“Also Don’t Taste the Same”: Man Shows 2l Coca-Cola Bottle Differences in Western Cape and Gauteng

• A local man took to TikTok to show people that he saw a difference in Coca-Cola bottles from the Western Cape and Gauteng
• While one of the Coca-Cola bottles looked shorter and fatter, the other appeared to be taller and slimmer
• South Africans also pointed out the obvious differences and spoke about other brands that have different packaging in different parts of the country

Coca-Cola, the popular drink that has been around for over a century, had one local man trying to figure out why a 2l bottle from the Western Cape looked different to one in Gauteng. The curious man noted more differences and rated the taste.

A TikTok user using the name Wanderman took to his account on 28 May, 2025 to show social media users that one bottle of the fizzy drink was bottled in Parow, Cape Town. The other was bottled in Clayville, also known as Olifantsfontein, in the Gauteng province.

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The man, who shared he "smuggled" the bottle from the Western Cape to Gauteng, told the online community:

"The Cape Town one has a short, fat bottle. The other one is a tall, skinny bottle. Visually, the difference is there. The writing is exactly the same. The only difference is that they are not the same height. They also don't taste the same."

In a separate TikTok video, Wanderman did a taste test and shared that he preferred the gassier bottle of Coke from Cape Town, saying:

"If you go to Cape Town, buy Coke. If you're a Coke fanatic, you should be able to taste the difference. Cape Town is getting better Coke. They're getting premium Coke somehow."

Mzansi comments on Coca-Cola differences

A few local members of the online community headed to the man's comment section to express their thoughts about the differences they had seen on their For You Pages. Some people also pointed out differences they spotted in other food product packaging.

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@courtneywhittaker_za shared with a laugh:

"Cape Town has more fresh air, that's why."

@bibi_mbangula exclaimed to Wanderman:

"I’m so glad you did this because I thought I was going crazy!"

@zelty007 told the online community:

"In Cape Town, one can find Schweppes Lemonade in 2l bottles and 500ml glass bottles. The glass bottle shape is different compared to what we have in Gauteng."

@zimkhit3 asked in the comments:

"Where is Coca-Cola's PR team? We have been complaining about its product for a while now."

@freddieschmidt607 asked Wanderman:

"Did you see that Albany bread is also bigger in Cape Town?"

He laughed and responded to the TikTok user:

"I am yet to take a deep dive into most products. Unfortunately, I cannot fly with a loaf of bread."

Take a look at the original TikTok video below:

3 Other stories about Coca-Cola

• In another article, Briefly News reported that a husband's attempt to prank his wife with a Coke explosion backfired when she cleverly beat him at his own game.
• Last year, a woman disguised Coke as muti after she complained that her family constantly stole her favourite carbonated drink.
• A young woman dating a man nine years her senior shared that her romantic partner surprised her with Coke and a loaf of bread.

Source: Briefly News