Topo Chico Shortage, Explained: Stop Asking Your Bartender
It's what happens when Coca-Cola literally runs the well dry
Out for dinner over the weekend, I heard something horrifying when I ordered my drink with Topo Chico, my bubbly beverage of choice.
“We don’t have Topo Chico”
“We don’t have Topo Chico,” our lovely waiter Carlos informed me. Here we were, out on a weekend night, which is a total rarity as I typically want to be home in pjs after a long week of work. The music was outstanding, seriously a playlist I would have created and called ideal. And there were plants everywhere, to the point I started to think I can double the number I’ve got indoors at home.
But this — this was no good.
“Sorry,” I asked, thinking I must have misunderstood.
What the Bubble Is Going On?
“Haven’t you heard? There is a shortage of Topo Chico. Aside from what’s already out there in stores, there is none to be found.”
“Haven’t you heard? There is a shortage of Topo Chico. Aside from what’s already out there in stores, there is none to be found,” Carlos told me with empathy.
No I had not heard. His kind eyes told me he understood my panic.
