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An ad from Danish Lidl (lemmy.wtf)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The text in the picture says: “The choice is yours!”.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago

Just Saying:

Even if Lidl is not a monopoly it is currently, it will become one if we let it. Just think about it:

they control a lot of stores
it is still controlled by a very rich man
they will soon push out many independent products for their own

Even if we can't outlaw making a profit from the means of production, we should at least make all critical infrastructure (like supermarkets) be owned by a in German we call them „Förderkreis” with an ethics committee where the people working there and others associated with it can democratically vote about any and all changes.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Just some context: Lidl has this sort of campaign going on for years as of to promote their own store brands - other markets here do that too. They do the same with showing a shopping cart consisting of store brands vs brand products and on how much money u can save.

Maybe they can use the current momentum to push this campaign more …

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

I don't understand why we seek to be better in this kind of files (bad food, stupidly sugared beverage)

It's not like a national pride

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Why is the bottle shaped like that? Seems really uncomfortable

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

On the contrary. It's a big bottle. The shape makes it easier to hold

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Makes a safer buttplug

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

This is a 1.5 litre bottle!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago

Did I fucking stutter?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (2 children)

That reminds me, does anyone have an EU or Canadian alternative to Bad Dragon?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

Not my area of expertise, but I once did a double take in tesco when what I worried was a sex toy turned out to be an unnecessarily large herb and spice grinding device.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

Try sitting on an Amsterdammertje

[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Water, fucking free

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Not if Nestle can have it their way

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

Nestle did sell water they literally stole

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Wa'a, pure Wa'a!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

DISCLAIMER: may contain Facehuggers and Chestbursters.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I mean, not really, but significantly cheaper.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Depends on the country, in Scotland it's free.

Well... Free at the point of use. We pay what's called council tax which is a tax on the value of your home (even if renting) to cover services like street lamps, sewage, water, libraries, rubbish removal, etc.

But, it's free to use as much as you want. I could leave my taps on all day if I wanted, there's no meter, no charge per litre. So considering I have to pay that tax just to live, water is essentially free.

Obviously some countries have more access to water than others, but those without the worry of drought or rationing should definitely have free at the point of use water.

Fuck private interests, fuck profiteering, water is essential for all life, socialist public controlled water for all is the way to go. You only have to look at the water scandals of England to see what private control of water gets you.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0qdev4vyl5o

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g097mpl79o

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

In England we pay a private, profit-making water company either a flat fee (depending on area and size of home), or we have a water meter. Flat fee is usually cheaper but still expensive.

They're also responsible for water run off and sewage - our rivers and beaches are regularly a health hazard due to sewage being dumped, due to old inadequate infrastructure. You can search 'surfers against sewage', there's a live map. There's very little outdoor/wild swimming in england despite our many watercourses, lakes and of course the sea. Its either illegal, they're unsanitary or both. The water companies still make lots of profit though!!

On top of that we pay council tax. Whole thing probably costs a minimum of £2000 per year and has to be paid even if you're earning minimum wage, take home pay for full time work for over 21 year olds = £22,000. Less for younger people. Assuming you can find full time work and not just a zero hours contract.

Scotland is a socialist paradise compared to england.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

In Germany (at least where I live) is the same. Water is basically built into my rent, and I don't think about what I use except from an environmental perspective.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

falls out of the fuckin sky, I couldn't believe it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

Taps nose

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

I wish it was still called Max over here. The design was cooler back at the very beginning, but "max" still sounds cooler than "zero sugar". I understand why it changed for marketing, but I still think it's way less cool sounding and as extra syllables when I mention it.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Nobody should drink either of these.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago

Delimcious

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (2 children)

What?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

Nobody should drink either of these.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago (2 children)

both sugar and its substitutes are bad for you, in different ways.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

ya but they turn on the happy chemicals in the brain sooo....

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Much much less so the substitutes, but otherwise this.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

Based

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don’t drink soda these days but from past experiences I see the real crime here is that they are comparing it to Pepsi and not Coke 😂

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Coca Cola Zero is awful. Most people I know, that drink sugar free, drink Pepsi Max.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Coke Zero did a major flavor change a few years ago (same time they changed to logo to a primarily red bittle with black text instead of the opposite), and I actually really like it now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Same. I used to only like diet coke, but that's not a thing here in Japan. Interestingly, when I went back to the US, I couldn't stand regular nor diet; there was something really weird and chemically going on there).

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

They can both be awful : )

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I almost like coke zero more than regular coke, same goes for quite a few that I know in person. Must be a regional thing?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

So far, the only soda I've found where the sugar-free version is the same or better than the regular version is Big K [Kroger store brand] grapefruit citrus soda. I literally can't taste the difference between the sugar-free and regular versions at all.

Coke Zero comes pretty close, though, and I've never tried Pepsi Max.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

I would have to agree, I only drank full strength sugary cokes!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

And it's the choice of the new generation.

[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I forgor denmark didn't use the euro for a sec and I was extremely confused as to why pepsi costed that much in Denmark LMAO

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

It's extremely inexpensive. The generic 1.5 liter option costs about $0.60 USD.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

The Danish krona is actually pegged to the euro, so you are half right 🙂

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

I thought it was per liter and moved on to the comments but I now realize that that would've been even worse. Don't really know what I was thinking, I can be stupid at times

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Neither, this is a ton of colored sugar in water, not healthy in any way. 🤷‍♂️

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Is it claiming to be healthy?

Also their fake sugar.

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