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Previous episode Red Bull's premium pricing: why the drink costs so much more than cola

The Red Bull story: how a drink that failed its market test now sells almost 14 billion cans a year

Free cans of Red Bull: why the company gives its drink away

Red Bull wants a high price for every can, and yet it hands out cans for free. How does a free can turn into a paid one?

  1. 1 Imagine you are a student. It is late, your exam is tomorrow morning, and your eyes keep closing over your notes.younotesexam9:00

    Imagine you are a student. It is late, your exam is tomorrow morning, and your eyes keep closing over your notes.

  2. 2 On your way out for a break, a student at the door hands you a cold can of Red Bull, for free. He works for Red Bull. A drink this expensive, given away for nothing? It seems an odd way to make money.Red Bullstudentfreeyou

    On your way out for a break, a student at the door hands you a cold can of Red Bull, for free. He works for Red Bull. A drink this expensive, given away for nothing? It seems an odd way to make money.

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