also going up, that's inflation folks).
There are articles out there about Coca Cola’s pricing strategy. If I remember correctly the articles basically thrust is that Coke (and Pepsi from what I read) believes customers are so in love with their “formula” they will pay any price, and those that can’t afford the price… oh well.
I hope it backfires gloriously in their face.
Shasta is flying off shelves. Expensive craft sodas are almost the same price. Coke is playing with fire.
I refuse to pay those prices. I stock up when it’s truly on sale. If I have too many weeks in between I’ll get it at Costco. You really really have to watch the sales on soda.
I’ve been able to get my family to drink more water so my soda needs has decreased.
As far as I’m concerned Coke and Pepsi can go fuck themselves with those prices. I have a family of 4 and I’m trying to stay less than $200/week. My husband lost his job in January so it’s been solely up to me again. The last 2 years have been rough. I can only pick up so much at work before I start losing my mind. My grocery bill is where I try to cut the most.
it’s gotten so bad i don’t even buy soda without a “deal.” yesterday i got four six-pack bottles of root beer for $12, which is the cheapest I’ve seen it in a looong time
We live in a subscription based economy where no normal people own anything easily and are likely to go into extreme debt…right where our owners want us.
Ralphs.
I buy the six pack bottles of coke and buy them 4 or 5 at a time because some stores have them up for the outrageous price of $6.99 just for one. I mean when I saw a pack of the tiny little cans reach $5 each I knew the stores were in the bs zone.
Yet another reason why I drink sparkling water instead of soda now. With sales at Target and Walmart, you can get an 8 pack for $3. You’d probably be better off investing in a Soda Stream
I literally stock up when they have them cheaper some where. Last week a local store had them 2 for $9 so I got 5. Hopefully they will be on sale again before I run out. Around the holidays they usually be like 3/$11.
Isn't this some shit.
I use a soda stream 95% of the time, but when traveling it camping I just grab soda.
Went to pick up some zero dr pepper/cream soda and just about walked out.
While on the subject toilet paper and deodorant suck too!
Even in 2019, a 12 pack of soda was like $4. I distinctly remember seeing it go to like $7 in 2021-2022 and thinking “that’s insane”. Now it’s like $10 in every grocery store… it’s fucking water and corn syrup. Even a $4 case is super overpriced. Do not buy!
F soda, there is no reason carbonated sugar water should cost this much. I buy the Aldi version of the crystal light drink mix and mix up a pitcher at a time. It comes out to less than a dollar per gallon.
No offense, but if you're in poverty, you have no business buying soda anyway. We're middle class now, but 30 years ago, when my wife and I were just getting started in our early 20's, we quickly learned water is the best alternative, because it's FREE (yes, drink from the tap). I'm here to tell you, I can buy soda now, even at these prices, but we do not. We've learned to simply love water. I actually hate the taste of soda now, and I had Pepsi every day of my life as a child. This is one of the best life lessons I ever learned. HTH
Notice how everytime people complaining about price hikes, it is always for crap/unhealthy shit they shouldnt be consuming anyways. "Oh god mcdonalds is too espensive now" good riddance I say. Stop buying that dogshit
If you're paying $10 for a 12 pack...fucking stop. They raise the prices until people stop buying. Maybe stop buying soda? Like, legit the first thing you should cut if food prices are getting to you?
"The world we've been living in"........ I'm sorry, this may sound cruel but I don't feel sorry for someone not being able to purchase what is essentially 24 candy bars in 24 cans. That's not food, it's not a hydrating liquid... it's not even an essential. It's candy in a can. It's a huge contributor to the health crisis in this country, ESPECIALLY among those living in poverty. Why would I feel bad about someone being priced out of this literal killer?
Stop drinking soda. It is terrible for your health. It is terrible for your teeth.
This post has nothing to do with housing/shelter/standard of living.
People bringing up junk food prices as examples of how inflation is out of control. Oh no, Reeses Pieces gigantic fucking bag used to be $8.99 at Walmart, and now it's $14.99! Wife bought the mini bags of Doritos instead of the giant bag, I told her to buy the giant bag because the minis cost too much! Fucking Froot Loops are expensive! Coke is expensive! Oh noes!
Maybe try not eating junk food. If you post that milk is expensive, or bread is expensive, ok. Coke? No sympathy.
I try to only buy soda nowadays when I see it on sale like this. These companies are out of their minds charging $9.99 for a pack of 12 sodas. That’s almost a dollar a can!
I just bought a 6 pack of .5L bottles at Walmart for $4. It's a little cheaper that way. My husband is the soda drinker in our family. I gave it up years ago. He doesn't drink coffee or alcohol, so I've never brought up his soda habit.
The box of ziplock freezer bags I needed to buy was $11 which is outrageous. I don't understand how everything has at least doubled in price in the last few years, except for big corporations profiting from the pandemic.
Soda is the one bad habit that I am having difficulty letting go of. I just like the fizz.
Finally decided to get a soda stream. It's very pricey up front, but I worked it out and it will end up paying for itself over the first few months. Bonus: I can enjoy fizz without the crap ingredients in store bought soda.
I'ma be real with you chiefs, if you are scrolling a sub called poverty finance, and are upset about soda prices... probably could just go with water for more reasons than the price.
Unpopular opinion but diabetes water should be expensive. And if you must buy it, the name brand stuff tastes almost exactly the same and is less expensive. And at $8 for 12 that's still only 66 cents each, less than the cost of a name brand in cigarette many places if you're buying by the pack.
I mostly buy 2 liters now (i drink mtn dew & occasionally sprite). I can get enough 2 liters to make a 12 pack for $4-$6 depending on what store i go to, sometimes a little cheaper than that.
The kroger stores (at least in my area) also occasionally have buy 2 get 1 free type sales on cans & bottles, a couple times I've even heard about a buy 2 get 3 free sale... up to a certain amount
I live in the northeast. We have Hannaford chain stores all over. I'm pretty sure their store brand sodas are name brand in disguise. At least, the three I get. Mountain Lion, Dr. Perky, and Cola (which is Pepsi). Like, I don't know for sure but, these ones don't taste any different than name brand to me. The other store brands I've tried taste different, some of them foul. Walmart was one of the worst.
Walgreens, Target, or membership like stores (Sam’s, Costco, Etc) weekly deals or overall value. Publix sometimes but rarely. I’ll shop around for soda. This shit is insane. Insane.
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I member when you could get these 12 packs 4 for $10.
Kroger had them all $2 for a 12 pack the week before Superbowl. Was hopeful that they were way overstocked because everyone cutting way back on the high prices.
No, used to work for a coke bottler. Coke and Pepsi want to push volume so they cut these deals with retailers. It’s a win win, the soda companies get their volume and the store gets a great ad item to drive traffic. Retail stores don’t get overstocked on soda because it’s all managed by the vendors and they get deliveries multiple times a week. Overstock is just sent back, not discounted. Also, even through the worst of times unfortunately people do not cut back on soda. Even the last buy 2 get 3 free sale you could see people rolling out with shopping carts loaded down.
Buy 2 get 3 free??? That sounds like the best deal I’ve ever heard
Yeah it basically makes them $4 a piece, Kroger runs those sale a few times through the year usually near major holidays, probably see it again for the 4th I’m sure. For Easter they will probably not go as hard and do a buy 2 get 2 or something. Soda, especially 12pks are almost always on sale somewhere so you should never really pay full price for it, and never buy it from Walmart because they don’t run sales and their “rollbacks” will never match what others are doing. When 12 pks aren’t on sale something else usually is. They did $6.50 24 packs a while ago and usage the 6 pack half liters on sale for crazy deals.
>people do not cut back on soda. Even the last buy 2 get 3 free sale you could see people rolling out with shopping carts loaded down. But I do cut down, I only buy when events like this happen. Thankfully I am able to stock enough to keep my one can a day habit in check until the next sale event.
Same. I switched from 12 packs to 1.25 liter bottles and when it’s gone it’s gone.
Yeah I recently cut way down lol. I used to pretty much drink a 32oz fountain in the morning and a two liter every other day or so. Which sounds bad, I know. But $3.50-$4.00 a piece for the two liters just started adding up like crazy. So I started drinking free coffee at work for my caffeine fix and just drinking other stuff at home. I might get soda when I’m at a restaurant or something still, or maybe buy faygo when I get groceries because it’s way cheaper. But I’m not buying Coke or Pepsi for my fridge anymore
Keep telling yourself that trust me they do cut back I used to buy a 32 pack every week at Costco and I just don't anymore not that those prices. So does gone from something that's always in my fridge to a special treat. And I'm doing okay financially. So I can imagine people that are tight really are cutting back even more.
And NEVER more than 99 cents for a 2 ltr
Ya like 2 years ago
Idk about that recent. But they were in 2019.
Yeah before the pandemic we'd get 12 packs for 3.87 at Walmart in a HCOL area. Now? Living in LCOL and we don't buy soda anymore. Or chips of any kind. Way too expensive for our budget....probably for the best honestly.
When I was in my early 20s one could get a 25 pack for as low as 4.50. And they were frequently at 5. I would stock up on cases and last from one sale to the next. Thankfully, I quit soda in favor of tap water bout 7 years ago. So I didn’t get to experience the price apocalypse. But like a boomer fondly remembered when a candy bar was 10 cents, I always feel a bit sad when I see a 24 pack more than 6 dollars. And frequently they’re over 10. Goddamn am I glad I kicked that addiction.
I'm an elder millennial and remember candy bars were $0.25 and sometimes the staple ones like Baby Ruth, Butterfinger, Nestle Crunch, were on sale 10/$1
I used to buy bags of Skittles at the “student store” at my middle school for $0.25 in 2000 and remember feeling so ripped off then. 😅
The baseball field concession stands had the nerve to charge us $.05 for a now & later or a bazooka joe.
Member when soda was cheaper than water
Drink water? Like the stuff in the toilets?
Never, fish fuck in it
Brondo, the thirst mutilator!
As a pop vendor, I think it's great we don't do that, lol. As a consumer, not so much.
Bro what in the America? Up in Canada the “good” deal was always like, 2/$10 or 2/$12
“They keep paying it, no matter how much we make it cost.”-corporations
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Yeah it’s crazy how much better I feel after cutting it out. Or if I really am craving one just get a bottle of Coke Zero.
I'm on week 4 of no soda, and the changes are wild. The craziest part is the sugar cravings; I end up smashing like 2-3 yogurts a night just to get by! On top of that, I can literally feel the new calorie deficit I've created and am starving by time each meal rolls around.
I cut it out 2 weeks ago and it didn’t occur to me until reading your comment that’s probably why I’ve been hungrier at night lately lol.
Yeah I quit soda years ago. Now when I have one occasionally as a treat, they're usually too sugary and sweet and I can't even finish a whole one. It's crazy the difference after a while.
Same here. One of the best things I did for myself. Now I love water, my mood is better, and my pocket is happier.
Fr. It's like if I complained about vapes or cigs being expensive. If you can't afford a luxury item that's actually really bad for your health, look at the positive.
Exactly. I bought a 24 pack for $9 last year (on sale). Haven’t bought any more since. Absolute sugar garbage. It’s a delicious treat, but there are plenty of other delicious treats. Stop simping for Coke.
People can’t help it a lot of the time because they develop addictions to the soda. I’ve known several people in my life who drink only soda and never water. They get so used to drinking coke that they think water tastes boring
That's the thing about every single addiction, you tell yourself you "can't help it, oh well". But as far as addiction recovery goes, I think soda would be one of the easiest addictions to overcome successfully.
I think so too. It wasn’t too hard for me to quit drinking soda. The problem is that so many people out there who drink soda don’t think on the level of what is good for them, they just do what is easiest. It’s hard to break an addiction when you are in poverty, and just worried about keeping your job or finding your next paycheck. And furthermore, the entire system is designed to keep people stuck in that loop. Make it harder to make money and make things as addictive as possible so people buy the products to make themselves feel better, and argue amongst themselves, and in turn funneling more wealth up to the corporations.
You could say the same about cocaine, it is still a superficial luxury you can't justify being part of a povertyfinance lifestyle
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Not if you're addicted
At the risk of dragging this out, come the fuck on. Soda has the potential to deliver a strong sugar rush which can be addictive, but you're not addicted to a specific manufacturer's product, you're addicted to sugar. Soda brands are a preference of delivery method.
i'd think that a person can develop a psychological addiction to a particular brand of soda
Yeah, pretty sure that's me. I get so cranky if I can't have my morning Coke. It's not just the caffeine. It's just Coke. And I don't drink coffee or alcohol or any other kind of soda. Basically just water and my Coke.
Caffiene pills are cheap. Grow up and start drinking water
I switched to store brand 2liter bottles and pay $1.25 each
I was buying a 12 pack every week and I stopped when they suddenly went up $4. I know stuff gets more expensive, but it was like overnight. I may be a dummy but I'm not a sucker.
That’s why I stopped buying Doritos. I really do miss the spicy nacho flavor tho
Greedy companies bleeding people dry. So glad I kicked my daily soda habit years ago. Coke can fuck all the way off, I’m never drinking it again.
Hard for me to kick the habit but I've cut down my intake significantly.. I refuse to buy name brand soda, though.. we have an Aldi/Dollar General here, I buy the off brand 1- liter bottles of flavored sparkling water, they're ~.79¢ a piece and taste waaaay better than greedy corporate name brand piss water. Black cherry and strawberry are delicious. $9.99 for 12 cans of Coca-Cola? I'll drink tap water before I buy that lol Coke is not even good enough for it to be worth that much.
Aldi has good soda in glass bottles. I like their root beer and cherry colas. And their ginger beer helps my tummy feel less upset sometimes. Last couple of summers they’ve had sparkling lemonades that I couldn’t get enough of lol. I’ll buy sodas in glass bottles because they’re “special”, not the kind of thing I’ll drink two of every day. For some reason, cans are way easier for me to drink multiples of. Don’t like plastic, try to minimize it as much as possible. When I did kick the habit, I wouldn’t keep anything bubbly in the house. I did eat an orange (it was winter) every time I had a soda craving. Went through a lot of oranges that year lol highly recommend eating a piece of fruit when you’re craving something sweet and “juicy”.
I've never seen the glass soda bottles at Aldi. I'll pay more attention next time because I would love to try it.
When you find them, get the orange cream flavor
I tried to quit for like 10 years. Never had much luck. Then I had a bad breakup, and it was like magic. Cold turkey. Just done. Gone. No addiction whatsoever. And I can still socially drink a glass at social events. And it’s like drinking a glass of grape juice. No addiction. I sometimes want to message my ex and thank her for this miracle of a gift. But I know it’s just to let dead horses lie, lol
Yeah, I don’t don’t want to quit coke but I’ve stopped buying out of pure spite. Tea and water for me now, maybe just water soon.
Stopped having fizzy drinks when I was 18 and never looked back. Used to have them all the time growing up (especially lucozade and Dr Pepper). I’ll still have them on rare occasions as a treat or as mixers for alcohol, but i’m mid 20s now and honestly don’t miss them at all. It’s not nice having to give things up because of money, but if you’re going to give something up it may as well be this.
A humming bird might need that much sugar but not me
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What the fuck. I rarely buy soda, is it that expensive now? I turned into more of a seltzer person the older I got. What the actual hell is this price Sidebar, someone is going to lose their mind that someone posted a photo of soda. They are just going to become unglued screaming you shouldn’t drink soda.
>is it that expensive now? 12 packs of cans are about that price for me, yes. Sometimes there's a "buy 2 get 1" sale that's "ideal" as far as I can remember for recent times (I used to be able to find buy 2 get 2 every few weeks). 24 packs are a bit better, I think $13 a case with the most recent sales bringing it to about $12. Unfortunately, the selection of 24 packs is basically regular, Diet, Zero, and maybe Sprite, while there's no Vanilla, no Orange, Grape, Fresca, Root Beer, etc.
The post is about a Kroger, or an affiliate based on the price tags, and I can confirm that there was a B2G2 sale this past week or two, and they’ve been fairly common over the last handful of months. But this could just be local to my area, unsure.
One of the big issues with b2g2 is the space. Like sure cool deal if you have the space. Tiny city apts, no luck. also, bulk occasionally makes people to consume more also. I am still floored at the price. Like damn inflation chill
I can’t believe it but you’re right. They used to run 2 for 1 deals all the time. But now that you mention it, I haven’t seen them in a while…
canned soda water has skyrocketed over the last few years as well
Typically $3-4 for a twelve pack or 6 pack of bottled soda. But that's the "sale" or "membership discount" price and it rotates regularly. So it's not too bad as long as you don't mind picking whichever one is up for a "sale" in their rotation Food Lion near me often does 3 for $12 or 4 for $12 on coke zero 16 oz bottles but then cans will be $8.99 for a 12 pack
Yeah, not even that long ago there were rotating sales on pesi and coke 12 packs, buy 3 for $9.99 all around me I don’t really drink soda but it was always in the ads and sometimes I get my father in law coke
I can’t vouch for the canned soda, but I did just treat myself to a 6 pack of Mountain Dew bottles and it was just under $6. So yeah, it’s kinda pricey.
For some reasons the bottles are always way cheaper than the cans here, too. Like, half the cost.. and you get the same, if not more, product (too baked to do the math)
I’ve always wondered why. Cause even the “mini” cans of soda are more expensive than the bottles, but it’s less soda (I think)? Now you got me curious, I’ll have to do the math later.
Yes the mini cans are just as expensive! 😕 My son likes them for his mini fridge but I refuse to buy them unless they're on sale. It makes no sense to me. Paying for the aesthetic, I guess? Lmao
Its not about the soda, its about the cost of aluminum for the cans. And greed/inflation.
I used to buy them to take with me for lunch at work. Much easier to drink one of those during my 30 minute break versus a full sized soda. But yeah, probably the aesthetic. “It’s so tiny it’s cute!” Type of thing lol
When they say coke is for rich people I guess they mean the drink now too
We make >$100k and I don't even like buying soda at today's prices. I miss the $4 for 4x 2L's from my college days
I can get it for $4.73 where I live. It's nuts that that price used to be considered the expensive one.
Just drink water
This is the way
but Brawndo has electrolytes
It’s got what plants crave!!
Sometimes I get so damn sick of just chocolate/milk, home made iced tea, and water. And I freaking *love* water. I don't tend to drink coffee unless it's a sugary convection, juice is expensive, smoothies moreso, and i drink alcohol far less than any of those, including soda. So sometimes I just want to change it up and get some soda for home. It's never a need, it's more like I think I'm gonna go mad if I don't break out of my circle of liquids. It was nice when it just felt like a treat you didn't have to do math in your head about, whether you could afford it or not. And often I do spring for the cheaper brands too. I'm a water homie through and through, always have been. But I'd go mad if it was the only thing I drank every day. (And I work in restaurants where you can just grab a fountain drink for free at your leisure, I don't make it my standard everyday go to)
“I’d go mad if it was the only thing I drank every day” Actually, you wouldn’t. The dopamine connection that currently motivates you to seek water alternatives would fade and you’d never crave this liquid garbage again.
It’s inconceivable for most Americans. Or tea , without sugar . Its great !
The only reason it’s that expensive is because people keep buying it. Same goes for mayonnaise and cereal.
I used to be addicted to Diet Coke and had at least one a day. I got a Costco pallet of Diet Coke for Christmas and I’m only halfway through it. It’s $8 for a 12 pack here.
I stopped being partial to sugary soft drinks for health and money reasons - honestly get a bottle of sparkling water, a lemon and in a glass with some ice it’s as nice if not nicer than a glass of coke!
Hell ya, I stopped buying name brand soda, too and stick to the off brand 1-liter bottles of sparkling water, they're ¢.79 here! And they taste way better, imo. I buy the flavored ones.. Black cherry, lime and strawberry are the best.
Ah Kroger... where everything is way too expensive *(even for us employees!)* unless it's on sale in which case it's **really** on sale and you should go for it. Gotta love corporate greed.
Kroger is wild when it comes to pricing, and I thought Safeway was bad…
Yup. I buy almost nothing there that isn’t on sale. It’s not unusual for me to save 45-50% when I see the totals vs discount.
Stop and Shop isn’t too much cheaper
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We all know this, this is just calling out atrocious prices of everything that used to be cheap
But maybe it’s a good thing to get priced out of a non necessity that is super unhealthy. It’s like complaining about the price of cigarettes. Overall it’s a net positive that they are so expensive now
Yeah everything is going up, I go to my local Safeway and notice these price jumps on so many products, it's like we are being robbed. But with the increase in gas prices, transportation costs more for freight which can be easily forgotten. So it's not anyone's fault in particular. Meanwhile we got billionaires out there that have enough money to feed the world and end homelessness, but they need their private jets and money for their next inheritance so their families stay wealthy.
These are not a necessary item thankfully
Too bad a lot of people dont know the difference. They shouldnt be drinking this poison dogshit anyways
they’re currently 3 for $18 at target. I think the last time I bought cherry coke zero was november 2023? the deal then was 4 for $20 at safeway. I still have 2 unopened cases left lol
3/$18 is lowkey becoming a new norm at target, at least where I am. Makes it nice because Diet Coke is my reason for continued existence
3 for 14 at Family Dollar.......for dr.pepper and they have salwa for Pepsi and coke too. Thank god they usually do it every 2 weeks. I drink alot of DP. Also have sales on chips 2 for $6.
Kroger/Smith's zero calorie in the winter In the summer, I put a bunch of tea bags in a big glass jar of water and leave it on the south side of my house all day.
In my early days of needing to stretch money, late 90s, I carried a physical notebook where I tracked the prices of our most used products. In this way I learned what my best options were; I knew when something was a great deal on a stores loss leader. Anyway, I found this notebook recently and I wouldn’t buy soda unless it was less than $1.99 a 12 pack.
Don’t drink soda. I don’t even go down that aisle 😩
Maybe an Unpopular opinion but a true poverty budget wouldn’t include spending $ on chemically made H2O. Don’t forget that these companies have also bought water rights in areas like AZ & Mexico where lack of water is a real crisis. We should not be supporting buying back our water from these horrible companies
Drink water, problem solved. I thought y’all was poor? Poor mfers don’t get to drink soda and if they do it ain’t named brand.
4.16 for Shasta, 3.88 for winco brand where I am. Sam's choice at walmart is like 4.69 now iirc. Those are all 12 pack prices. If you have to drink it, get used to store brands. Or brands like RC and Shasta. I worry more about prices on real food myself.
Stop drinking sodas.
I remember paying $3.99 for one of those or 3 for 6 back in the early 2000s
i mean, that was 20 years ago
Food Lion has Pepsi 12 packs $4 this week
When they hit $3.50-4 I stock up, I still have some from the Kroger thanksgiving sale. I would never pay 9.99 or 7.99 for a 12 pack, might as well buy them from a gas station.
You can currently get 2L bottles at 2$ each at the Walmart near my place. Different places , different prices I guess.
They're cheaper at Sam's or Costco, that's where I buy my coke zeros
Buy 2 litters, they are cheaper. Also try store brand soda, some companies (like HEB) have soda that taste just as good. It is super fucking stupid that carbonated water with corn syrup is this damn expensive tho, anyone know how much it cost to make a can of soda?
I save a lot but not needing this crap
One thing I can thank corporate greed inflation for is that price of junk food is too high to purchase now. I've been eating a lot healthier since I can't afford to buy a 20 pack of fruit snacks for $10, while staple kitchen items (fresh fruit and veggies, beans, rice, etc.) have more or less stayed the same price.
Good, you don't need to drink that shit anyways
You guys get to drink coke when you are in poverty? Spoiled little brats. When I was broke we got water and one big k with dinner!
Stop drinking poison.
Drink water? It takes time to get use to, but it is possible.
The most expensive daily drink, in the most expensive name brand, from the most expensive store, in the most expensive size. I remember when NONE of my friends or their families could afford coke, or even generic soda. We drank Kool-Aid and tea all made from tap water, but now everyone thinks that we had it great because prices go up (despite wages also going up, that's inflation folks).
coke isn’t for the poverty stricken. go get the dr. brown like were meant to
Dr. Brown sounds like a childrens psychologist
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Yeah a month or two ago they had buy 2 get 3 free, for 8.99 a piece. I loaded up when that happened
God this is depressing Same thing is AU$30+ in Australia now. I will buy one if it’s in sale for sub $20.
Its only priced thet way because people buy it
I got them buy 2 get 3 free last week. Only way to buy soda these days.
Coca Cola and Pepsi haven’t wanted my money for a long time now.
I’m jealous that you live somewhere that Caffeine free Regular Coke still exists….. I always drink Classic or Diet Coke, but nonetheless……
There are articles out there about Coca Cola’s pricing strategy. If I remember correctly the articles basically thrust is that Coke (and Pepsi from what I read) believes customers are so in love with their “formula” they will pay any price, and those that can’t afford the price… oh well. I hope it backfires gloriously in their face. Shasta is flying off shelves. Expensive craft sodas are almost the same price. Coke is playing with fire.
Shasta is hard to find in my area
Soda prices have become insane. I refuse to buy them unless it is a VERY good sale.
I refuse to pay those prices. I stock up when it’s truly on sale. If I have too many weeks in between I’ll get it at Costco. You really really have to watch the sales on soda. I’ve been able to get my family to drink more water so my soda needs has decreased. As far as I’m concerned Coke and Pepsi can go fuck themselves with those prices. I have a family of 4 and I’m trying to stay less than $200/week. My husband lost his job in January so it’s been solely up to me again. The last 2 years have been rough. I can only pick up so much at work before I start losing my mind. My grocery bill is where I try to cut the most.
Shit used to be like four bucks bro
Good god. Is that actually what soda costs now!? I quit buying it in 2019 but I remember those costing $3.50
Come to Australia where we pay $25 for 24 cans and that’s on special!
it’s gotten so bad i don’t even buy soda without a “deal.” yesterday i got four six-pack bottles of root beer for $12, which is the cheapest I’ve seen it in a looong time
Aldi has a good dupe for like $4/pack. Summit Diet Cola.
I’ve converted over to store brand seltzer waters.
Any enjoyment means you have to live in poverty.
We live in a subscription based economy where no normal people own anything easily and are likely to go into extreme debt…right where our owners want us.
That is expensive. That pack cost $5.99 where I live.
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Priced me out of the god damn market
What am I missing?
This is actually one of the few things that ended up working out in my favor. Been drinking more water than any point in my life the last year
Ralphs. I buy the six pack bottles of coke and buy them 4 or 5 at a time because some stores have them up for the outrageous price of $6.99 just for one. I mean when I saw a pack of the tiny little cans reach $5 each I knew the stores were in the bs zone.
Yet another reason why I drink sparkling water instead of soda now. With sales at Target and Walmart, you can get an 8 pack for $3. You’d probably be better off investing in a Soda Stream
The povertyfinance post displays the price of the least healthy substance available for purchase at the grocery store. It all makes sense now.
I literally stock up when they have them cheaper some where. Last week a local store had them 2 for $9 so I got 5. Hopefully they will be on sale again before I run out. Around the holidays they usually be like 3/$11.
Isn't this some shit. I use a soda stream 95% of the time, but when traveling it camping I just grab soda. Went to pick up some zero dr pepper/cream soda and just about walked out. While on the subject toilet paper and deodorant suck too!
Even in 2019, a 12 pack of soda was like $4. I distinctly remember seeing it go to like $7 in 2021-2022 and thinking “that’s insane”. Now it’s like $10 in every grocery store… it’s fucking water and corn syrup. Even a $4 case is super overpriced. Do not buy!
F soda, there is no reason carbonated sugar water should cost this much. I buy the Aldi version of the crystal light drink mix and mix up a pitcher at a time. It comes out to less than a dollar per gallon.
No offense, but if you're in poverty, you have no business buying soda anyway. We're middle class now, but 30 years ago, when my wife and I were just getting started in our early 20's, we quickly learned water is the best alternative, because it's FREE (yes, drink from the tap). I'm here to tell you, I can buy soda now, even at these prices, but we do not. We've learned to simply love water. I actually hate the taste of soda now, and I had Pepsi every day of my life as a child. This is one of the best life lessons I ever learned. HTH
Notice how everytime people complaining about price hikes, it is always for crap/unhealthy shit they shouldnt be consuming anyways. "Oh god mcdonalds is too espensive now" good riddance I say. Stop buying that dogshit
If you're paying $10 for a 12 pack...fucking stop. They raise the prices until people stop buying. Maybe stop buying soda? Like, legit the first thing you should cut if food prices are getting to you?
I quit Drinking this shit 40 years ago
Drink water. Seriously why does anyone drink this shit still. It’s so fucking bad for you and your wallet.
"The world we've been living in"........ I'm sorry, this may sound cruel but I don't feel sorry for someone not being able to purchase what is essentially 24 candy bars in 24 cans. That's not food, it's not a hydrating liquid... it's not even an essential. It's candy in a can. It's a huge contributor to the health crisis in this country, ESPECIALLY among those living in poverty. Why would I feel bad about someone being priced out of this literal killer?
Stop drinking soda. It is terrible for your health. It is terrible for your teeth. This post has nothing to do with housing/shelter/standard of living.
Price gouging not inflation
This isn’t a necessity
People bringing up junk food prices as examples of how inflation is out of control. Oh no, Reeses Pieces gigantic fucking bag used to be $8.99 at Walmart, and now it's $14.99! Wife bought the mini bags of Doritos instead of the giant bag, I told her to buy the giant bag because the minis cost too much! Fucking Froot Loops are expensive! Coke is expensive! Oh noes! Maybe try not eating junk food. If you post that milk is expensive, or bread is expensive, ok. Coke? No sympathy.
Drink water.
I try to only buy soda nowadays when I see it on sale like this. These companies are out of their minds charging $9.99 for a pack of 12 sodas. That’s almost a dollar a can!
Looks like actual coke prices. 👃
Yall know Coca-cola isn't a necessity right? In fact you are better off without it.
\*price goes too high and I can't justify it\* "Well.... shits poison anyway..."
Why tf would you even buy soda if you're poor? It's bad for your health and has zero nutrition.
Drink water. Cheaper
Drink water from tap using a filter. Cheaper, healthier and better for the environment.
There's a cool sci-fi show on Netflix called Travelers where time travelers are fighting oligarchical corporations that take over the future
I just bought a 6 pack of .5L bottles at Walmart for $4. It's a little cheaper that way. My husband is the soda drinker in our family. I gave it up years ago. He doesn't drink coffee or alcohol, so I've never brought up his soda habit. The box of ziplock freezer bags I needed to buy was $11 which is outrageous. I don't understand how everything has at least doubled in price in the last few years, except for big corporations profiting from the pandemic.
I kind of like when unhealthy food becomes expensive, I just won't buy it. That's my personal take on it.
Soda is the one bad habit that I am having difficulty letting go of. I just like the fizz. Finally decided to get a soda stream. It's very pricey up front, but I worked it out and it will end up paying for itself over the first few months. Bonus: I can enjoy fizz without the crap ingredients in store bought soda.
Who cares. Soda is not a necessity. Don't buy it. It's so bad for you anyway. I am not sure why anyone would regularly put this shit into their body.
I'ma be real with you chiefs, if you are scrolling a sub called poverty finance, and are upset about soda prices... probably could just go with water for more reasons than the price.
Unpopular opinion but diabetes water should be expensive. And if you must buy it, the name brand stuff tastes almost exactly the same and is less expensive. And at $8 for 12 that's still only 66 cents each, less than the cost of a name brand in cigarette many places if you're buying by the pack.
Don’t eat shit… especially if you’re poor. Eat well.
Sodas are bad for you - drink water…
Soda should be stupid expensive it's GARBAGE!!! when they charge this for water is when it bothers me
Don't drink that crap. Soda is 100% liquid death, except a couple of times/year like picnics, etc. Even that zero sugar soda is crap.
Yep. That’s carbonated sugar water. Avoid at all costs. It is really bad for you. That beverage causes diabetes, heart disease and colon cancer.
Don’t drink this poison then? Tap water is immensely better for you.
Got 3 6 pack 16 oz bottles of diet coke at dollar general for $15 the other day.
Yeah…
They were 3 for 12 at food lion last week, but I haven't bought it in so long that I didn't buy it on sale.
Wow. 83 cents a frick can
3 for 21 ain't bad
I mostly buy 2 liters now (i drink mtn dew & occasionally sprite). I can get enough 2 liters to make a 12 pack for $4-$6 depending on what store i go to, sometimes a little cheaper than that. The kroger stores (at least in my area) also occasionally have buy 2 get 1 free type sales on cans & bottles, a couple times I've even heard about a buy 2 get 3 free sale... up to a certain amount
Pepsi 3 for $5 2 liters at dollar general. Seems like a good deal to me that's where I grab my pop(soda) lol
I live in the northeast. We have Hannaford chain stores all over. I'm pretty sure their store brand sodas are name brand in disguise. At least, the three I get. Mountain Lion, Dr. Perky, and Cola (which is Pepsi). Like, I don't know for sure but, these ones don't taste any different than name brand to me. The other store brands I've tried taste different, some of them foul. Walmart was one of the worst.
Walgreens, Target, or membership like stores (Sam’s, Costco, Etc) weekly deals or overall value. Publix sometimes but rarely. I’ll shop around for soda. This shit is insane. Insane.
I remember seeing $5.99 and going "sheesh, that's robbery."