Why is soda in 2 litre bottles but everything else in ounces?

Answer 1

Back many years ago the government tried to get the American public to change to the decimal system; this included abolishing ounces, pounds, gallons, inches, yards, etc. For some reason (laziness) the public balked at converting to the decimal system but did not mind if drinks were sold in liters. This is probably because a liter (33.81 ounces) is very close to a quart (32 ounces).

"The US Congress passed the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 (Public Law 94-168) and established the US Metric Board, but did not set a target date for metric conversion. However, US companies are gearing toward the metric system, with all 4 major motor companies converting to the metric standard. The computer industry also uses the decimal system: your computer operates on the binary calculations of 1 and 0."

Answer 2

You want to freak out the person at the supermarket deli .... ask for 200 grams of sliced ham or turkey! They will have no clue!

The big soda companies are the first most truely international companies on the planet. When the world converted to metric in the seventies the soda companies were just starting to sell the plastic bottle in the US. Instead of marketing it as a half-gallon (like milk is still sold) they were one of the first to market with metric sizing and thus the 2 litre bottle was born. I think it stuck since a litre is slightly more than a quart its like you getting an extra 5% for free. The consumer accepted it.

But then the consumer rebelled and didn't want "our uniqueness" to be subserviant to some Orwellian World conspiracy to change everything to metric. To wit the soda can is still 12oz, there being no easy round metric number for a consumer to understand. 35cl are you kidding me?

Industry it seems has been more amenible to metricization. Auto parts, tools, machine tools, etc... have been 100% metric for decades.

Most products today have both english and metric meassures on their labels, and many have even standardized on the round metric quantity but the english unit still is labelled first.

It's stupid. But that's how it is.

Answer 3

Where I live a two liter costs $1.98/2.75 (brand name) and a 12 oz can costs usually between .75/1.00 and a 20 oz bottle costs $1.50/1.75. Tax in our state is negligible (we pay 6 cents on the dollar). I give a range based on what it cost in various locations in my area (the eastern seaboard of the U.S.). Buying soda from a grocery store is cheaper than buying it from a gas station or corner store.

Answer 4

You are a little wrong. I buy 5 liter boxes of wine and each last at least 3 days.

Answer 5

every thing else is also sold in other countries where our measuring system isn't in affect