Tinier Coke Cans Will Head to NYC In December

Ummmmmm!

Cokes (and ciggies) together produce a very high rate of carcinoma of the bladder,yay!

WE LOVE PHOSPHORIC ACID burning through the bladder lining

the horrible surgeries through the Uretha.Stay away from it.

[i]Despite being 2/3 the size of a standard can, it will probably cost nearly the same. Hey, Coke, how about changing back to cane sugar and ditching the high fructose corn syrup instead?[/i]

That is how they sell coke in Mexico

It is the only way that drink should be made

Then it should be only drunk once or twice a year

preferable with Rum IMHO

True calorie conscious consumers avoid the soda crap altogether.

Willing to bet these smaller cans will go for $1 and the regular cans will now go for $1.25.

Yes. It's the same strategy they used for the 1.5 liter bottles: Flood the store with them... quietly raise the prices of the original size... then slowly take away the smaller size. You are then left with a higher priced larger size with few complaints.

Meh. I'll take the old glass bottles and real sugar.

Do these corporate dorks ever take a step back and think about how their words sound to people who exist outside of their little carbonated beverage world?

Obviously not or they would see all of us pointing and laughing at them.

wait, why NYC... and DC?

1) Coke is disgusting. Pepsi forever.

2) "Thirst occasions?" I hate these people.

3) 8 oz versions of soft drinks have been available in supermarkets for several years now. This is not exactly an innovation.

Like others have said here, Coke should go use real cane sugar instead.

In Japan they sell large, medium and small cans; all at the same price.

yeh, they do. (beat me to it)

I'm so confused - they already sell 8oz 100 calorie cans.

...thirst occasions...

Coke probably spent 250k at an interactive agency to come up with 'Smaller Thirst Occasion'. Let the good time roll.

I've seen much smaller Coke cans in England. Can't remember exactly how small they were. Maybe about 4 oz.? They were definitely small. I wondered if they were intended for children.

Some sodas are already available in six-packs of six-ounce cans in supermarkets.

People will still use the same amount of rum with the smaller cans, causing people to get drunk more quickly, causing more accidents. Good job, government.

I never looked at the situation that way, but I think you're on to something. What is the Hispanic population's take on this?

What does that even mean?! Only Hispanic people drink rum? You, sir, are a f*cking idiot! That's my take on it.

Another shitty company going to raise prices for less product.

What this country really needs is to get the cigarette and condom vending machines back in the schools.

Look at all the tax revenue they will receive.

So long as the cigarettes are flavored, I'm with you there.

I'm interested in the smaller cans, as I seldom enjoy a whole Coke. Canadian/European portions always seemed better than American, I just hope that the price reflects the smaller volume.

Part of me wonders if they'll try and get this offerend in school as a "half way to healthhy" sort of drink.

Excellent. Looks like I can fit more of those in a pillowcase for when I need to get my beatdown on.

RT

I guess it's a story of too little too late.

"Our new sleek mini can supports the idea of moderation..."

If those cans were available earlier that ex Calvin Klein model might still have a job.

I miss the 7 oz. Buds. Time to bring them back.

Those 7 oz. Buds are still available, both in cans and in bottles.

And to think people actually believe the bullshit these senior management individuals throw out.

Some fool saw that Red Bull was making a ton of money selling their product in a skimpy can size so they said to themselves let's see if we can too.

"The public doesn't know shit. Look at our New Coke program and how well that worked."

Why don't they label the can as the New Slimmer Coke?

These people must really struggle when they get a "normal" size can of Fosters.

I love that I have smaller thirst occasions.

By this logic, dealers who cut their coke with baby powder are just looking out for their customers.

High Fructose Corn Syrup makes me ill.

Will be interesting to see the price/volume ratio.

Reminds me of the old Rheingold 7oz "nibs".

Who the heck drinks 7oz of beer?

Despite being 2/3 the size of a standard can, it will probably cost nearly the same. Hey, Coke, how about changing back to cane sugar and ditching the high fructose corn syrup instead?

we'd have to end the cuba embargo to switch back to sugar. and killing the corn subsidies would help too

I bet it'll cost more. In the world of retail, "healthier" = more expensive.

Probably not. I mean what goes into that corn syrup?

First you gotta grow that corn, and they use petrol-based fertilizers for the most part. Still gotta pump that shit out of the ground at some cost...and aren't we supposed to be getting off that drug? Next, you gotta convert all of that into syrup using lots of fun chemicals, and then filter it.

Oh, and by the way, you subsidized the price of corn via the farm bill.

The conclusion? Fuck corn.

A long time ago, in a galaxy far away, I remember a 6oz Coca Cola

(or was it Pepsi Cola) bottle being sold at the ballparks. They called it

"The Sportsman". It sold for the same price as the full size can or bottle.

What if I have a medium thirst occasion?