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7 Unforeseen Consequences of Seattle’s Soda Tax

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  • Vague “handcrafted beverage” exemption spawns new category of pornographylike litmus test: I know it when I see it.
  • Three out of four local dentists no longer able to afford mortgage on cute vacation cabin.
  • Seattleites lose focus on crucial “soda” versus “pop” nomenclature debate.
  • Fruit juice enjoys brief moment of retail glory before everyone remembers—it’s full of sugar too.
  • Surprising new identity for Big Gulps: ostentatious status symbol.
  • Fearing sin tax precedent, the local cupcake cabal lawyers up.
  • The shadowy LaCroix lobby wins again.

Published in the Secrets of the Olympic Peninsula issue of Seattle Met.











Allecia Vermillion
Allecia Vermillion
Allecia Vermillion has spent a decade at Seattle Met, arriving as food and drink editor, and expanding her role over the years. She served as the magazine’s editor in chief until moving into a newly created executive editor role in 2021. She spearheads Seattle Met’s food and drink coverage and oversees home design content. Allecia’s writing has earned her multiple journalism awards and two James Beard Award nominations over the years. A native of Portland, Oregon, Allecia began her writing life as a newspaper reporter in the Chicago suburbs before making a grateful return to the Pacific Northwest. She has an English degree from Washington University (no, the one in St. Louis) and a masters in journalism from Northwestern University. She lives in Seattle with her husband and two children.