Comment on This is way too expensive for a drink.

simple@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Aux@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  What are you making your tea out of if it costs €0.50? Gold or something?

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  • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    My favorite part about purchasing iced tea in the store is that you will have 2 bottles sitting right next to each other. One will contain a product that costs far more and both will cost the same price. The main cost of sweet tea is sugar. No sugar in unsweet tea, just water and tea leaves…

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    • Anti_Face_Weapon@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      The cost of the sugar is extremely minor compared to the price of bottling, transporting, and vending the tea.

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      • intensely_human@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        The biggest cost yet is buying and drinking the tea

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• PopcornPrincess@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Preach.

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  • OhmsLawn@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Mix in some peach herbal tea bags for another 15 cents?

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• TwinTusks@bitforged.space ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Arizona Ice Tea ftw!

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  • HollandJim@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Note the € sign - it’ll be nearly as expensive and you’ll only find 2-3 flavors if you’re lucky (US expat in NL)

    Op: Brew your own tea and make your own. Or reduce it by half and add it as a concentrate to fizzy water if you need the bubbles. Also, equal parts sugar and water, low heat in a saucepan until reduced by ⅓-½ and you’ve got sugar syrup. That lasts in the fridge forever, and you can make it as sweet or not as you’d like.

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    • TwinTusks@bitforged.space ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’m saving this to try later

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      • HollandJim@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Use low to medium heat - too hot and you can make the concentrates bitter or crystallized. 😉

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• fidodo@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  If you’re using Lipton tea bags then it’s more like 1/100th

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