# Anyone Have A SodaStream Or Similar Product? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** soda-softdrinks\ **Created:** [April 2, 2021, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-sodastream-or-similar-product/939249 "2021-04-02T17:42:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 10
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2021, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-sodastream-or-similar-product/939249/10 "2021-04-03T01:39:56Z")
A good thread for this - > [@How cost effective is the Soda Stream system over the long run?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-cost-effective-is-the-soda-stream-system-over-the-long-run/914305): > > My Beloved and I are thinking about getting a Soda Stream machine, but we would like to know how cost effective it really is over the long run, whether the use of it diminishes over time, how good it tastes etc. “You shouldn’t drink soda!” screeds not welcome. Some of the cites are COVID priced, but overall it confirms the CO2 is pricey, but mods can make it more tolerable. If you buy off the shelf Sodastream syrups you’ll likely be unhappy with both taste and cost (most of them are half sugar / half artificial sweetener). While this will be overlapping with my post in the above link, I like Sodastream and the like because my wife drinks carbonated water during warmer months, and I make my own sugar syrups, which doesn’t save me any money, but means it is exactly what I want. And I normally just want barely enough Soda to make a weekend’s worth of Rum and Cokes. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-sodastream-or-similar-product/939249)._