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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It generally isn’t the grocery stores, it is the individual brands.  The grocery stores don’t want to sell a 12-pack of coke at $7.99 (or higher!) but the Coca-Cola corporation wants them to.[/quote]

I rarely buy sodas but a couple of months ago I grabbed a 12 pack of cokes and it was $13! I put them back. They used to be closer to $6. [/quote]

We were asked to "just bring sodas" to a recent family gathering. They specified Diet Coke, Regular Coke and "something without caffeine".

We brought fizzy water. Period. I'm not paying that much for a case of chemicals.[/quote]

Wow! So, no kids got soda for a treat?  Aunt Jen had rum and “fizzy water” because there was no coke?  I hope you told them your plan before you showed up.  I also hope your family served you macaroni and no cheese, raw spinach — because the lettuce was too expensive, and jello — because you have to break a lot of eggs and whip a lot of butter if you make a cake.
There’s nothing wrong with being frugal or with sticking to a budget, but PP, you were asked to bring what was probably the least expensive part of a family meal, you cheaped out, and you’re trying to be self-righteous about “chemicals” as though it justifies your …. ungenerous behavior.

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And it's not as if sodas have become expensive. A smart shopper can usually buy two 12-packs for $20 or less using the membership discounts in supermarkets. Even paying the typical $13 for a 12 pack is barely more than a dollar a can. [/quote]

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