Following Arizona Beverages chairman and co-founder Don Vultaggio’s , where he talked about why he’s never changed the suggested retail price of the brand’s iconic 99-cent can, some social media users had a tall bone to pick with their local corner store. Why are cans being sold for more than 99 cents? Vultaggio’s interview went viral, with one portion garnering more than alone. “We’re successful.
We’re debt-free. We own everything. Why? Why have people who are having a hard time paying their rent have to pay more for our drink?” he told Sellers.
“Maybe it’s my little way to give back.” Vultaggio said he doesn’t intend to raise prices “in the foreseeable future,” adding that his company is “gonna fight as hard as we can for consumers.” Following the interview, a slew of Arizona fans took to social media to tattle on their local shops, many of which are selling cans for more than a dollar.
One X user a sign in a convenience store that reads: “Dear valued customer, Due to the rising cost of production, this store will no longer be selling Arizona cans at 99¢ effective August 1st, 2024.” “Yo Sheetz,” one Threads user, “If the owners of Arizona Iced Tea are keeping the price of cans at $0.99 then why are you offering a member deal at 2/$3.
00.” “I saw the Arizona Iced Tea man say that his teas are never supposed to be more than 99 cents,” TikToker @realbrandonfromvegas says in a with 1.7 million views.
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