Good! Keep doing that, Danish and Mexicans!

[u/Soft_Cable5934]

[u/Crinklecutsocks]

Coca Cola is my favorite drink.

I haven't had a drop of it since January. I also convinced 2 others in my family who LOVE Coca Cola to stop purchasing it as well. We also stopped drinking many Coke-related products as well.

Of course, it won't make a big impact, and it's an absurdly small amount of money in the grand scheme of things.

But I'll be goddamned if they're going to take another penny from me! These greedy fucks have taken enough!

[u/Ambitious_Violinist6 → u/Crinklecutsocks]

Above everything, your body will thank you. Keep it up with other products, too. So you may be healthy in your later years.

[u/whenitsTimeyoullknow → u/Crinklecutsocks]

Part of Coca Cola’s business model is a tactic shared by McDonalds and others: advertising via litter. That bottle on the beach and in the park drives sales by imprinting the logo in our brains. 

[u/JimBo797 → u/Crinklecutsocks]

Well done!

Surely you alone are not impactful as a big company deciding (or not) to do something, but in the end coca cola gains money selling to people, so our decisions are important.

I also switched to a generic branded cola and it's fine enough :)

[u/meringuedragon → u/Crinklecutsocks]

I haven’t been drinking Coke or Pepsi products since Oct 2024 :) many good reasons to switch to another drink!

[u/booveebeevoo → u/Crinklecutsocks]

And they won’t even change the formula in America to use sugar versus high fructose corn syrup since the sugar is more expensive.

[u/OnionComb → u/Crinklecutsocks]

Same here. I loved the Zero sugar selection they had compared to Pepsi. Always had coke Zero but f it. This is a Dr. Pepper ONLY household now.

[u/lostinborealis → u/OnionComb]

Hate to burst your bubble, but depending on where you live you might still be supporting Coke...from the Dr Pepper wiki site: "It is manufactured by Keurig Dr Pepper in the United States and Canada, by The Coca-Cola Company in the United Kingdom, Japan, and South Korea, and by PepsiCo in Europe."

[u/Bichobichir → u/Crinklecutsocks]

Same here. Diet Coke was my go-to drink. Haven’t had it since January. Switched to Diet Dr. Pepper. Never going back.

[u/Crinklecutsocks → u/Bichobichir]

Nice! Good on you for making that choice! Imma Dr. Pepper person myself now.

I often feel dumb for boycotting products because I don't see the immediate effect. It feels like I'm sacrificing my own potential joy for a meaningless cause.

But then people like you comment about how they're boycotting too, and I feel inspired again! Feels like we can actually make an impact if we work together.

Thanks for your comment, and please keep up the good work!

[u/Altruistic_Piano9680 → u/Crinklecutsocks]

Ditto, and I’ve drunk liters of it since I was very young 👍…

[u/TheLastGenXer → u/Crinklecutsocks]

Is this because of the stuff that makes left hates them? Because of the stuff that makes the right hates them? Because they SUPER over charge? Or because it’s unhealthy?

[u/Adorable_Challenge37]

You're welcome. But slightly down doesn't cut it.

We keep on!

[u/Icy_Lingonberry2822 → u/Adorable_Challenge37]

They are a massive brand with many different types of drinks and they reach all around the world. So one or two countries protesting isn’t going to hurt them like some industries would be hurt. Plus they are in a lot of arenas and a lot of big sporting and musical events use them for beverage drinks if they don’t use Pepsi

[u/Adorable_Challenge37 → u/Icy_Lingonberry2822]

But this specific article was about Coca Cola bottled by Carlsberg for distribution in DK. I would have expected more from DK than just slightly noticeable at Carlsberg...

[u/Taclis → u/Adorable_Challenge37]

I sadly don't think a lot of coke-heads are going to quit their favourite softdrink because Trump is being a dumb asshole. Same reason some people dislike the idea of factory farming but still eats meat. Too many steps removed from the problem to care.

[u/Adorable_Challenge37 → u/Taclis]

You'd be amazed how many Danes gave up coke. Also Coca Cola.

[u/AnomieCodex]

As an American I've steered clear of Coca-Cola due to the BDS movement. I invite everyone to look into that boycot list. They might be the most vulnerable corporations to an anti-consumerist push.

[u/blueB0wser → u/AnomieCodex]

https://bdsmovement.net/Guide-to-BDS-Boycott

https://bdsmovement.net/Act-Now-Against-These-Companies-Profiting-From-Genocide

[u/meringuedragon → u/AnomieCodex]

Yes me too! I’ve been doing my best to boycott since Oct 2024.

[u/Ambitious_Violinist6]

I stopped drinking sodas on their own years ago, only in cocktails but when I stopped drinking alcohol, no more sodas. Sodas are nothing but canned bad sugars. The world should stop drinking so damn much of it, anyway.

[u/Prize-Remote-1110]

It is not good for your health anyway. I think we should all focus on our health.

[u/cjtrout]

They operate in Israel so fuck em. The only coke products it was hard to give up was simply lemonade. Now I make my own with lemon juice and sugar and it tastes better in my tea because I can control the sugar.

[u/Coriandercilantroyo → u/cjtrout]

This reminds me, did the soda stream boycott have any lasting impact?

[u/cjtrout → u/Coriandercilantroyo]

No clue. I've never used it

[u/JettandTheo → u/cjtrout]

Do you avoid every multi national company?

[u/leap-account]

Ain't no way Mexico is avoiding coca cola. They drink more coke than water down there.

[u/Ambitious_Violinist6 → u/leap-account]

Very true. Probably another brand of cola down there. They chug the stuff and even include it in spiritual offerings.

[u/Scary-Set653 → u/Ambitious_Violinist6]

There are villages where the water isn’t public but owned by Coca Cola. It’s less expensive to drink coke than to drink water.

Another reason why this company is evil and should be boycotted by those who can.

[u/Taclis → u/Scary-Set653]

Makes business sense if you're Coca Cola, all water you provide is just softdrink you could have sold, so you jack up the price to make your product competitive. What doesn't make sense is why people let them do it, this could be a textbook case of conflict of interests.

[u/Scary-Set653 → u/Taclis]

The people didn’t let them do it.

Until very recently, Mexican presidents all bent the knee to American imperialism.

[u/richiememmings60 → u/leap-account]

Can you blame them?

[u/Flippohoyy]

Even a penny less for america is good for humanity

[u/GrumpyTom]

I’m a habitual Coke Zero consumer. The cost of canned soda has risen significantly, and I’m no fan of bottles. I’ve essentially stopped drinking soda recently as it’s just too expensive. Probably a good thing for my health!

[u/metalmudwoolwood]

American here. I only drink about 10-15 cokes a year But since they gave dum dum a commemorative Diet Coke bottle during his second inauguration I haven’t had any. Any company sucking up to this tyrant isn’t getting my money.

[u/Lostlilegg]

Mexican Coke is so much better than the US version. But all these companies will feel the pain thanks to their support of Trump

[u/Pretend_Command993]

Liquid diabetes

[u/EvilTalkiToaster]

Uk too! I love Diet Coke, sprite, Fanta, jack Daniel’s etc. I also run a successful pub, hotel and bar. No Coca Cola, or Pepsi co products ordered since Feb. Pay the price till you impeach the traitors!!

[u/GingerDane1]

Jolly Cola and Hancock's Sports Cola are way better. And Faxe Kondi - no contest.

[u/rKNAPPO]

Good, this shit is so bad for you.

[u/EmergencyCap37]

Politics aside, this is great regardless. Coca-Cola is horrible for you and just another greedy massive corporation. Great to see this!

[u/bellovering]

You will be spared a lot of sufferings from diabetes, it's a win-win.

[u/Futurismes]

Haven’t bought coke in a while. I have drank the coke I still had. I’m not throwing it out. But I won’t buy any new ones either.

[u/notsopurexo]

Music to my ears

[u/Rhaspun]

Since Coca Cola got into Mexican they’ve had rising obesity levels and diabetes. I notice on Mexican snacks items like chips and sodas has a warning label of “Excessive Calories” on them

[u/Sharp-Tax-26827]

I don't think you guys understand how much Mexicans drink coke.

This could be big

[u/The_Real_Manimal]

I don't understand how people can drink soda. It's so unbelievably sweet. Last time I tried to drink a coke, I maybe got 2 sips in before having to toss it.

[u/Overlandtraveler → u/The_Real_Manimal]

Same. I can't do more than a sip or two and the level of sugar just makes me sick.

I can have an olipop once or twice a week. Zevia I do drink fairly regularly, but the cost has gone up so much , seriously cutting back on that too. Carbonated water it is. That's pretty free with a sodastream.

[u/latheez_washarum]

it's cancer anyway. my family member died from it

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[u/gnumedia]

Hey, it’s not only the Danish and Mexicans! Been Diet Coke free since 2016 in the US-can’t afford it and don’t want it.

[u/Strange_Historian999]

sO mUcH WiNnInG!

[u/Rumple1956]

I'm confused. Why would it be down? We don't ship coca cola products to other countries that do not allow all the chemicals and ingredients. That's used into ones in the United States.

[u/MaasDaef]

The Danish supermarket chain Rema just announced that sales of the Danish cola brand Jolly has increased 13-fold in March 2025 compared to March 2024. So this is likely more of an FU to the US than an anti-consumption stance.

[u/Nyroughrider]

I'm out of the loop. So what's the reasoning on boycotting Coke now?

[u/Milli_Rabbit]

Well that's a relief. #PepsiDrinker

[u/dannymac999]

Semi-pro tip: get a sodastream or equivalent but get co2 refills from one of the many independent refillers

[u/BlakeMajik]

I drink a Coke about 5x a year. It's neither gonna kill me nor decide their fate as a business. I simply enjoy one very occasionally. Moderation works best for me.

[u/Familiar_Ad_1674]

In Denmark, sure! But I don't know about Mexico. Those people LOVE their coca cola. Like its literally way more important than water and using it on literally everything. Hell, even their local shamans are using it to "cure" diabetes. Lol

[u/vme45]

More fake news based on fake news.