Which is why they don't have to indicate "sprite" or "orange" because you can see the color through the lids.
Where drinks are self-serve they're not needed, but usually still exist.
If you don't order different drinks, sure.
>Which is why they don't have to indicate "sprite" or "orange" because you can see the color through the lids.
The paper (cardboard?) lids aren't translucent.
I wonder if there's technology out there for cheap sugar testing sticks… huh, it looks like a company finally launched like that in 2021.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/breakthrough-soft-d...
I wonder if there's not some sort of genetic connection influencing how some non-sugar sweeteners taste, much like the genetic link with cilantro tasting terrible for some.
Might the commenter really not be able to taste the difference? To me, it would be stark and unmistakable, but perhaps that's not true for everyone.
It turns out the wrapper (that's printed with patches of stripes and crosshatches in different colo(u)rs), can be wrapped in a way that exposes a particular pattern on the outside of the finished package that indicates what's inside.
I'm sure this sort of system is used elsewhere but I've never noticed it anywhere else.