Is there a sparkling water shortage everywhere or just by me?

[costerica]

Been to 6 supermarkets this week. Not a single bottle of sparkling water anywhere. Even the stuff that £4/litre.

It’s the one pregnancy craving that’s stuck with me and I neeeeeed it

@lonelySam

I think that's because there are problems with truck drivers availability so the supernarkets stopped stocking bottled water as it takes up a lot of space on a lorry but doesn't bring in a lot of margin. Or so I read.

This is my understanding Bulky, heavy, low profit margin (the expensive stuff is still being stocked here)

Do people actually drink this stuff 😂

Our soda stream pretty much exclusively makes sparkling water.

There's a CO2 shortage - we used it in our labs and the lead time for new bottles has increased massively

Another one that can only get it in Lidl!

There are loads of shortages at the moment. Milk might be next, according to Tesco. These shortages are down to a combination of Brexit and the pandemic. Many companies have lost their foreign workforce. My brother owns a haulage company and says Brexit is the main issue. Imports of toys are also a concern in the run-up to Christmas.

can't get hold of it here either. I have a couple of bottles left so going to use that before I get worried. It should be back in by the time I get to the end of those [hopeful]

Best thing I ever bought. You can make it as fizzy as you like it. I tried bought FizziWater once after using soda stream and it seemed fkat.

It was the same here in Ireland - especially difficult to get the multipacks of the smaller 500ml bottles across all brands and retailers. It seems to be a bit better the past two wks. Our local store said it's a supply issue with the carbon.

Not here, thanks to my sodastream

YES. Never has a thread resonated so powerfully with me.

The local corner shops do not seem to be affected as much as the big supermarkets.

I also have a soda stream and confirm it’s a good back-up.

We haven’t had any for weeks I love fizzy water and fresh OJ together and it’s been impossible to get hold of

Sodastream here too. From the fridge and the right gas level it's perfect.

@mydogmylife it's been such a hardship I've been FORCED to drink wine!

I do worry about the plastic. I drink about 8 litres a week. Do I really want another appliance clogging up the kitchen though?

No shortage here in the Midlands and me and my elder son guzzle the stuff.

Wholesalers here are rationing to 48 bottles per customer (shelves are still empty though)

Are soda syphon’s any good? Cost efficient?

I rediscovered wine and soda but the second half of the ‘soda’ on day 2 is rather flat and by day 3 I may as well use the tap. But as a siphon seems a pricy gadget investment not sure wether to risk it. Soda stream definitely seems a gadget on the counter too far for me.

@costerica

I do worry about the plastic. I drink about 8 litres a week. Do I really want another appliance clogging up the kitchen though?

8 x litres x 4 weeks x 9 months = 288 plastic bottles

Please get a soda stream.

I switched to soda stream as hated having so much plastic to dispose of. Not sure it works out cheaper but keeps my conscience clear

I'd say it's national, my Tesco (Lincolnshire) haven't had any for weeks before that it was still water, but that seems ok now.
Also hit and miss with fresh Orange juice and Coca Cola.

Milk next?!!

I am a sparking water fiend and have really been struggling to find some!
DH went to local ALDI and got me 16 bottles, that will last a few days.
Am considering soda stream because if the plastic waste, DS's old school collected them for a greenhouse so I didn't feel so guilty then