Sarah Katz, 21, had a heart condition and was not aware of the drink’s caffeine content, which exceeded that of cans of Red Bull and Monster energy drinks combined, according to a legal filing

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    My biggest question is what is the market for this? Who is like: I really want a lemonade but I want it to have more caffeine than a redbull! It seems like such a weird product in general.

    If you want caffeine and you are at a bakery, you are going to get a coffee or tea. If you are at a bakery and want lemonade, you probably aren’t trying to get ‘charged’ or else youd just get a coffee or tea.

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      You can’t believe that people would want heroic doses of sugar and caffeine, two of the most available addictive substances on the market?

      Also a lot of people don’t like the taste of coffee or tea

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      I’m basically the target audience for this and I’d never heard of it

      Agreed that it is a very weird product to just kinda… have