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cloaked_wolf
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I tend to buy these as a quick source of energy eg long drive and feeling tired, or because I like the taste. Otherwise I don't bother. Anyway, they're going to be taxed: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/budget2012/tiin-4825.pdf_________________ He fights for the users.
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JohnSheridan
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That's bad news as we sell a sports-drink  _________________
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JJW009
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Nobody likes tax, but it does rather sound like a loop hole. I don't see why they should be exempt when other drinks aren't.
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jonbwfc
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Never really bothered with them. They're just another sugary soft drink, just at twice the price of the ordinary sugary soft drink because the label has a sprinter on it.
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l3v1ck
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I don't really buy sports drinks.
I sometimes uses them if I'm driving, but that's only because I can't stand Red Bull and they don't sell Irn-Bru 32 anymore.
I know they're not caffine drinks, but it's better than a coke.
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pcernie
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Lucozade Orange I drink once in a blue moon, but they're ridiculously priced as it is.
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okenobi
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Don't drink them, so won't affect me. But hey, I'm sure they'll get me some other way 
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Linux_User
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Joined: Tue May 05, 2009 3:29 pm
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Yay, go tax man! Seriously, why were they zero rated anyway? 
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oceanicitl
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Don't bother if I were you. They're full of rubbish. _________________Still the official cheeky one 
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finlay666
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I buy them because of the sports cap, makes it harder to spill in the car (the bottles mean they're not an open container)
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JJW009
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You can get water in those bottles. I'm tight, so I reuse the same bottle with chilled tap water. Sometimes with a splash of lemon, or even Ribena if I'm feeling really decadent. _________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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TheFrenchun
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I drink them if I have an upset stomach as they provide sugar and some hydration but they are closer to a soda or confectionery item so definitely should be taxed at the same rates.
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okenobi
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Moi aussi. But without the lemon or Ribena!
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l3v1ck
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You say tight, I say sensible.
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belchingmatt
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Of course you don't eat chocolate, which is basically a sports/energy drink in solid form (sugar).
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