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fizzy ...the company from which Xta and I got ours, SodaStream, is having a "refer a friend" promotion. I can send you a coupon code, and if you use it, they also put a credit on my account, so next time we need to swap a CO2 cartridge we'll save a little money.
We've found having our Fountain Jet highly convenient. It's definitely cheaper than buying sodas, in the long run, and you never have a moment of "Oops, we forgot to get that at the store." (Regarding price, if you're comparing to club soda -- which we were buying a lot of, to mix with our home-made syrups -- it works out to something like getting cans for 10¢ each. If you're buying their syrups, it works out to being a little more than 25¢ per can.) And of course, it decreases your greenhouse gas footprint, because you're no longer shipping large amounts of water around on trucks.
April 9 2010, 00:12:36 UTC 2 years ago
April 9 2010, 01:22:47 UTC 2 years ago
In any case, if you send me an email specifying exactly what email I should send the code to (you need to register using, as your username, the same email that the coupon gets sent to, in order for the rewards to get applied) I'll send you a code...
April 9 2010, 22:05:28 UTC 2 years ago
April 9 2010, 00:40:33 UTC 2 years ago
April 9 2010, 01:15:07 UTC 2 years ago
re: costs
Do you think their syrups are more or less expensive than Torani?April 9 2010, 01:24:47 UTC 2 years ago
Re: costs
Well, the SodaStream syrups run $5-7 (let's call it an average of $6) for a bottle that makes 12 liters of soda (so, 50¢ per liter, or about 25¢ a can -- a little more after you include shipping). What do you think the ratio is for Torani?April 25 2010, 19:14:01 UTC 2 years ago
April 26 2010, 05:18:43 UTC 2 years ago
Anonymous
August 5 2010, 15:35:26 UTC 1 year ago
homemade soda
The SodaStream is a must for any kitchen....saves money and make some awesome soda. However, you can make it without the machine as well and it is fairly easy and tastes excellent. Check out how at http://mangemonblog.com/make-soda-at-homAugust 5 2010, 15:51:00 UTC 1 year ago
Re: homemade soda
Alton Brown (on Good Eats) showed how to make a fermentation-based ginger ale once, which I've been meaning to try for ages. But I would expect any fermented soda is going to have a bit of alcohol in it, and a quite different flavor than the light carbonic acid tang you get from simply injecting CO2.Anonymous
August 25 2010, 11:09:41 UTC 1 year ago
Soda maker
The product is not only highly convenient, but also offers a large variety of soda syrups (http://www.sodastream.com/syrups). I particularly like the exotic fruit flavors...