(aka why our $24–$26 for 64 oz of real juice isn’t crazy)
Let's just stick to orange juice for the simplicity of the example.
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Grocery Store / Whole Foods (Suja, Evolution, 365, etc.)
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Typical Juice Bar (16 oz bottle or takeaway)
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Stein Co. Sips (pickup/delivery only)
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Size you get
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12–16 oz
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12–16 oz
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64 oz (a full half-gallon!)
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Price you pay
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$5.99 – $9.99
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$9 – $14
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$24 – $26
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Price per ounce
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$0.50 – $0.75
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$0.70 – $1.00+
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$0.38 – $0.41
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What’s inside
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Cold-pressed → pasteurized or HPP → shipped across the country → sometimes 6–12 months old by the time you drink it → often “natural flavors” or citric acid added back in
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Fresh that day → but you pay for the $80K press, rent, staff, and the cute branding
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Literally squeezed or juiced in my kitchen the same week you pick it up. Zero additives, zero pasteurization, zero middlemen. Just fruit, water + love.
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How many oranges
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6–8 in a 12-oz bottle (they stretch it)
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10–14 in a 16-oz (generous bars)
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21+ real oranges in every 64-oz Orange Juice
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Convenience
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Grab and go from fridge
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Drive to the shop, wait in line
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Text me → I bring it to your porch or you swing by
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Who makes money
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Giant factory → distributor → Whole Foods → you
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Shop owner barely breaks even after rent
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100 % stays with a local human (me) who’s trying to pay rent and keep doing this
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The Math Everyone Forgets
- Whole Foods 12-oz organic orange juice = $6.99 → $0.58/oz
→ To get a full 64 oz you’d need more than five bottles = $37+ - Juice bar 16-oz fresh orange = $11–$13 → 64 oz would be $44–$52 if they even sold that size (they don’t)
It’s honestly the best deal in town if you actually want real, living juice instead of fancy, sugar, fruit flavored water.
Grab a 64-oz Sunshine Orange or Crisp Apple this week and taste the difference yourself. Your taste buds (and wallet, once you do the math) will thank you.