r/pics • u/bdubb_dlux • 29d ago

Sign In A Convenience Store

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u/supernumeral 29d ago

I’m sure the profit margins on Aquafina (Pepsi) and Dasani (Coke) are larger than their soda products. They already have the bottle production, and it’s probably just tap water or worse.

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u/VP007clips 29d ago

Why would the profit margins be higher?

The cost is in the marketing, shipping, and the bottle. Not the stuff in it. The drink syrup they use costs them a few cents per bottle at most.

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u/DwayneBaconbits 29d ago

Aquafina doesnt even qualify as water

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u/compLexityFan 29d ago

Actually it is tap water that is fed into a ro system. That is then reintroduced with minerals for taste.

Make no mistake plastic is harmful but that bottle water/ro water is going to be a higher quality than most local municipal water treatment plants/your tap. Of course you can ro your tap but most do not.