Locomotion of Expressions SodaStream review & giveaway I cannot say enough great things about the SodaStream . What's funny is my best friend Courteney got one, and before she even tried it, I was so skeptical about it. I seriously thought I wasn't going to like it- ... at all! But when I am wrong, I am the first to admit it, and I was wrong. This little thing is so cool! Definitely not good for my diet, but I just steer away from the full sugar drinks and drink the diet and the zero they sent instead. As you can see, they sent me a bunch of syrup. Which I whole heartedly appreciated. In fact, doing some quick math, they sent me far more syrup than the Carbonator will actually make. Which is fine by me, since the carbonation costs $30, when you exchange the old one. Learn more about carbonation exchanges. Some places like Bed, Bath & Beyond, accept trades for the cartridges. Mine has a sticker on it that says: "Push firmly and release quickly until you hear a buzzing sound 3 times. You have to push it about 3 times to get the buzzing noise, so about 6 times. If you ever do not put enough carbonation in it tastes like a flat coke. (Sorry, down south, SODA is "coke") In addition, once I added the syrup before the carbonation, which is a big no-no, so I had to pour the syrupy water out and start over. Carbonation first, then syrup. It doesn't say why, but I assume that the carbonation stem would be too difficult to clean, and get clogged with the sugar. Also just a tip, when using full sugared syrup in it, it helps to tilt the bottle and pour the syrup at an angle onto the bottle's plastic instead of "in" the carbonated water. If you do not heed this tip, it will bubble over all over your counter, and since the syrup is at the top, it pushes it out, then there isn't enough syrup and thus- the "coke" doesn't taste good at all. They also sent "My Water Essence" which is a fruit flavor (no sugar/sweeteners whatsoever) to make an unsweetened flavored carbonated water. No one in the house likes them at all. I am the only one who will drink them actually. Interestingly, the ZERO and DIET sodas do not fizz over if you pur the syrup directly onto the water. The SodaStream could not be easier. Setup was only 1 minute. It took longer to get it out of the box, (which was really cute BTW) than it did to set it up. You just fill the bottle to the water line, which is clearly marked on the bottle, and screw it on to the SodaStream maker. Then, you push the button until you hear it buzzing loudly 3 times. Then unscrew it. Tilt the bottle and pour the syrup in slowly. The only issue I have with it is I was sent two bottles but one didn't have a lid on it, so it is virtually useless. They do sell bottles on Amazon, stainless steel bottles, and even smaller mini bottles. This is helpful because that is the other issue I have. The bottles are so large and fat they are hard to travel with, and they do not fit in my cup holders in my car. Which means they roll around while I am driving, or I have to hold it between my legs, or have the kid hold it,. Then, the kids drinks it. I do not really care for drinking "just water". So I am constantly making sweet tea, or going to the store to buy juices. Having this around is helpful because storing shelf stable juices can take up a lot of space. I love how on demand this is. My household doesn't drink that much soda, but I do adore this thing. I think it would make a great gift too, for that person who is so hard to shop for. The Sodastream has many makes and models and designs and colors. Some of the other things that I like about the SodaStream is that it comes with a reusable bottle, does not require electricity, and obviously- you can make your own soda (and energy drinks), and there is a wide variety of flavors to choose from. One bottle of flavoring is $4.99 to $9.99 and all you need for a whole 1 liter container of soda is a cap-full. So, even the flavors last a while. If I had to take a guess, I would say that one bottle of flavor can make about 10-15 1 liter bottles of soda and maybe even more... My final 2 issues with the Sodastream, and none of these are a big deal really, is (1)the initial price. For a big-time soda drinker, it would be worth it. Luckily we didn't pay for it, but to buy one would run you 100$ to 200$ to buy everything (plus a few syrups). (2) It is rather hard to judge on the "big bottles" of syrup just how much to put in. It is not clearly marked, and even then if you find the line inside the cap, it has come out too sweet or not sweet enough, as a basic rule of thumb though, I discovered, about a "shot" full. The line on the bottle of where to fill the water to, is a good judge of just how much syrup. What I mean is, the syrup and water should be as full as a "soda" you would buy in a store. Since the line is rather short of the top of the bottle. This is only untrue when it comes to the My Water Essence . Do not EVER put more than a few drops of that, I poured 1/3 of the bottle in mistakenly, and it was undrinkable. Here's what I thought about a few of the syrups. The ONLY two I didn't like at all was the Black Currant & Pear, and the Energy drink. My BFF loves the energy drink though, but I don't care for most. The one I loved most was the Orange and the Mountain Mist. Their Coke tastes just like any other coke. The kids liked the root beer the best. And the Grapefruit/Raspberry drink, when you open it and smell it, it is amazing, you can tell it smells more like a grapefruit than a real grapefruit. The hubby loves grapefruit, so this is his favorite. I really liked the Coke Zero too! I loved the Sodamix Variety Packs because you know EXACTLY how much syrup to put in. No guesswork. Plus being that they are smaller, they are easier to store. I especially loved that all models come with a 2 year warranty, and I love the little Penguin Sodastream that makes mini glass bottle cokes for you. So environmentally friendly. Imagine how many bottles you could save from being littered on our precious earth and save from landfills. SodaStream is the world's largest manufacturer, distributor and marketer of Home Carbonation Systems. Our brands are sold in over 50,000 retail stores in 42 countries including home & electrical appliance stores, hypermarkets, supermarkets, department stores, convenience stores, DIY, specialty and "green" stores, water specialists & dealers, as well as online and in catalogs. Our long standing and deep heritage dates back to 1903, when we introduced innovative solutions to the beverage market. We continue to grow as market leaders in both technological advancements and the quality of our products. The SodaStream system enables consumers to carbonate water and to flavor carbonated beverages at home as an alternative to purchasing pre-packed bottles or cans. This has many important benefits to the consumer including cost savings and no hassle with bottles. |
I really love our SodaStream. It is a fantastic product. You can learn more about Sodastream by visiting here: Sodastream. Many fine retail stores sell the Sodastream including Bed, Bath, and Beyond, Bloomingdale’s, Costco, JC Penny, Kohls to name a small few. If you want to buy one, find a Sodastream retailer near you. I am lucky that one reader will win their own SodaStream genesis package. Included in this package, which retails for at least $100, will be:
- Fountain Jet Home Soda Maker
- 1 60 liter Carbonator
- 1 Carbonating Bottle
- 3 SodaMix flavors – each bottle makes 12 liters of soda
- Sodamix Variety 6 pack
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- Which Sparkling Naturals do you think you would like (or not like) and why?
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- Which of these Regular Flavors would you like/dislike and why?
- Which of these Diet Flavors would you like/dislike, and why?
- Sparkling Tea- have you ever had carbonated Tea? If yes which of these do you think you would enjoy?
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That's it, good luck! This giveaway will end on 5/15/2012 at Noon Eastern!
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Of the Sparkling Naturals, I would love to try both Cola flavors. I'm such a sucker for brown pop.
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I like the Fizz in red, or Fountain Jet in Black. Can't choose!
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Of the regular flavors, I'm definitely most interested in Cola and Dr Pete! ashlyn.weaver@ymail.com
In diet flavors, I am most interested in cola... The tea flavors do concern me. I don't think they'd be my "cup of tea" so to speak. ashlyn.weaver@ymail.com
I don't think I would like the tea flavors, but the Peach Iced Tea does sound like it would be better than the rest. ashlyn.weaver@ymail.com
SodaStream helps the environment by reducing the number of cans and bottles that end up in landfills. ashlyn.weaver@ymail.com
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Would love to win one of these. My husband drinks a lot of pop!
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I would like Fountain Mist
Why? Because I love Mountain Dew!
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The Fountain Jet would be the best for me
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i would like to try regular cola
i don't want to try any diet flavors...can't stand the taste of artificial sweeteners
i would like to try the sparkling naturals green tea mixed with sparkling naturals ginger ale
green tea pomegranate peach sounds good
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I read they have 50 delicious regular, diet and caffeine-free sodamix flavors
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I would totally love to win this...it would be my new favorite kitchen toy :) I would probably use it almost daily
I would like the fountain jet, dynamo or fizz in red...however, I would like any one of the other ones, it just wouldn't be my favorite.
I like the fact that the soda stream helps the environment by reducing waste and not using any electricity
I think that I would really like the pineapple flavors in the regular variety and the lemon lime flavor
I really want to try the diet cola flavor as I love my diet soda and would absolutely love to have something I love and can make at home.
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I'd really like to try the Cream Soda. It's always been my favorite flavor.
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I would love to try the Dr. Pete because Dr. Pepper is my favorite alicia82277@yahoo.com
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I read about a drink called a “shrub” that's made with fruit, water and vinegar. I'd never heard of that before. rustysrambles(at)gmail(dot)com
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I think I'd like the Ginger Ale and Lemon Lime Sparkling Naturals. rustysrambles(at)gmail(dot)com
I would like to try the coke! bc its so good! i cant imagine anyone making a better coke product than coca cola
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I think the Cola and Dr. Pete would be favorites around my house. rustysrambles(at)gmail(dot)com
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id love the regular cream soda because i am a cream soda addict!
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OMG - the March 29th posting of the Cucumber Lemon Lime Drink sounds absolutely divine! I would love to give this a shot!
As for the sparkling naturals question - I would love the Black Currant Pear (June cannot come soon enough!) or if I had to choose one right now I would go with the Apple Mango. I love those two flavors!
I would love to win this. Tanks for the giveaway.
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I do believe that the "Fizz" SodaStream would be the right choice for my family and I.
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On Mz. Fizz, I read that a 'shrub' is a fruit and water drink with vinegar added.
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The Sodastream Pure would be right for me.
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I love grapefruit, so the sparkling naturals pink grapefruit would be great.
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Of the regular flavors, I would like grape, because grape soda is one of my favorte guilty pleasures.
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While I don't enjoy diet drinks, my bf likes coke zero, so I'm sure he would love the cola free.
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I have never had carbonated tea before, but the sparkling pomegranate peach green tea sounds delicious.
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Sodastream helps the environment because it reduces the carbon footprint of bottles and cans.
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I learned only plain, cold water should be carbonated.
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On their blog I learned that since January 2009, they have saved the world from over 1 billion plastic bottles.
I would love to try the Sparkling Naturals Root Beer.
I think that the Fizz unit is the best one for me.
I would love to try the Cherry Cola regular flavor.
I would like to try the Diet Dr. Pete to see how it compares to diet dr. pepper.
I have never had carbonated tea but the Green Tea Pomegranate Peach sounds good.
Soda Stream helps the environment Because SodaStream uses water straight from the tap, the system makes traditional store-bought beverage bottles obsolete. That means less plastic manufactured, less plastic waste is created, and fewer bottled beverages must be transported from manufacturers to distributors to stores to homes.
I learned that SodaStream home soda makers operate without batteries, electricity or plumbing, making them an energy-efficient home appliance and an ideal accessory to take on the road in your RV or onboard your boat. The carbonation in your soda or seltzer is purely a result of the compressed gas stored in the SodaStream carbonator.
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I think I would like the Sparkling Naturals Pineapple Orange because it is my favorite flavor. garrettsambo@aol.com
The Genesis would be right for me.
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I think I would like the grapefruit the best.
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Make Life Fizzy is the heading on the blog... that is what I saw. I didnt really see an article about it on there, though.
I would probably like the Diet Lemon Lime the best of the diet flavors!
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I'd like Sparkling Naturals
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