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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/27121839

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[–] azalty@jlai.lu 1 points 2 hours ago

Sad day for people drinking cancer

[–] butsbutts@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 hours ago

mm sugar water

[–] AmbientDread@midwest.social 13 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Prices go up up up Never come back down down down

The invisible hand job economy

[–] uis@lemm.ee 8 points 5 hours ago

Oil prices go up - petrol goes up.

Oil prices go down - petrol goes up.

Oil prices do nothing - petrol goes up.

Petrol is purposeful and independent.

Be like petrol!

[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 12 hours ago

when they do go down economist scream that its the worst thing to ever happen (deflation)

[–] Viper_NZ@lemmy.nz 89 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Not only do they cost more, the greater surface area means your cold drink warms up faster.

Neat.

[–] dQw4w9WgXcQ@lemm.ee 33 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Greater surface area also means more material for the same product, which leads to less effective transport, more waste and increased polution. Non-standarized can size means every can storage system and cup holder which have taken can size into consideration will be worse. I'm sure a lot of vending machines will have to be modified or scrapped for this can design.

Everyone are worse off because of this, and it's all for attempting to trick consumers and increase profits. Shit sucks.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

Greater surface area also means more material for the same product, which leads to less effective transport, more waste and increased polution.

Weren't soda companies whining about aluminum costs just recently? Guess they found some extra in order to fleece their customers.

[–] loserville@lemm.ee 1 points 6 hours ago

These are more easily stackable and take up less horizontal space, so they are more efficient for transport.

[–] derpgon@programming.dev 3 points 1 day ago

Is this a new thing in the US? We've had these in Europe for years - and I mean 10-15 at least.

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hey we get this revolutionary super can which is supposed to keep your beer cool.
The ribs are supposed to reduce the contact area of warm fingers.
It doesn't work obviously since they aren't big enough and skin on fingers are flexible enough to touch everything.
You only pay 30 to 50% more for this nonsense.
Everyone tries to avoid them but somehow the normal cans are more than often 'sold out' in stores.

[–] some_dude@lemm.ee 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

That's what you get for drinking jupiler

[–] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 2 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

I only partake in the finest carapils

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.ml 1 points 19 hours ago

A man of the people

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[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 day ago (6 children)

I mean it sucks and I drink coke (it's my mix for booze) but it's a welcome change (price increase). Soda pop should not be drunk as frequently as it is by people and anything to make it less common is a welcome change IMHO. If becoming more cost prohibitive to people makes them drink it less that's not a bad thing

Now the challenge becomes, because America is becoming a 3rd world shithole it's possible that coke is the only safe drink because thanks to the EPA being gutted over decades water isn't safe in many areas due to contamination. That's not cool.

[–] loserville@lemm.ee 4 points 6 hours ago
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[–] exploitedamerican@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago

Dickflation.

[–] houstoneulers@lemmy.world 39 points 1 day ago (16 children)

Just straight up stop buying shit. Drink filtered tap, and live off only what you need and shrug off ppl that think buying expensive shit will make them cool.

[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

How do I fit my coke addiction in your filtered water?

[–] toastal@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago

A lot of the world can’t just drink tap water with a basic filter

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[–] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

Where is the one on the left no longer available? I live in the US and see those all the time.

[–] Sibshops@lemm.ee 137 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Good enough reason to boycott coke products, anyway.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 111 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (7 children)

The funding of Death Squads in Colombia is a better reason IMO but this works too, haha

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[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 67 points 1 day ago
[–] Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

People with vending machines aren't going to be happy, those new ones won't fit.

[–] Crampon@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

As a consumer you should have thought about the consequences of your habits. Because of you they now have to replace all the vendig machines.

Its the consumers fault. Companies have absolutely no responsibility.

Huge /S if there ever was any doubt.

[–] fadingembers@lemmy.blahaj.zone 49 points 1 day ago (3 children)
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[–] SwampYankee@mander.xyz 112 points 2 days ago (19 children)

Fun fact, a taller, narrower can uses more aluminum!

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[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 58 points 2 days ago (28 children)

You know, this should only trick young kids as they genuinely believe taller = more. The fact that it probably tricks a ton of adults just suggests their critical thinking never made it past adolescence and we should be very concerned by that.

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