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[โ€“] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

If you serve this people complain that you've cheaped out, every time. I'm not knocking it.

There's also River, Everyday, or Ritchie if you want to try something else.

[โ€“] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

Sucks to suck. Local colas usually taste better anyway. The only thing cocacola is good for is mixing drinks.

Gimme this for deinking any day over cocacola

[โ€“] blinfabian@feddit.nl 16 points 22 hours ago (1 children)
[โ€“] Nilz@sopuli.xyz 6 points 21 hours ago

Aren't those the ones that got recalled as they can explode when you put them in the dishwasher or pour hot water in them?

[โ€“] Nebula@fedia.io 11 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Haven't seen this one before. If I am ever in ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium, I'll keep an eye out for it. The only two European colas I know are Afri Kola and Fritz Kola. Both are ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช, I think. They are pretty good and have extra caffeine versions, which are basically energy drinks. Though as much as I hate to admit it, they're not as good as coca cola. Probably because all the advertising and childhood memories have lobotomized me. ๐Ÿ˜…

[โ€“] nao@sh.itjust.works 7 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Alternative brands like fritz have become the default so much, I'm sometimes surprised to see coca cola still being served in some places and automatically assume they don't care about the drinks they offer.

[โ€“] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 hours ago

A bar or cafe is partially owned by the breweries and they force you to buy specific brands.

[โ€“] positiveWHAT@lemmy.world 6 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

In Norway many of the grocery chain monopolies have their own cheap Cola version.

[โ€“] relativestranger@feddit.nl 4 points 21 hours ago

store brands here are about a third the price (36% currently), it's what i get for at home. i only get 'the real thing' when i'm getting a meal somewhere.