Soda Stream Drink Maker

I have been drinking sparkling water for quite a long time now as I find a lot of the juices or sparkling drinks too sugary and water a bit too bland. I am the person that you see in the supermarket filling her trolley up with umpteenth 2 litres bottles of sparkling water and then struggling to push it. Well I was. One day, I was loading up as usual when a lady told me that she used to do this but she now had a sodastream and made her own sparkling water at home. I smiled and agreed that it would be a good idea whilst still filling my trolley up. I put this comment at the back of my mind but it kept on resurfacing every time I went shopping so I came home one day ...

Everyone has heard of Soda Stream, and we have two of their drinks’ makers. The old version which is slim line and only takes one sizes (500ml) glass bottles and the new “Classic” model which takes 1/4 Litre, ½ Litre and 1 Litre Plastic Bottles. The Soda Stream company started in 1903 and their first machine was called the “Prince of Wales” and was only found in Rich Homes. The 80's saw the “Get Busy with the Fizzy” ads on the TV and it seemed that every home had one (Except ours). Our first machine (the old-fashioned one) was a Charity Shop Bargain at just £1 including a gas cylinder and two glass ...

I’m sure you’ve heard of Soda Stream, perhaps you even have one or know someone who has. Or perhaps you did have one, maybe in the 80’s seduced by the supremely irritating ‘get busy with the fizzy’ advertising campaign. However, is it my imagination or are less and less people using them. For a number of years now my local Sainsbury has not stocked any soda stream products. Imagine my shock, when researching this, to find that Boots had stopped as well. I am convinced that this could possibly be one of the biggest marketing flops of the last decade. Lets start at the beginning ...