How much is the ability to make your own coca cola worth to you?

Absurdistan

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coca-Cola-Recipe-Formula-Letter-January-15-1943-Historical-Document-/121107218379?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c328d7fcb

kings hill addick

I don't know but thankfully they are offering free shipping!

With that in mind I only need to make and drink fifteen million can's and I'll have my money back!

Absurdistan

Indeed, until 1903, Coca Cola had an average of 9 milligrams of cocaine in each serving. No wonder it got rid of headaches.

Macronate

have just clicked the "Buy It Now" button, lot easier than getting into an auction.

ShootersHillGuru

Something for the Trust to consider getting involved in ? ;0)

maybe_baby

I used to work for CocaCola...the recipe is not that secret, people have to make the stuff. Even if you know the precise ingredients, you've still got an uphill battle trying out sell an established name. There's a Cola in Slovenia that is exactly the same as Coke but it hasn't taken over the world, so if somebody actually buys the recipe then they are obviously wealthier than they are intelligent.

Stig

The true value of Coke is the brand not the product.

Absurdistan

Not totally true, did you ever try Virgin cola

maybe_baby

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shine166

Absurdistan said:

Indeed, until 1903, Coca Cola had an average of 9 milligrams of cocaine in each serving. No wonder it got rid of headaches.

Yer, but you could buy hampers of opium and cocaine back then in a chemist

maybe_baby

shine166 said:

Absurdistan said:

Indeed, until 1903, Coca Cola had an average of 9 milligrams of cocaine in each serving. No wonder it got rid of headaches.

Yer, but you could buy hampers of opium and cocaine back then in a chemist

Not forgetting that awful Cannabis stuff that ruins society.

nth_london_addick

I wish somethings never changed in chemists

mrbligh

You wanna try my chemist

nth_london_addick

Where is it may pop in

tangoflash

To be honest, with all the high tec equipment available to labs these days, I'm sure It's not that difficult to work out exact ingredients and proportions. Someone suggested to the seller that he might approach Pepsi with this document, but why would they want it? They have a very profitable alternative of their own, which some may argue (not me personally) is better than Coke.

maybe_baby

The only reason I buy CocaCola is to remove rusty bolts...works better than any specific automotive product on the market. This is also the main reason I don't drink it.

maybe_baby

mrbligh said:

You wanna try my chemist

A home made lab in a bedsit does not constitute a chemist :-)

kings hill addick

I'm sure it was only put on eBay for publicity. Even if anyone was mad enough to pay $5m for an old letter with no certificate of authenticity, the fact that the chap had only ever some one thing on eBay and that was seven and a half years ago would prevent them from buying it from him!

nth_london_addick

The reciepe is safe and locked up in atlanta

Anyone with a chemistry degree could tell you whats in it and what amounts

Its the brand that sells

Carter

If any of you have got a toilet that is badly furred up with limescale or anything metallic that needs cleaning up try coke on it. Excellent for loosening bolts too.

I dont drink the stuff either!!

maybe_baby

Carter said:

If any of you have got a toilet that is badly furred up with limescale or anything metallic that needs cleaning up try coke on it. Excellent for loosening bolts too.

I dont drink the stuff either!!

We must have similar workshops :-)