How do they fucking do it?
>>21995264tea costs nothing to makeit just shows how much soda companies are ripping people off, considering something like coke is even cheaper to make
the profit margins have always been huge so taking a smaller profit in exchange for the public's goodwill is still big money for them
>>21995264I just spent under $29 for over $79 worth of groceries. If companies are willing to regularly give me coupons to bring my costs down by 62%, they're likely still making a profit and I'm not inclined to pay more than the bare minimum have to. And Saturday, I got $10 worth of jerky absolutely free.Couponing is the bee's tits.
>>21995264>those gas pricesLiving in California must suck.
>>21995382literal bot postalso we dont care troon
>>21995362Most big name brands seem to have tried to increase prices as high as possible within the last few years. That's why a lot of them started backpedaling and offering to lower prices. I've even seen some packages of chips advertising that they lowered prices without reducing the bag size. They've been terrible and store brands for a lot of those things remained reasonably priced. 2L bottles of store brand soda can still be as low as $1.
>>21995264$3.53 here.
>>21995391>Most big name brands seem to have tried to increase prices as high as possible within the last few years.In my local HEB and Walmart Cocacola is over $8. Other big brands are regularly on sale for $5. Store brands are $5. The sheer scale of cocacola's manufacturing capability means they should be making it cheaper than probably even Pepsi. The total cost including shipping and labor to put it on the shelf has to be like $3.50 a case. Theres no fucking way it could possibly cost more than that.
>>21995388Yours is the bot(tom) post, Homo McSucksomecocks. Go sit on a Popsicle and tell me the flavor, faggot.>>21995391This is why I only buy packaged products when there are coupons and sales involved. Otherwise, I'll just take some produce or meat and call it a fucking day. >>21995388To reiterate further, you're gay as shit >>21995408>Cocacola is over $8For what count? Last time I bought soda was Thanksgiving and it was $5/12pk of Dr Pepper. >>21995388Faglord.
>>21995362Wrong.>>21995364Wrong.The answer we were looking for was "the company remains privately held."Shit doesn't cost what it does these days from monetary inflation, price increases VASTLY outstrip the devaluation of currency. Things are expensive because a few publicly traded companies produce everything and publicly traded means LINE MUST GO UP.Making the same profit as last quarter is FAILURE for a publicly traded company.
>>21995416>>21995495reddit alert
>>21995499faggot alert
>>21995505bot post
>>21995495>Making the same profit as last quarter is FAILURE for a publicly traded companythis mindset pisses me off so much bros it's unreal
>>21995264This stuff is made in a giant vat with $15 worth of powder and filtered water. Of the 99 cents a can this costs about 12 cents to make, another 10 cents to ship, and the rest is electricity and profit. Those giant jugs of Arizona tea are only 4 bucks.
>>21995514Build a time machine and kill Jack Welch and Reagan
>>21995499>>21995513>>21995388How is this not breaking the "no trolling outside of /b/" rule? Nothing added to the conversation. Just useless spam, and he does it in every other thread.
>>21995495>anon learned about publicly traded companiesWe're all happy for you but those anons are still correct. They take a small hit to keep public sentiment good and keep people from asking "well shit, just how badly have I been getting ripped off all these years if they can keep it at a price that is lower and lower when adjusted for inflation?"
>>21995516The can itself is more expensive to manufacturer than its contents.
Theyre still blowing through stock from 1998
>>21995629>well ackshually they're also correct that the margin is good and increasing the price might hurt customer sentiment......Cool story you fucking faggot, too bad that's also true of literally every other brand of sugar water that now costs five times as much.
>>21995671>that's also true of every other brand of sugar water that now costs 5x as muchArizona tea doesn't cost 5x as much though and that's the reason why they have such a strong following. Not raising the price is their brand and selling point. Crazy this needed to be spelled out to you.
>>21995676Pop is expensive because like 90% of it is bought with food stamps.
>>21995676>The other companies increased their prices despite the hit to customer sentiment because they had to because they are publicly traded, unlike Arizona>"But Arizona didn't raise their price!"You have brain damage.
>>21995681That anon has brain damage, but you might technically be deadThe idea that subsidization makes something cost MOREJesus Christ, lad
>>21995635The can and the silk screen yeah, the rest is marketing/merchandising/profit
>>21995264it's actually cheaper by the case on amazonwhich is kinda crazy when it's delivered to your door next day free
>>21995264Every convenience store around here sells these for like $2. Total bullshit.
>>21995499>>21995615are you people just allergic to facts? is it like you're a vampire and facts are sunlight? i genuinely don't understand
>>21995714Looks good but high in sugar.
>>21995749Yeah so weakling
>>21995408Correct. They charge the highest price that people are willing to pay, believe it or not. A single can of coke costs less than 30 cents to manufacture and ship.
>>21995264no idea but if arnold palmer ever costs more than a dollar im becoming a domestic terrorist
>>21995382where do you even get coupons anymore? I literally have not seen a coupon in like 10 years.
>>21995870As you walk down an aisle in a grocery store, they have these weird contraptions sticking off the shelf and you pull a coupon out of it
The margins on flavored water are such that they really don't need to to placate shareholder boomers. And while all the other publicly traded companies are scalping (you), the value proposition is its own marketing. Now all they have to do is dump the corn syrup and have some natural sugar free sweetened options.
>>21996003>natural>sugar free>sweetenedYou can only pick two.
>>21996008Monks' Fruit is natural.
>>21995683>The idea that subsidization makes something cost MOREWhy do you think healthcare is as fucked as it is right now? They jack up the prices precisely because Uncle Sam is paying the bill and it's guaranteed money.
>>21996011That's not why it's expensive. It seems naive to think companies won't just raise prices as much as possible especially when competition is limited.
>>21995383Yeah bro... it really sucks
>>21995955I seriously haven't seen a coupon dispenser since the 90s. It must be a regional thing.
>>21995831a 2 liter of coke costs <25 cents to manufacture and ship. Hell, a 5 gallon bib costs ~$12 and coke charges $150 for it
>>21995264i wish they omitted corn syrup in these
>>21996178Citation needed
>>21995264>How do they fucking do it?I still buy 2 liters of store brand soda for $0.99 it's not that amazing. The clear answer is that they don't gouge their customers for the "value" of name recognition.
>>21995495This anon knows what's up. That's 100% true.>Making the same profit as last quarter is FAILURE for a publicly traded company.Yeah, just last year I bought some shares in a hotel group (they have price reductions for shareholders), and the price tanked 14% after the earnings report precisely because they had the audacity to ONLY reach the predicted earnings.
>>21996023That's a beautiful building but what does that have to do with California's ridiculous gas prices
>>21996011>Uncle Sam is footing the bill for US health careAre you retarded? The US system is private and the few welfare program health plans SUCK and cover nothing.>But muh ADA Those are private health plans you dumb cunt, they're partially paid by an advance on your tax refund.US healthcare sucks precisely because the government DOESN'T control it like every other first world country on earth you incredibly stupid motherfucker.
>>21995870It's a combination of paper (when available; usually found in the the local coupon flyer, in the newspaper or directly on the box) and digital. While what >>21995955 is describing is real, it's exceptionally rare. I got a bunch of yogurt for free last year because of these dispensers. That was the first dispenser I'd seen in ages and once it was emptied, it was gone. Even the yoghurt was pulled from shelves.To be fair, $9.46 of that purchase was a 24 pack of Charmin Ultrasoft (by stacking store coupon, manufacturers coupon and sale price). The regular price for that TP was about $30.
>>21995682They could haveraised their prices still is what you cannot get into your tiny ant brain. They have the option to not raise it because they are privately owned, and they also chose not to raise it. They could have raised it if they wanted, privately owning the company does not stop you from doing this. That's why just "durrrrrr well they're not public hurrdurr I suck cock" is not sufficient for why the price has stayed the same and the other anons were correct in their points as being contributing factors to the current price point. A privately owned company must also decide that this is the niche they want to stick to in the market. Them having the choice does not mean they MUST make that choice. Privately owned companies aren't the bizarro world total opposites of publicly owned companies like you think they are. There are other factors at play here.
>>2199627943% of it comes from the taxpayers. Just because the US doesn't have universal, single payer healthcare doesn't mean there aren't tons of government spending on healthcare. Stop listening to ideological echo chambers telling you a narrative you wish to believe.
>>21996355What percentage of your taxes actually go to healthcare?
>>21995264Private ownership.>>21995362Soda companies are publicly traded so this checks out.
>>21995714I actually bought 1 case of this and sugar free Arnold Palmer. If this was a shill post it worked.
>>21996365Quite a fucking bit, Medicare and Medicaid account for a quarter of all taxpayer money and Social Security makes up for another quarter.
>>21996010>Monks' Fruit is natural.Sure, buddy, "natural":>Through solvent extraction, a powder containing 80% mogrosides can be obtained, the main one being mogroside-5 (esgoside).> Most of the off-flavor agents are then removed with ion-exchange resins, such as sulfonated polystyrene-divinylbenzene copolymer or polyacrylic acid. Alternatively, the off-flavors can be adsorbed by agents like charcoal or bentonite, which are removed by filtration; or precipitated with gelatin or other gelling agents>Most of the remaining sulfurous volatiles are then removed by low-pressure evaporation.[11] The juice is then pasteurized to inactivate remaining natural enzymes and kill microorganisms.>In Europe, it is classified as an unapproved novel foo
>>21995714>>21996391Read the Amazon reviews, sort by "Most recent" (which you should always do). Numerous reports of people getting cans/bottles with mold, lumps, fermentation, old/expired product, and in one case, a dead roach.
>>21996415Is that a fact or a "fact"?
>>21996443erm ok
>>21995264teaming up with big pharma cause they're betting on you getting fucked up long term and requiring medical care like every fat amerislop out there
>>21996415>>21996443>>21996449Why do I have to put up with hysterical middle aged women on here?
>>21996455It's a fact, yes.
>>21996528Not half wrong. Aluminium Can: $0.10 – $0.15Liquid (Ingredients): $0.03 – $0.07Labor: $0.05 – $0.10Logistics/Shipping: $0.15 – $0.25Ads: $0.00Total Production Cost: $0.33 – $0.57 per can.>>21995264You're bleeding money on garbage. Here are the numbers for McDonalds:Burger: 1$ (sells for 2.75$ or 175% profit, they consider that a loss)Medium fries: $0.25-$0.45 (sells for $3.50-$4.50 or900% profit)Medium Drink: $0.10-$0.20 (Coca-Cola is the same company: Berkshire Hathaway. Sells for $1.50-$2.99 or 1200% profit)Total production cost: $1.35-$1.65Sells for: $7.75-$10.24 depending on location. Overall they make 500% profit on their products.Your 5% wage increase, social security and healthcare aren't the issue here. Neither is them reaping stellar profits day in, day out: that's fair game. The issue is you're paying them with the money you earned the hard way. You're being scammed.
>>21996355>Medicare and Medicaid Were barred from negotiating pricesYou're a fucking moron carrying water for the biggest parasites on the planet.
>>21996343>They have the option to not raise it because they are privately ownedStopped reading here, thanks for telling me I'm right you dumb cunt
>>21996746Nice moving of the goalposts.
>>21996553Neat. I legitimately did not know that. That's just for federally collected taxes, yeah? And are there figures for 2019 or the current year?
>>21996809I don't know off the top of my head, that's just something I found googling real quick. All I know is that the vast majority of our federal tax dollars go towards entitlement spending in general.
>>21995383it's gotta be europe.
>>21996809>That's just for federally collected taxes, yeah?Yes, federal programs are funded federallyThe person you're talking to apparently doesn't understand how taxes work so take that into account.
>>21996443yes bro we all know it is an extract, what was the point of this? is this just a chemicals scary post?
>>21995264It's artificial flavoring, caffeine, corn syrup, and water. They're not exactly breaking the bank by manufacturing vats of that slop.
>>21995264They're not changing a single thing to the recipe. Tea water and sugar is already extremely cheap and profitable. There's basically no way to make it cheaper.What changes is the economy. The price staying the same low 99 cents is advantageous in a bad economy where more people will choose it. Arizona doesn't have to do a single thing to profit even more.
>>21995264Economys of scale. If you tried to make the same tea at home then it would cost about £2.
Them still selling 99 cent labeled cans doesn't mean they haven't increased the price they charge retailers for said cans. Also they now provide 7 11 and other stores cans with no price so they can charge $1.50 or whatever they want.
>>21997400PREMIUM BREWED GREEN TEA USING FILTERED WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP (GLUCOSE-FRUCTOSE SYRUP), HONEY, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVOR, GINSENG EXTRACT, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C).
>>21997461I don't buy the whole "natural flavor" act. That shit is so processed in the USA that it might as well be artificial.
>>21995264Shit is 25¢ to 50¢ in turd world SEA countries.
>>21997459They're 89¢/can at Safeway most of the time.
>>21997476you dont even know what "processed" means
>>21996183You won't find any official info on it, I used to work in a regional distribution hub as a batcher making the syrup. It's mostly mind control serum and HFCS.
>>21997476If it's 1% fruit juice they can claim it's natural flavors
they secretly made a deal to hide microplastics/femboy chemicals in drink for subsidization
>>21997632From the very first google result, dipshit. You're falling for advertising like a retard.
>>21997698>re-producedWeird word to bungle up.
>>21997706Do you notice how >>21997461 lists "natural flavors" without specifying what those flavors are? That's because they don't have to by the FDA. It's a combination of natural and artificial flavors and chemical compounds but as long as a tiny portion of those compounds naturally occur, they can list them all as "natural flavors" for advertising purposes. Retarded Americans automatically think it's health food if they see >>21995264 "NATURAL" on the can or label.
>>21997718You're retarded, American, and you fell for the natural flavoring advertising. It's all very related to the thread.
>>21997713>>21997721
It's probably $0.03 worth of liquid and the can costs more. How can they be so greedy?
>>21996748>actually I won't even read anything at all, but I'll still respond because of how much I don't careMost pussy way to admit you were wrong. At that point it's better to just let it go so people might think you just forgot about the thread lmao
>>21996391 (Me)>>21996449The Diet Arnold Palmer came in and it tastes great. There wasn't anything too bad in the ingredients.
