QuinnyCodedwhats your dumb purchases?
BootLoopI always dreamed of having a fast food pop machine in my house as a kid. It took me about a year of owning a SodaStream as an adult to realize that I do own a slower and smaller scale pop machine and I can make as much pop as I want.
jqubedDoes it taste different than what you get in cans/bottles for home use?
Yeah, it tastes pretty different. It’s either the carbonation or the fact each SodaStream is haunted by the thousands of people killed and displaced for them to put a factory in the West Bank. 50/50 on which is a bigger factor
Is that a fact?
Everything can be a fact if you believe enough
Upon cursory glance at internet research yes sodastream is Israeli. Pass.
It’s also just a stand for a nozzle and a valve with really really overpriced CO2 cans
Check out this DIY fitting video to understand how it works and why you NEVER have to have a stupid sodastream to carbonate drinks
It’s exponentially cheaper to buy a 5 or 10 pounds refillable cylinder
and just fill existing 2 litres bottle
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLFvw4CVKgY
Home made big Carbonation System for $45.00 and 4X the power of soda steam
Only thing I’ve been told to be mindful of is that sodastream CO2 cartridges are food safe and a lot of the cheaper alternatives aren’t.
In Germany every supermarket has their own sodastream-compatible cartridges, 100% sealed and food safe. And 30% cheaper or so.
RedjardGoing by memory there used to be competition a few years ago, so they may still be consolidating the market and stabelizing their monopoly before tightening prices.