• Itsamelemmy@lemmy.zipEnglish
    18·
    6 months ago

    Red bull is also the most expensive which is why I barely ever buy it. As someone that blocks every ad I possibly can, red bull is also the only one that has a slogan or catch phrase whatever “gives you wings is” that I know of so I guess marketing pays off.

    • TheFriar@lemm.eeEnglish
      211·
      6 months ago

      You don’t know monster’s?

      “Puts hair on your pussy, pussy.” doesn’t ring any bells?

      And bang’s. “Hey guys, come on, we’re an energy drink too!”

      And of course Celsius’ “what the fuck is Celsius?”

    • Thorny_Insight@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      6 months ago

      Red Bull is the best tasting one but I never buy it because of the price. Luckily it’s also the brand that most knock offs copy so those are the ones I buy and like the best too.

  • Optional@lemmy.worldEnglish
    17·
    6 months ago

    Are they still in russia?

    Hm. Apparently they left . . . Christ, six weeks ago?

    Well. I guess its better than not. Still, way to make a statement, redbull.

    • Vytle@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      6 months ago

      Last time a beverage company tried to make a statement, their stock price dropped 26℅

      • Optional@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        6 months ago

        This is not about supporting trans rights tho, is it. But okay, how about most western companies exited russia within six months after the invasion? RedBull hung in there for another couple of years. And you think they were concerned maybe a bunch of MAGAt shitheads would bring down their stock price temporarily? No.

        I mean, I’ve heard the management are friendly with white supremacists but I don’t know why they stayed invested for so long in russia. I doubt it was fear of hillbilly discontent.

  • DessertStorms@kbin.social
    4·
    6 months ago

    I really wish they made a caffeine free version of red bull (and dr. pepper, irn bru, and so on), I actually really enjoy the taste, but I hate how caffeine makes me feel… The fact that so few sodas are caffeine-free nowadays is so screwed up.

  • No_@lemm.eeEnglish
    51·
    6 months ago

    The store brand one is 50 cents (€) where I live, they’re all unhealthy anyway so might as well go for the cheap one…

    • The Assman@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      52·
      6 months ago

      If you’re deciding solely on cost just buy a bottle of caffeine pills from your pharmacy. A 100 count bottle of 200mg pure caffeine (well, plus cellulose or whatever holds the pill together) costs me like $20. Now do the math on 100 red bulls.

      • No_@lemm.eeEnglish
        6·
        6 months ago

        I mean, no one who buys energy drinks does it only for the caffeine. I’m just saying there’s little difference between a redbull and a generic energy drink.

        • Justas🇱🇹@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          2·
          6 months ago

          Most people who are addicted to drinks like Monster do so because of vitamin B12 defficiency, the drink is their main source of it.

          • Vilian@lemmy.caEnglish
            1·
            6 months ago

            include meat, clams, liver, fish, poultry, eggs, and dairy products.

            these people buy monster instead of eggs or meat wtf

              • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                3·
                6 months ago

                Some are just alcoholics too. Alcohol reduces your ability to absorb Vitamin B, so they need to supplement it. If you pay attention you will notice heavy drinkers tend to consume a lot of beef, slam energy drinks or both.

            • Justas🇱🇹@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
              2·
              6 months ago

              https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8780606/

              The relative prevalence and average amounts of the top ingredients were as follows: caffeine (100%; 174.4 ± 81.1 mg), vitamin B6 (72%; 366.9 ± 648.1 percent daily value (%DV)), vitamin B3 (67%; 121.44 ± 69.9% DV), vitamin B12 (67%; 5244.5 ± 10,474.6% DV), vitamin B5 (37.3%; 113.6 ± 76.6% DV), and taurine (37.3%; amounts undisclosed). Conclusions: Our findings suggest a high prevalence of caffeine and B-vitamins in these energy products, with many of the formulations containing well above the recommended daily value of B-vitamins.

    • moitoi@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      1·
      6 months ago

      That’s expensive, we have the store brand for 45 cents. I guess we can find them for cheaper somewhere.

      Fun fact, we have a Redbull factory in the country and they sell them for 1.50. (which is expensive for what it’s)

    • Empricorn@feddit.nlEnglish
      1·
      6 months ago

      Or… drink coffee or tea or eat chocolate or take caffeine pills if you don’t care about the taste.

      • No_@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        6 months ago

        None of the things you described are sodas, so I don’t see how it’s comparable. There’s a difference between a cool drink and chocolate, it’s not just a matter of taste.

        • Empricorn@feddit.nlEnglish
          1·
          6 months ago

          Good point! “…or drink soda.”

          Your original comment implied your only criteria were price and caffeine.

  • Shawdow194@kbin.social
    31·
    6 months ago

    I am a Redbull lover over all the other drinks

    Gotta agree with everyone else though with Redbull needing a few more variants (like caffeine free) and definitely are too expensive

  • swan_pr@lemmy.caEnglish
    1·
    6 months ago

    My go-to is Guru, not on that list. I really like it as it is not a sugary sludge like the others. However, I recently discovered Celsius sparkling water and was pleasantly surprised.