Is It Cheaper to Make Your Own Sparkling Water? (surprising answer)

Find out the cheapest way to consume sparkling water as we compare the prices of buying it in the store vs making it yourself with a soda water maker like SodaStream, Soda Sense, or DrinkMate. While carbonated brands like La Croix and Bubbly are well known, it turns out that store brands are much cheaper, but are they cheaper than the DIY option?
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[@Smair747]

Good, but very inaccurate. If you hand in your used CO2 cylinder, the cost of the new one is half price, so about 15 USD. So only the first cylinder will cost you 30 USD, and the rest is 15 USD. Add to the equation that when you buy canned sparkling water, you have to spend time buying it, carrying it, and storing it.

[@lewiskent5684]

What about the hassle and associated costs of transporting the bulky and heavy drinks to your house and dealing with the garbage? A top benefit for me is the water (difficult to transport) is automatically available at your house. The other consumables (CO2 and flavoring) are easy to transport, and the process creates way less garbage to deal with.

[@DalePatch]

I got my soda stream for a $1 from goodwill, so I think it will be cheaper for me. heh heh

[@CherylRives462]

This video is great, but we actually bought a Terra SodaStream, and it has saved us money. The main reason we got it, was because we learned the store bought cans have a lining in them that contains BPA. Also, we wanted to cut down on our single use recyclables.

[@Dr.Terpenes]

Also $30 is for when you buy replacement canisters. If you recycle them and send them back or just take them to the store they are $15 for a refilled canister

[@woodsmaneh952]

Deeply flawed cost comparison

[@InfluencersGym]

Why does no one count the cost of driving and buying your soda at the store ? Youre time? Costco is much cheaper then any of this.. But i dont want to go to Costco or carry any bottles. Im saving many bottoes from being used and enjoying no sugar or fake sugar ..

[@jjflash2611]

While I appreciate your analysis, it's deeply flawed. Putting aside the initial $30 cost to purchase the C02 Canister, when you return your used Soda Stream C02 Canister to an authorized seller (like Target or Bed Bath) the cost of the replacement is around $16 per 60L canister which cuts the price in half. That's about 27c per liter (plus 2.2c per day to cover the cost for the purchase of the Soda Stream in the 1st year). That's about $107 per year if you drink 1 liter a day. It does in fact makes economic sense (not to mention not having to purchase hundreds of bottles/cans that you would be lugging home from the Store and then throwing into the Trash over the course of that year).

[@ednet1966]

I've been doing the Aldi option for about 2+ years now and I have no complaints. This is way better than soda. For me, it all started with Covid lock-downs and you are right, this is the cheapest alternative. Now, I got used to it and I just get my 12-packs every time I shop at Aldi. Thank you for your video!

[@oscarfelix1952]

I just bought a SodaStream Terra 1 month ago for $106 including tax. Price included one CO2 cylinder. I was spending $30/month in the store for 40 liters of seltzer water. The first cylinder of CO2 only lasted me 2 weeks. So, 4 weeks will cost me $30 (2 refills @ $15 each). I have NOT found that 1 cylinder will make 60 liters!!! I have to use 5 pumps to get the same amount of fizz that I got with the store bought. That's only 20 liters, not 60 as they claim. So, I'm paying the exact same amount, $30. Then there's the initial cost of $100 for the machine that will only last for 2 years, as I've heard reported. However, I spent an additional $15 for a warranty that lasts for 2 years beyond manufacturer warranty of 2 years. So, if all goes well, I should get replacements at no cost to me. I really do like that I don't have to lug around 10 liters back and forth to the store every week and it's better for environment. But I agree with you that I'm not saving any money at the end of the day. Seems I'm just breaking even.

[@EdwardVelez]

Ty for answering this question, bro. I appreciate your input on this

[@sastrelocity]

I know it’s cheaper to buy it in stores but I kinda felt guilty of how many cans I was throwing away. I just recently bought a SodaStream E Terra and I love it!

[@christophermackin147]

Someone may have already commented, but you also can buy dry ice or carbon dioxide ice at many local grocery stores and measure out the required amount and place it inside the canister. You just screw off the top and put the dry ice inside the canister and that cuts your canister cost down to about two or three dollars per canister instead of 15 with the exchange price.

[@HarryOsirian]

Thank you for this video, Tony. I'm an avid sparkling water drinker and was considering the purchase of a Sodastream. I found it odd that there were so many "reviews" advocating for it's purchase but none broke down the actual costs involved like you did. I'm sticking to my weekly purchase of sparkling water.

[@garylriedl]

Thanks for saving me all the time to calculate this!

[@xdigitalmondx2]

thanks for doing the research for us

[@Zhorteye]

Another thing to consider is also the differences in cost on health.. Atleast sugar wise, even with flavoring, theres a ton less sugar in my sodastream than in store bought soda..

[@markkeohane9850]

Yeah; I did the sums too and came up with about 600 litres as my break even point. Prolly about two years. But I can't abide seeing the recycling bin fill up with the 500ml single use plastic bottles we buy the stuff in here in the UK. So I'm waiting for my sparkling water machine and will feel much better about making my own in the reusable bottles that come with it.

[@joshoconnor5005]

I did a less thorough analysis of soda purchased when it’s on sale vs regular priced soda vs sodastream. I think you can get generic on sale and stock up enough to last so that you never pay full price on the generic soda meaning every time it’s on sale you restock up before the last batch ran out and it will always be cheaper than sodastream.

[@gsdls]

Thank you for the great information.