Went to buy soda

dukebound85 · Mar 13, 2009, 11:46 PM

as i saw it for 3 bucks a 12 pack. I was like dang thats a good price

then i check out and see there is this 60 cent NY DEP Fee added BEFORE the sales tax. WTF is this ****?

This state is getting uncooler by the second

Dagless · Mar 14, 2009, 06:52 AM

£1.50 for 12 fizzy drinks? That's not too bad. A 6 pack of Coca Cola is £2 at my local corner shop.

suburbiton · Mar 14, 2009, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by raggedjimmi

£1.50 for 12 fizzy drinks?

Check out the exchange rate my friend! There's a downturn on...

sammich · Mar 14, 2009, 07:01 AM

It's not uncommon to see our supermarket have sales on where a 24/30 pack go for about AUD$0.35-0.40 per can.

arkitect · Mar 14, 2009, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by raggedjimmi

£1.50 for 12 fizzy drinks?

Make that £2.20…
USD1.36 = GBP1
Current rates

Dagless · Mar 14, 2009, 07:27 AM

You still get double the number of drinks though

maestro55 · Mar 15, 2009, 05:04 PM

I bought a 12 pack of Diet Coke with Lime at Wal-Mart last weekend for $4.48 cents before tax.

dukebound85 · Mar 15, 2009, 08:12 PM

price of soda fluctuates more than gas does lol

i just dont get that fee imposed....

CalBoy · Mar 15, 2009, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by dukebound85

price of soda fluctuates more than gas does lol

i just dont get that fee imposed....

California has the same thing (we call it CRV), and it's not really money lost if you remember to recycle your cans.

iJohnHenry · Mar 15, 2009, 08:33 PM

So, they give you the tax back on the deposit too?

(Assuming the OP was correct, and the deposit value was also included in the tax calculation, and not just printed above it.)

CalBoy · Mar 15, 2009, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by iJohnHenry

So, they give you the tax back on the deposit too?

The deposit isn't taxed, it just appears first on the receipt as a matter of style.

Not that half the people remember to deposit their cans anyway; most of the time, they recycle them in public receptacles and never get the money back.

yg17 · Mar 15, 2009, 08:52 PM

I think my family would be in the poor house if they started doing the deposits on soda cans. We drink way too much soda

SoulBluePrint · Mar 16, 2009, 04:35 PM

The price for soda anywhere is ridiculous; to save my health and wallet I have made soda a weekend only expense and switched to teas during the week.

benflick · Mar 16, 2009, 04:55 PM

Geez, Coke (Coca-Cola) was $5.19 for a 12 pack the other day. And that was with my Kroger Plus Card! Blasphemy!
Time for generic pop.

MM07 · Mar 16, 2009, 05:01 PM

I just paid $5.99 for a 24 pack of Coke at Shaw's here in New England.

I still call it "Pop."

jzuena · Mar 16, 2009, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by MM07

I just paid $5.99 for a 24 pack of Coke at Shaw's here in New England.

I still call it "Pop."

I'm guessing you are not originally from New England. No native New Englander I know uses "pop". Near Boston it is "tonic" (said like a true Bostonian) everywhere else it is "soda". The nearest place I've heard "pop" was Buffalo.

MM07 · Mar 16, 2009, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by jzuena

I'm guessing you are not originally from New England. No native New Englander I know uses "pop". Near Boston it is "tonic" (said like a true Bostonian) everywhere else it is "soda". The nearest place I've heard "pop" was Buffalo.

You are correct. I'm from Michigan.

When I say Pop people look at me like I have 2 heads.

jzuena · Mar 16, 2009, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by dukebound85

as i saw it for 3 bucks a 12 pack. I was like dang thats a good price

then i check out and see there is this 60 cent NY DEP Fee added BEFORE the sales tax. WTF is this ****?

This state is getting uncooler by the second

Has the state gotten any closer to their proposed extra tax on non-diet sodas? I heard the idea floated around here in Massachusetts since then. Thanks NY for coming up with that idea! That would just add one more thing to wait and get in New Hampshire (along with gasoline if the new tax goes through making MA higher than even California and Connecticut).

dukebound85 · Mar 16, 2009, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by benflick

Geez, Coke (Coca-Cola) was $5.19 for a 12 pack the other day. And that was with my Kroger Plus Card! Blasphemy!
Time for generic pop.

problm with generic soda is that you cant get near the diet variety

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Originally Posted by jzuena

Has the state gotten any closer to their proposed extra tax on non-diet sodas? I heard the idea floated around here in Massachusetts since then. Thanks NY for coming up with that idea! That would just add one more thing to wait and get in New Hampshire (along with gasoline if the new tax goes through making MA higher than even California and Connecticut).

no idea but i have heard of the governor wanting to tax health club members. what a moron

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Originally Posted by jzuena

I'm guessing you are not originally from New England. No native New Englander I know uses "pop". Near Boston it is "tonic" (said like a true Bostonian) everywhere else it is "soda". The nearest place I've heard "pop" was Buffalo.

out west everyone calls it pop
down south, its soda or "coke"

at least from my experience living in those regions

jzuena · Mar 16, 2009, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by MM07

You are correct. I'm from Michigan.

When I say Pop people look at me like I have 2 heads.

We like to keep an eye on you "foreigners" in our territory

With our accents, it isn't hard for others to keep track of us when we leave New England

fotografica · Mar 16, 2009, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by jzuena

I'm guessing you are not originally from New England. No native New Englander I know uses "pop". Near Boston it is "tonic" (said like a true Bostonian) everywhere else it is "soda". The nearest place I've heard "pop" was Buffalo.

Let's see if Coupe DeVal gets his way and gets the tax on flavored water passed. That'll go over real well...
Never heard "pop" used here in reference to soda...

Iscariot · Mar 16, 2009, 05:25 PM

Doesn't that make it cheaper than water?

r1ch4rd · Mar 16, 2009, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by MM07

You are correct. I'm from Michigan.

When I say Pop people look at me like I have 2 heads.

We say Pop in the UK too.

joeshell383 · Mar 16, 2009, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by dukebound85

price of soda fluctuates more than gas does lol

i just dont get that fee imposed....

You don't get what a deposit is? It means when you return the containers for recycling you get a full refund of the deposit you paid when you purchased the soda/beer.

It is designed to encourage recycling, but most states that feature such programs only apply it to carbonated beverages (soda, some energy drinks, beer, wine coolers). These policies need to be updated because of the prevalence of bottled water, bottled milk, sports drinks, and juices. In fact, I'd like to see a ~$0.25+ deposit applied to non-beverage containers. THOSE are the ones that are HUGE, contain chemical residue, and seem to be recycled very infrequently (i.e. detergent, bleach, liquid soap, hair care bottles, household cleaners, etc.)

jzuena · Mar 16, 2009, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by dukebound85

no idea but i have heard of the governor wanting to tax health club members. what a moron

out west everyone calls it pop
down south, its soda or "coke"

at least from my experience living in those regions

If you are overweight (I guess even if you are not) we want you drinking diet soda. But heaven forbid you actively do something to work the weight off. We have to discourage that practice right-quick.

From the midwest on I've heard pop, except in the South as well. Kind of weird to order a Coke and get asked "what kind?". I was ordering a Coke to forestall any "pop" vs "soda" vs "tonic" misunderstandings in the first place. So as not to sound like I stuttered, I just replied "Sprite".

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