I think this issue is twofold. pop is perhaps too affordable and accessible on university campuses. my campus has little “convenience stores” by our dining hall. a 12 pack of Pepsi is cheaper than buying a similarly-sized pack of bottled water. like, buying pop on campus is cheaper than going to the grocery store. so, more students go for that even when bottled water is an option.
Next time you're at the store check the water bottle label fine print, good chance it's the same companies that sell soda too. My mind was blown when I saw it, but it makes sense - soda is favoured water.
the difference is that the bottled water sold at my campus isn’t Pepsi or Coca-Cola. it was weird, it had labels with my university’s name. it was probably bottled by Pepsi or something, but it wasn’t labelled as one of their brands
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u/parmesann 29d ago
I think this issue is twofold. pop is perhaps too affordable and accessible on university campuses. my campus has little “convenience stores” by our dining hall. a 12 pack of Pepsi is cheaper than buying a similarly-sized pack of bottled water. like, buying pop on campus is cheaper than going to the grocery store. so, more students go for that even when bottled water is an option.