# Those commercials for the soda stream thing

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-commercials-for-the-soda-stream-thing/625113>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** soda-softdrinks\
**Created:** [June 14, 2012, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-commercials-for-the-soda-stream-thing/625113 "2012-06-14T07:23:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curiosity_Kills_Her)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2012, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-commercials-for-the-soda-stream-thing/625113/61 "2012-06-23T04:19:22Z")

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> [@Tangent](#):
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> Well, some Dope(r) once tried pan-fried semen. Who here is willing to imbibe some carbonated spunk?

Pass. I’d rather eat a sandwich that’s been floating in a piss toilet.

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**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2012, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-commercials-for-the-soda-stream-thing/625113/62 "2012-06-23T04:44:43Z")

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Nice post/username combo 🙂

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**Author:** ![cyberknet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7cd45c/32.png) [@cyberknet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cyberknet)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-commercials-for-the-soda-stream-thing/625113/63 "2012-07-26T19:59:58Z")

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> [@Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](#):
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> “In discussing this with the Fizz Giz guy, he mentioned that he makes (but does not promote) a device he calls the “Fizz Giz home charging station”. It is an add-on for the Fizz Giz that allows you to use a real tank of CO2 (not a cartridge) and attach it to your Fizz Giz. So I ordered one from him. Note that these are not on his [fizzgiz.com](http://fizzgiz.com) website (as yet) so you have to contact him via his website and ask him for it. He custom makes them when you order one. I paid about $66, including shipping. Plus I had to buy a CO2 tank (this one, intended for powering paintball guns: Empire 20oz CO2 Tank) for another $20. And as I said, it’s an add-on to the Fizz Giz, so you have to buy the Fizz Giz too. The home charging station screws onto the CO2 tank and has a hose which gets fitted to nipple on a modified CO2 cartridge that goes into the Fizz Giz.” 😉
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> And from everything I’ve read their customer service is stellar.

I just bought a Fizz Giz and the turnaround time for an email seems to be about 3 days. He also seems to speak in teenage text speak. Not exactly stellar in my humble opinion… but others experiences may vary.

Is there any chance you can post (or mail me) a picture of the adapter you bought? I asked him directly in email about such a device and he ignored the question for some reason. You’d think that with a $66 sale potential he would answer the question! I’m really curious how it works before I try _again_ to get him to sell me one.

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