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Make Your Own Soda

Soda Club USA

Any organization that we sign with as an affiliate is usually an organization we believe in, or at least patronize. We’ve signed up as an affiliate for Soda Club because we own their product and we like it…it is as simple as that.

Soda Club offers a kit for complete soda making. It consists of two components. One is a CO2 injector which turns regular water into carbonated water, and the other is the variety of syrups they offer.

They sell three different soda makers. The Fountainjet, the Edition 1, and the Penguin. The Fountainjet and the Edition 1 are very similar. The major difference is that the Fountainjet is white and the Edition 1 and black and silver. They both use the same heavy-duty plastic bottles. The more expensive Penguin uses 620ml glass carafes. All three offer a three year warranty.

We bought the basic model…the Fountainjet.

Flavor-wise…all of the regular flavors are sweetened with a mix of sugar and Splenda. The diet flavors use Splenda. Compared to commercial brands, they have less sodium and caffeine than their counterparts. They are also kosher, for those of you who are Jewish. Regular flavors include: Apple Peach, Cola, Cranberry Raspberry, Cream, Fountain Mist(Mountain Dew), Ginger Ale, Grape, Lemon Line(Sprite), Orange, Orange Mango, Pete’s Choice(Dr. Pepper), Pink Grapefruit, Root Beer, Tonic, and Vanilla Cola. It also offers an energy drink and a variety of diet flavors including: Diet Caffeine-Free Cola, Diet Cola, Diet Cream, Diet Fountain Mist(Mountain Dew), Diet Ginger Ale, Diet Lemon Lime(Sprite), Diet Orange, Diet Pete’s Choice(Dr. Pepper), Diet Pink Grapefruit(Fresca), Diet Root Beer, Diet Tonic, and Diet Vanilla Cola.

If you don’t like their flavors, you can always make your own. Their offerings are at least as good as generic soda brands. And our favorite advantage…no lugging soda bottles from the store then having to lug a bag of empties to the curb on recycling day.

Just so you don’t think we are being biased, we offer this review by Gizmodo. Essentially, the system is easy, supplies are inexpensive to mail order, and it is so cool to say you make your own soda. The idea is catching on.

Published on February 15, 2007
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2 responses on "Make Your Own Soda"

  • Do NOT use SodaCLub USA. They have the worst customer service ever. Getting refills is a nightmare. They charge you for orders that never come, they deliver things at 11 pm without warning, someone has to be home for the order, it is completely a ripoff and insane.

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