the vending machine, or the 59 cent ala carte soda or the $1.50 hot dog soda bundle at Costco, or the any size soda with free refills at McDonalds.....he may have a point. I had to swear off soda and have never tried Sodalicious, but my wife and kids swear by it. But, then there is that pesky lawsuit about patent or some such infringement going on and I am not sure who are the good guys and who are the bad guys in that one.