Sarah Katz, 21, had a heart condition and was not aware of the drink’s caffeine content, which exceeded that of cans of Red Bull and Monster energy drinks combined, according to a legal filing

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    11 months ago

    My biggest question is what is the market for this? Who is like: I really want a lemonade but I want it to have more caffeine than a redbull! It seems like such a weird product in general.

    If you want caffeine and you are at a bakery, you are going to get a coffee or tea. If you are at a bakery and want lemonade, you probably aren’t trying to get ‘charged’ or else youd just get a coffee or tea.

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      You can’t believe that people would want heroic doses of sugar and caffeine, two of the most available addictive substances on the market?

      Also a lot of people don’t like the taste of coffee or tea

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      11 months ago

      I’m basically the target audience for this and I’d never heard of it

      Agreed that it is a very weird product to just kinda… have

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      Who is like: I really want a lemonade but I want it to have more caffeine than a redbull!

      It doesn’t have more caffeine than a red bull per unit volume. But yes, if you compare the largest size to one can of red bull it will win out. So will drinking a similar volume of coffee.

      And I’d guess the market for it is people who want coffee levels of caffeine but don’t like the taste of coffee or the citrus battery acid taste of energy drinks.