SodaStream Review & Giveaway!

I was thrilled to be given the opportunity to review a SodaStream! I received my SodaStream and we immediately opened it and the whole family had fun learning how to use it! We had originally been introduced to the "idea" of it from a friend who owned one and he loves it!

With 5 kids in the house and friends over all the time, we go through a lot of soda. The kids love it. Their friends love it and recommend it to their moms. Regular bottled and canned soda takes up so much room. This takes very little room. I HIGHLY recommend the Soda Stream system. It is economical, eco-friendly, doesn't need a lot of storage room,and most importantly, it tastes great!

Home Soda Makers Making carbonated water and soft drinks is simple! Turn tap water into  sparkling water in under 30 seconds, with no clean-up. Enjoy the  freshness and convenience of homemade soda and protect the  environment at the same time. No heavy bottles to carry, store at  home or throw away. Fizz to your taste and add the flavor of your  choice to make your favorite drink. Simple to clean and reuse. With  a variety of colors and silhouettes, you'll be sure to find a soda maker  to match with any decor. Everyone in the family will enjoy their favorite flavor with SodaStream's great tasting  sodamix — over 30 to choose from! Enjoy traditional favorites such as Cola,  Lemon-Lime, Orange and Root Beer, or mixers, including Ginger Ale and Tonic  in both regular and diet. Also, be sure to try one of our delicious fruit creations,  including Orange Mango, Diet Pink Grapefruit or Cranberry-Raspberry.

Calories	Carbs	Sugar	Sodium
Pepsi®	100	27g	27g
Coca-Cola®	100	27g	27g
SodaStream Cola	34	9g	9g
7-UP®	100	26g	26g
Sprite®	100	26g	26g
SodaStream Lemon Lime	36	9g	9g

All SodaStream regular sodamix uses a mixture of Splenda® and sugar. Diet flavors are sugar-free,  sweetened with Splenda® brand sweetener. Comparison is based on 8 fl. oz. serving size (0.34 fl. oz. of SodaStream sodamix per 8 fl. oz. of water).

Fresh, Fizzy Sparkling Water for 25 cents per liter!

Call it sparkling water, soda water, club soda or seltzer... But no matter what you call it, you'll save on lugging, storing and disposing of cases of sparkling water. 

And, you’ll save money (a lot of money!) With SodaStream you’ll enjoy sparkling water starting at just 25 cents per liter. 

Plus, with SodaStream, you control the fizz.  Enjoy lightly carbonated water…or seltzer so fizzy it will tickle your nose.  However you like your sparkling water, you can make it precisely to taste at just the touch of a button! 

You can even make your own flavored sparkling water just by adding a few drops of SodaStream's all-natural, unsweetened MyWater flavor essences.

Did you know? Bottled water is not safer than tap water (Food & Water Watch Organization) The bottled water industry has created a misconception in the United States that bottled water is cleaner, safer, and healthier than tap water. In fact, both regulation and enforcement of bottled water safety is weaker than of tap water safety. Federal, state, and local environmental agencies require rigorous testing of tap water safety. Bottled water is a waste of money (Food & Water Watch Organization) Americans spent $10 billion on bottled water in 2005 and paid up to 1,000 times the cost of production, a major windfall of profit for the companies. Bottled water can costs $7.50 to $11.00 per gallon in the supermarket but tap water costs most customers only one-tenth of one cent per gallon. Bottled water is bad for the environment (Food & Water Watch Organization) The United States is the world’s largest consumer of bottled water, purchasing 37 billion bottles in 2005. Our daily bottled water habit is bad for people and bad for the environment. Bottled water wastes fossil fuels and water in production and transport, and when the water is drunk the bottles become a major source of waste. Now, you can enjoy the best tasting soda on the planet ... and it's as easy as making coffee! Save space with concentrated sodamix and reusable carbonating bottles No more lugging and storing heavy, bulky bottles and cans No more hassles with empties in the trash or recycling bin No batteries, no electricity, no plumbing Over 30 flavors at the touch of a button {{{GO BUY IT}}} Want to purchase your own SodaStream? Visit SodaStream.com. {{{YOU CAN WIN IT!}}} Thanks to the wonderful folks at SodaStream, one EXTREME PERSONAL MEASURES reader will WIN their very own SodaStream! {{{the Mandatory entry}}} *Visit SodaStream and tell me one thing you learned AND the flavor you would most like to try.  *Follow this blog through Google Friend Connect {{{extra entries}}} *"Like" Soda Stream on Face Book. *Follow Soda Stream on Twitter. * Join the Soda Stream mailing list. * Subscribe to the  Sensible Shoppers blog email. (I will check and I will delete your comment if the feed says "unverified")- 5 entries * Place my NEW blog button on your sidebar. (Leave a link in your comment)- 5 entries * Blog about this giveaway. Blog post MUST be only about this giveaway & site & include links back to Extreme Personal Measures to count. (Leave me a link in your comments)- 10 entries * Join the Extreme Personal Measures Blog Frog Community- 5 entries * Add me to your Blog Roll * Enter one of my other giveaways - 2 entries each {{{details}}} *I was not financially compensated for this review. I received a sample of the product for review purposes. The opinions are completely my own based on my experience. Giveaway ends on August 15, 2010 at 11:59 pm EST. The winners will be selected by random.org and notified by email and will have 48 hours to reply back before a new winner is selected. Please leave your email so I can contact you if you win. Good luck!