Mike, the 500 mL Coca Cola size has been with us for some time. Coca Cola seems to like the metric system in the U.S., even expanding its product line to 3-liter bottles some time ago.
I agree with you that Coca Cola should adopt a 600 mL size. During National Metric Week, I sent your 600 mL suggestion to Coca Cola's Director of Public Affairs in Atlanta. I suggested that, if they really mean to use the metric system, then they should switch to round metric sizes. The 591 mL seems to be a size determined by market forces, so I urged the company to round it to 600 mL. Sorry to say, I have not yet heard back from Mr. Downs of Coca Cola. Quoting Mike Millet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On a recent trip through the supermarket I noticed that the six packs of > bottles of coke and other Coke branded products were marked as 500mL > (16.9Fl. oz.). I haven't ever seen a 500mL bottle of soda so I guess > this counts > as progress. > > Although I do admit to a bit of outrage when seeing that much empty space in > the bottle. Size concerns aside if they're going to go to rounded metric > packages they had better switch the 591mL bottles of Coke to 600mL. The > sheer fact of me losing out on the extra 100mL of caffeine guarantees I will > never buy one of these six pack packages :). The least they could have done > was make the 500mL bottle smaller so that you dont have giant empty space > between the lid and the liquid. > > Still, yet one more sign of progress. > > Mike > > -- > "The boy is dangerous, they all sense it why can't you?" > Paul Trusten, R.Ph. Public Relations Director U.S. Metric Association, Inc. Phone (432)528-7724 www.metric.org 3609 Caldera Boulevard, Apartment 122 Midland TX 79707-2872 USA mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.grandecom.net/~trusten
