Comments on: BenSpark’s Refreshing Soda-Club Contest…

By: Drew

Drew — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 13:37:42 +0000

Thanks David. I gave my old one to a friend of mine. She had expressed interest in it so when I upgraded she was given the old one. Thanks very much for purchasing through my blog. I appreciate that.

By: David

David — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 06:23:41 +0000

Ah, oops. Correction. The gas is 230% as expensive.

By: David

David — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:35:58 +0000

Wow! Thanks for responding so quickly and for the benefit of your experience. I’m still not sure if I’ll get the glass because the gas costs 150% as much as for the plastic version and we drink lots of soda (2 liters a day on average) and over time that’s a lot of extra cost. I will definitely use your link to give you credit. So what did you do with your old plastic one? :)

By: Drew

Drew — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 03:44:24 +0000

Hi David,
Thanks very much for coming to me for advice on this. I did buy the penguin and it was because of the glass bottles. The reason I ended up buying the glass over the plastic was that I am a fan of things in glass bottles. I know it is weird but I think that glass keeps things much colder than plastic.

And to be honest I didn’t compare the prizes of the gas refills and didn’t realize that they were much more expensive. The gas lasts so very long too. I’ve made tons of bottles from the first bottle of gas that I bought with the penguin. I’d still choose the penguin however. I also used to have the plastic one and wanted to upgrade.

Since you are buying one anyway I’d appreciate it if you’d buy it through this blog by clicking through my affiliate link on this blog, it is at the bottom of the page as an animated ad that says soda bottles are heavy.

By: David

David — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 03:24:08 +0000

Ben, I realize I’m too late for your contest but was hoping for some advice. I am going to be purchasing a soda club system in a week or so. I noticed that while your contest was for a plastic system that you personally chose the penguin.

Could you tell me how/why you came to the decision to spend the extra money for the glass system (since the gas refills are more expensive as well) and if you would choose the glass over plastic if you had it to do over?

I like the idea of glass but the lifetime extra cost of the gas refills is putting me off. I’d appreciate any advice you have. Thanks.