Glass Bottle Resurgance

[Fire708]

I think pixel is right on the mark. My wife and I visited family In Europe last year, plastic is just starting to appear. It's sad, something about glass just makes the soda better, and the sugar doesn't hurt.

Maybe the US bottlers will start producing, the coke products are all imported. That has to figure into the cost.

[jholmgren]

One thing I haven't heard much mention of is glass bottle Pepsi, are those still around?

My local grocery stores here in PA are carrying Pepsi and Mt. Dew in glass bottles.

[Jcarter168]

My local store has the Mexi Coke, Sprite and Fanta also along with the 8 oz bottles.  We have a new Wal Mart grocery just down the street and they carry the Jarritos and Mexi Pepsi plus lots of other Mexican glass bottle stuff I've never even heard of.  But I still have to travel to Branson, Missouri to get glass bottle Dr. Pepper.  For some reason they carry it there but nowhere else in the state.

Here is what I do on the 8 oz Cokes.  Go to Target at Christmas time, they always have them on sale for around $3 and you get a free coke bear if you by 3 or more.  I just buy enough to last me most of the year, then I don't have to pay $4.99 a six pack at the grocery store.

[boss]

I ordered 2 cases of Dr Pepper in 12 oz bottles in December for about 50 cents a bottle. I went back to the same chain (different location) in Feb and the price was $1.19 a bottle.  I think I'll try the first location again when these run out.

[Pixel]

I think pixel is right on the mark. My wife and I visited family In Europe last year, plastic is just starting to appear. It's sad, something about glass just makes the soda better, and the sugar doesn't hurt.

Maybe the US bottlers will start producing, the coke products are all imported. That has to figure into the cost.

I seem to remember hearing somewhere that imported raw sugar is tariffed, but products made with that sugar then imported are not. I think that holds even under the
North American Free Trade Agreement, but don't quote me on that.

That would help explain Mexican sodas made with sugar being imported here, particularly where NAFTA is concerned. It may be cheaper to import them that to make them here. Especially if Coca-Cola US has not formally sanctioned this importation.

You can of course still get domestic Coke in glass bottles, but it's still sweetened with HFCS, and not much different from Mexican Coke in price. I have become concerned about the quality of the water used in Mexican Coke, however.

[Fire708]

Unfortunately, that makes  sense.

[Ross]

My local Sam's Club now has a mixed case (24) of Mexican Cokes (12), Sprite (6), and Fanta Orange (6) for $18.88.  It is the same price as the case of Mexican Cokes.  The sign said onetime purchase.  Not sure how widespread the availability.