• stoy@lemmy.zip
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    7 days ago

    It sucks that Sodastream is an Isreali company, It has finally got me mostly off sugery sodas.

    But now I don’t really want to get new cartridges, even third party, as I don’t want to support them even through licensing fees

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      7 days ago

      You can grab an adapter for the large bar style canisters of CO2 for about 15 or 20 bucks online. Just hide the bottle under a counter or something and run the very thin line up to the unit. It works great.

      The bonus is that the cost per bottle goes down to about a penny and you’re not giving them a dime.

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      7 days ago

      There aren’t any license fees, Sodastream is well out of protection now.

      Just don’t buy sodastream brand refills.

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        7 days ago

        I still suspect that the third party cartridges require the manufacturer to pay a license fee to Sodastream

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          7 days ago

          Idk they are a lot cheaper, and the company was quick to adopt another clipping system, but I’m not sure if they receive a kickback.

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          7 days ago

          Idk, people make beer at home. I’d think you could use some of that stuff and make fizzy water. Fountain drinks are highly profitable, so it’d be super cheap in the long run.

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        7 days ago

        That actually isn’t always true.

        Where I live there are so many third parties offering refills that doing it yourself is always more expensive.

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        7 days ago

        Damn, that’s cool!

        Too bad I am on the other side of the world…

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      7 days ago

      There are tons of soda stream alternatives now, even some that don’t require Co2, (but they’re probably a lot more expensive).

      I’ve no idea what any of them are like though.

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        7 days ago

        Don’t require Co2?

        Isn’t that the entire point of sodastream?

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          7 days ago

          Yeah, no idea how they work. Coincidentally I only ever saw the first one last week on a promo via some German site. A quick search shows this list

          I’m sure that there are many more. I also saw another list about the different methods of flavour infusion, not just syrups… it caught my attention.

          Edit…

          I checked the price on the top one when I first saw the list, and it said €59. After I posted the link here, I went back again, as they were cheaper than I thought they would be. Now it says €88.90… 🤔