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I don't get the controversy. Now, I would never buy asparagus water, but I also don't shop at Whole Foods. It's long been known that Whole Foods is historically a place that sells a lot of merchandise that is not necessary but is trendy, and they charge a premium for it.

You could just as easily say that sparkling water is a mistake when you can get tap water and seltzer tablets for cheaper, or that Coca Cola is a mistake when you can get sugar and caramel and water and mix them yourself.

Asparagus water sounds awful to me. But so does a lot of stuff that normal people buy, things that are not strictly necessary for survival but people like for some reason. This article is just "hey Whole Foods is expensive and trendy, has anyone noticed this?"

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Seltzer tablets are gross imho, but if you're handy you can assemble your own commercial grade carbonator from standard 'industrial lego' parts that will accept standard CO2 bottles (not the proprietary crap soda stream uses.) It's an up front investment but if you drink a lot of seltzer, it won't take long for it to pay itself off. With a little bit of home DIY/carpentry you can make it look nice too.

If you go to a local restaurant supply store they can likely guide you through the whole process.

> You could just as easily say that sparkling water is a mistake when you can get tap water and seltzer tablets for cheaper, or that Coca Cola is a mistake when you can get sugar and caramel and water and mix them yourself.

Not sure how you will get the coca / kola[0] taste in there though.

Edit: fixed cocoa to coca/kola.

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola#Coca_%E2%80%93_cocai...

>cocoa taste

I think you mean “cola” taste...it comes from a kola nut.

Water, kola nut, and high fructose corn syrup.

Clearly the example given is just meant to make the larger point and not to serve as an exact recipe to make your own Coke knock-off.

Also, since we’re being pedantic, cocoa? That’s chocolate. Coca Cola is made with kola nut and other flavors, not chocolate.

> This article is just "hey Whole Foods is expensive and trendy, has anyone noticed this?"

The "controversy" was just Red Tribe scoring points on Blue Tribe, nothing more.

(Never mind that putting Whole Foods in the Blue Tribe is pure stereotype, it's a well-known stereotype, and a potent one. Remember the hate Obama got for ordering arugula?)

>Never mind that putting Whole Foods in the Blue Tribe is pure stereotype

Who is doing that, other than you? The article is from the CBC, hardly some right wing rag..

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