Coca Cola 2Ltr RIP

Agent Smyth

Just back from shopping and was buying some Coca Cola, only when I picked up the bottle did I notice something wrong with the size/weight.
It seems the 2 litre bottle is no more, is now 1.75Ltr
Coca Cola WTF!!!!!!!!

Badly Drunk Boy

You should have picked up a 2 litre bottle of Coke instead. They're still around...

Ruu

Syrupey piss water you mean.

BattleCorp

Head to Specsavers. Plenty of them around.

Seve OB

By jove it look like he is right you know

http://www.tesco.ie/groceries/Product/Details/?id=254857167

http://ampp3d.mirror.co.uk/2014/02/05/coca-colas-new-bottle-sizes-are-costing-us-over-14-million-bubbles/

http://dailynewshungary.com/its-time-to-say-goodbye-to-2l-coca-cola/

Duckworth_Luas

It's the same amount of coke, they just reduced the amount of bubbles.

Agent Smith

Agent Smyth wrote: »

Just back from shopping and was buying some Coca Cola, only when I picked up the bottle did I notice something wrong with the size/weight.
It seems the 2 litre bottle is no more, is now 1.75Ltr
Coca Cola WTF!!!!!!!!

This is awkward....

tallaghtfornia

Thought it was me - noticed it in Dunnes last night when i was doing my shopping, all the shelves seemed to be stocked with 1.75 ml (All Coke brands) that had previously been 2 LTR.

There was some 'old looking' twin packs of 2LTRs on the shelves - they could be downsizing there product like cadbury etc...

Phil.x

Thank God I rarely buy that teeth rotting crap but with those sneaky con tricks I'll never buy it again.

Alf Stewart.

Aldi had loadsa 2litre bottles for €1.50 last night.

Could it be something to do with the competition not wanting to match aldi's pricing I wonder?

KERSPLAT!

Can't beat a can of ice cold coca-cola.

Nothing to do with this thread but true enough all the same

Hande hoche!

They seem to have 3 litre ones in Iceland (Kerry Katona not Reykjavik).

Alf Stewart.

Hande hoche! wrote: »

They seem to have 3 litre ones in Iceland (Kerry Katona not Reykjavik).

We've gone full yank now?

Hande hoche!

Alf Stewart. wrote: »

We've gone full yank now?

Expect to see more mobility scooters.

Del2005

Agent Smyth wrote: »

Just back from shopping and was buying some Coca Cola, only when I picked up the bottle did I notice something wrong with the size/weight.
It seems the 2 litre bottle is no more, is now 1.75Ltr
Coca Cola WTF!!!!!!!!

People will only pay a certain price for products, so instead of increasing the price manufacturers decrease the amount that is sold. KitKat removed a finger and Yorkie a block, it goes on all the time.

The Backwards Man

The sooner it's sold in 0 litre bottles the better.

Turtyturd

Buy 4 500ml bottles.

DrumSteve

I once tried to snort coke but the ice cubes got stuck in my nose.



...i'll let myself out.

Grab All Association

Hande hoche! wrote: »

They seem to have 3 litre ones in Iceland (Kerry Katona not Reykjavik).

Those bottles are imported from the UK

Hande hoche!

Grab All Association wrote: »

Those bottles are imported from the UK

Makes sense. Reminds me of those German/Danish/etc. cans you get from Chinese takeaways.

Topper Harley

DrumSteve wrote: »

I once tried to snort coke but the ice cubes got stuck in my nose.



...i'll let myself out.

I told that joke in work once. People were horrified. I left there and got a job working with people who have a sence of humour.

Nodin

Del2005 wrote: »

People will only pay a certain price for products, so instead of increasing the price manufacturers decrease the amount that is sold. KitKat removed a finger and Yorkie a block, it goes on all the time.

Never forgive, never forget.

Topper Harley

Del2005 wrote: »

People will only pay a certain price for products, so instead of increasing the price manufacturers decrease the amount that is sold. KitKat removed a finger and Yorkie a block, it goes on all the time.

All joking aside, where does this stop. If they keep making things smaller, eventually they will disappear. Kind of cutting their nose off to spite their face.

whatismyname

KERSPLAT! wrote: »

Nothing to do with this thread but true enough all the same

*Reports for being off-topic* :P

Ruu

Sugar tax in the UK shortly, only a matter of time before it comes in here. Stock up.

Oops69

Coca cola can't be mentioned on -line or verbally without being followed by smart ass middle -class comments about sugar water , teeth rotting , childhood and adult obesity , etc. etc.
I LIKE IT AS A TREAT ! like a lot of people and am not over weight so go off and pontificate over the healy - reas or some other middle class obsession or maybe GET A LIFE !

Alf Stewart.

Hande hoche! wrote: »

Expect to see more mobility scooters.

And lard holes.

Don't forget the lard holes.

whatismyname

Here's a UK article on the 1.75l bottle replacing the 2l in the UK over 2 years ago.

http://www.thegrocer.co.uk/cce-replaces-two-litre-coke-bottles-with-175/354039.article

Apparently at a slightly cheaper price than the 2 litre version .

I live in the UK and hadn't consciously noticed, but now that I think about it, hadn't seen 2 litre bottles around in a long time.

Coca Cola ice cream float.

Mmmmmmmmm

snubbleste

What was the 'normal' price of 2l versus 1.75l ?

Agent Smyth

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Coca Cola ice cream float.

Mmmmmmmmm

Oh Yeah, brings back memories

mansize

Coke comes in lots of sizes now 1.25 is my fave

MadDog76

Ruu wrote: »

Syrupey piss water you mean.

Nobody asked you what your cum tastes like, back on topic please!

TeaBagMania

Alf Stewart. wrote: »

We've gone full yank now?

Hey WTF I have never seen a 3 ltr bottle in the states 2 ltr is the norm

Cee-Jay-Cee

You get the same amount of Coke, they've just made the bottles smaller.

kneemos

Hande hoche! wrote: »

They seem to have 3 litre ones in Iceland (Kerry Katona not Reykjavik).

What are Iceland's Iceland's called?

snubbleste

kneemos wrote: »

What are Iceland's Iceland's called?

They have no Icelands in Iceland.

GreatDefector

FYI I got 3 for €3 on 2l coke just now in Tesco

Cee-Jay-Cee

kneemos wrote: »

What are Iceland's Iceland's called?

Here.

snubbleste

GreatDefector wrote: »

FYI I got 3 for €3 on 2l coke just now in Tesco

They're great toilet cleaners.

Adyx

Alf Stewart. wrote: »

We've gone full yank now?

3L is not full yank.

This is full yank.

Agent Smyth

Adyx wrote: »

3L is not full yank.

This is full yank.

I think I just fell in love

The Randy Riverbeast

Del2005 wrote: »

People will only pay a certain price for products, so instead of increasing the price manufacturers decrease the amount that is sold. KitKat removed a finger and Yorkie a block, it goes on all the time.

3 fingers? I need at least 4 to feel satisfied.

whatismyname

In fairness, surely this is the most original RIP thread yet?

Donald Trump

The Randy Riverbeast wrote: »

3 fingers? I need at least 4 to feel satisfied.

You didn't lick that off a stone anyway :pac:

foggy_lad

whatismyname wrote: »

Here's a UK article on the 1.75l bottle replacing the 2l in the UK over 2 years ago.

http://www.thegrocer.co.uk/cce-replaces-two-litre-coke-bottles-with-175/354039.article

Apparently at a slightly cheaper price than the 2 litre version .

I live in the UK and hadn't consciously noticed, but now that I think about it, hadn't seen 2 litre bottles around in a long time.

Not cheaper here,

snubbleste wrote: »

What was the 'normal' price of 2l versus 1.75l ?

In Tescos the smaller bottles are 10cent a litre dearer than the normal 2litre bottles are/were.

http://www.tesco.ie/groceries/product/search/default.aspx?searchBox=coke&&N=4294955633

whatismyname

foggy_lad wrote: »

Not cheaper here,

No, hence i was talking about the UK.

Badly Drunk Boy

snubbleste wrote: »

They have no Icelands in Iceland.

Nothing to do with anything, but they've no MacDonalds in Iceland either.

TallGlass

Was never a fan of the large bottles of any type of soft drink. Always much preferred it out of a can.

I wonder if it's something to do with the sugar tax in the UK, which seems a bit pointless to me, if your diet consists of 2 liters of Coke a day, then I am sure that's not the only aspect of your diet that's poor.

Plus there are other things in food that are just as worrying, like high levels of salt, fat and saturates which seem to be getting no attention.

pickarooney

I don't think I've ever seen 2L bottles in France. 1.5L is standard. I'm pretty sure as a kid in Ireland we had that same size too.

IvyTheTerrible

pickarooney wrote: »

I don't think I've ever seen 2L bottles in France. 1.5L is standard. I'm pretty sure as a kid in Ireland we had that same size too.

You know, I never noticed but now that you say it...
I don't think any of the brands of cola are sold in 2L bottles.