Soda is expensive. At a dollar and 25 cents for a two liter and 3~4 dollars for a twelve pack, it can sometimes be prohibitively expensive. I like Coke just as much as the next guy, but I'm not made of money.
Enter Kool-Aid. At 20 cents a packet, it's reasonably priced, and it's actually fairly healthy as far as drinks that are not water are concerned. And since you add in the sugar yourself, you can add less, or cut it with zero calorie sweetener (or just use zero calorie sweetener for it's entirety).
There are threefold issues I find with Kool-Aid. Firstly, one has to provide their own plastic or glass pitcher. Secondly, one has to provide their own sweetener, either sugar or zero calorie. Thirdly, it can stain skin and wooden utensils in its concentrated form.
For me, however, these are mostly non-issues. If you don't have a pitcher, you should buy one. They're great for juices from concentrate, home-made lemonade, Sangria and other mixed drinks one makes in large quantities, as well as kool-aid.
As for providing your own sugar, you should probably have some already. It lasts forever, and it makes all manner of tasty things available to you. Like cake.
I'd also hope that you have something other than wooden utensils. I love wooden utensils to death, but I also make sure to keep some plastic spoons and spatulas on hand. There are just some applications where it makes sense to have them.
So, really, if you're looking for a way to save money around the table, skipping the soda and going with Kool-aid would be one way to get the job done.
Arbitrary product score: 8/10 (Go and get some. It's tasty business!)
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