₦airaland Forum

Cokestudio

Fryx:
So, it’s not longer news that we now have more fake drinks than real ones in Nigeria.

Recently, I made a discovery, which I explained in this post: https://www.nairaland.com/8298077/fake-cocacola-circulation

I actually wrote to Coca-Cola to complain, but they replied without addressing the issue. I felt a robot replied me.

Anyway, earlier today, I ordered food, which came with a bottle of CocaCola. Upon opening it, I noticed it is fake. If I drink it, I will feel ill, so I threw the content into my sink.

I went out to get an original bottle from a trusted source, and after downing the content, decided to compare the two bottles.


I noticed two differences. One in the cover, the other in how the product numbers are written.

I will explain the differences between an original CocaCola bottle and a fake one below. You all should take note to avoid ingesting poison.

Add pictures.

Plastic coke is #500 in my area

My own b say make e just pass throat enter belle

kestolove95:
My own b say make e just pass throat enter belle

Hmm, op is making sense.

I have experienced this before - that feeling of being unwell after taking a soda drink.

Op, it's just an exercise.
1. Majority of Nigerians never care to look at the details even if you show it to them.
2. The contents of the product (both fake and original) are fake. One is original fake and the other imitation fake
3. The Company knows their product quality doesn't meet the minimum industrial standard, hence they can't go after those faking their product to avoid escalating the issue
4. We have worse than useless regulatory agencies (NAFDAC, SON) who unfortunately has become the mouthpiece of the Companies
5. This is not peculiar to Coca-Cola. All other MNOs are into it.

And if e no be Panadol e no fit be Panadol. If you know you know.

For your information. Although the features you mentioned is very important in knowing the fake coke. It's not totally correct. See those scavengers you see at the dump get these pet plastic coke bottles (even the original ones). Take them to a fake factory,they fill the fake products in the original coke plastics and sell them back to the public.

My advice, try to always buy coke, fanta or sprite from glass bottles. Or buy them from eateries like Chicken Republic or Kilimanjaro or you get them at big stores like Market Square etc. These places Normally buy from distributors working directly with manufacturers.

What do you mean by the bolded?

AfahaAbia:
For your information. Although the features you mentioned is very important in knowing the fake coke. It's not totally correct. See those scavengers you see at the dump get these pet plastic coke bottles (even the original ones). Take them to a fake factory,they fill the fake products in the original coke plastics and sell them back to the public.

My advice, try to always buy coke, fanta or sprite from glass bottles. Or buy them from eateries like Chicken Republic or Kilimanjaro or you get them at big stores like Market Square etc. These places Normally buy from distributors working directly with manufacturers.

Love800:
What do you mean by the bolded?

I meant buying drinks with crown cock's. Buy those in glass bottles instead of the plastic pet bottles

I thought the ones sold in plastic bottles are more safer?

AfahaAbia:
I meant buying drinks with crown cock's. Buy those in glass bottles instead of the plastic pet bottles

Love800:
I thought the ones sold in plastic bottles are more safer?

The ones in glass bottles cannot be easily faked. You need a proper bottling factory to produce them. But the ones in pet bottles can be produced in your back yard.

Wow.
Thanks for this.

chicfarmer:
The ones in glass bottles cannot be easily faked. You need a proper bottling factory to produce them. But the ones in pet bottles can be produced in your back yard.

Best thing is to avoid it then since it's hard to detect this difference

Well said