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First thing I noticed: There seem to be multiple entries for one product. One would expect that Coca-Cola is the same everywhere, but it has at least two entries for same can. Also Nutella, two entries for the same thing but in different sizes.

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Why would you expect coca cola to be the same everywhere? The US version with high fructose corn syrup is different than with sugar. Fanta is basically different in every single country

Yeah, I normally drink regular Coca-Cola back home but end up switching to Diet Coke in the states since I don't like the HFCS version's flavour.

Maybe will have to try Coke Zero next time I'm there, but I guess US Coke Zero will also try to match US Coca-Cola flavour.

Hmm, never thought of that. When scabbing the barcode it's usually the EAN, right? To what are its that tied to?

Coca-Cola definitely isn't the same everywhere.

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