Make Your Own Soda at Home

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The Soda Club is an $89 device that lets you make your own soda at home. No more carting cases or bottles of soda from the grocery store, no more cans to recycle, and a significant saving on every beverage you imbibe.

Watch the video to see how the Soda Club turns tap water into carbonated water and consider the savings involved. Factoring in the cost of the CO2 cartridge that creates the carbonation and the syrups you buy to make flavored sodas, each flavored home-made Soda Club drink costs about 25 cents. Compare that to the 45 cent average on store-bought sodas, and in 445 drinks, the Soda Club pays for itself. Plus it's a great choice for trying to be green: no manufacturing for the soda or using aluminum for cans or plastic for bottles, and no transportation costs to get the soda cans to the store.

I have this product in my house, and as a huge drinker of club soda, it is a dream. I never run out, my grocery bags are a lot lighter, and my grocery bills are a little lower.

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  • 1 Posted by lakerslive2004 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:56PM EDT Report Abuse

    no name brand stuff, so that's mostly nasty. By the way, Chris Null already wrote an article on this.

  • 2 Posted by oberghaus on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:43PM EDT Report Abuse

    Honest;y, this thing is available since about 10 years in Europe. The coke flavor is great - tastes like the real deal. I just wonder why it takes so long for a good product to enter the US market. I wanted one ever since I tried it at my relatives overseas.

  • 3 Posted by ryanpulliam on Thu Sep 3, 2009 8:57PM EDT Report Abuse

    The Europe comment is non-sense soda machines have been available in the US a looooooong time... annoying post

  • 4 Posted by piemuncherno1 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 8:11PM EDT Report Abuse

    All of these comments are "annoying." THANK YOU Becky for the article! I actually saw a late-night infomercial for this about a month ago and thought it was a great idea! The "green" factor didn't even come across my mind, but now it seems even more appealing! I plan on buying one for myself and family members. And to all interested, if you look around, you'll be able to find the syrups for your favorite mainstream colas.

  • 5 Posted by frey91791 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:03PM EDT Report Abuse

    I actually bought this soda maker a few months ago. Its great! I takes seconds to make and the flavors taste good. If you drink alot of soda, I would suggest buying one.

  • 7 Posted by mjpophal on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:23PM EDT Report Abuse

    I use it everyday, Sure saves a lot of money and not having to worry about recycling all those can.

  • 8 Posted by strawberry_sappington on Thu Sep 3, 2009 9:45PM EDT Report Abuse

    Whatever happened to old fashioned water? There really is no point in making carbonated water, or making home made soda since it isn't good for you anyway. The syrups are nothing more than concentrated sugar. And people wonder why americans are overweight and obese. We have super size fries and carbonated drinks to blame for that. My family does not drink anything other than fruit juice and water and we certainly don't need to mix our juice with carbonated water in order for it to taste good and be nutritious. I am shocked to see that anypone on here would give this thing a thumbs up. I would be willing to bet that everyone interested in one is at least twenty pounds overweight. Please correct me if I am wrong. I think we should all consider going on a healthier diet that does not include processed sugar or carbonated beverages. I have seen so many people drinkong diet sodas since they think it is better for them. They have no clue that the artifcial sugar they use to make that stuff is worse for them than having the regular soda. Our friends and family members are dying at an alrming rate because of the stuff we put into our bodies. Think about this for a minute. Imagine it is the year 1808 instead of 2008. They didn't have microwaves and sodas, nor did they have all the artificial preservatives that we use in almost all boxed food. People back then grew thier own food and lived off the land. Now a days we have a fit if the walmart is closed for a few hours. We need to all have a reality check and see that we don't need some gimmick soda machine, what we really need is to learn how to survive on natural foods. The day is coming when we will need these skills, and we will not be ready because we are stubborn. Gas prices continue to soar, what do you think is going to happen to food prices and to the price of the syrup needed for this little machine? That's right the prices are going to go up dramatically because it is costing more for the trucks to deliver the items to the stores. We need to learn how to eat natural foods and how to find natural food for ourselves and stop depending on stupid stuff like this. One day we aren't even going to have the internet. What will you do then?????

  • 9 Posted by eugenia2314 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:56PM EDT Report Abuse

    where can i buy the soda, the technology and the syrups? it is very nice for the enviroments... no more recyling all the soda cans... i loved teh technology it totally rocks...

  • 10 Posted by trsdlkth on Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:22PM EDT Report Abuse

    Soda water looks like it fizzles out and gets flat real quick... forget the "Green factor" Its not worth it.

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