And now for something really important…
Grape soda.
It’s one of my favorite drinks from childhood. The taste is sweet and sharp, so unlike that of a real grape. The same goes for its intense purple color that smacks of artificial dyes.
Unforgettable.
So, why isn’t a diet grape soda readily available in supermarkets?
It’s easy enough to find diet orange soda; Crush and Sunkist both make tasty versions that are distributed nationwide. But those same brands — which produce grape sodas — do not make a diet grape soda.
Why not? Doesn’t it stand to reason that people who drink grape soda might also drink a diet version if it were available?
Has some special focus group or secret research revealed that our grape taste buds wither and die once we reach a certain age? I know mine certainly haven’t…and I’m old. The only thing that has changed is my willingness to swallow all the calories in full-strength sodas. If I’m gonna drink grape soda at all, it’s gonna have to be diet.
So, Crush, Sunkist — I’m appealing to you because you are the national brands with the widest distribution. Create a diet grape soda and put it out on the market. Heck, my consumption alone will make it worth your while.
Remember, all grown-ups were kids once…and its our ‘inner child’ who still decides what we drink.
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Perfect pair
AMC
Sweetarts
I love you both.
How many matinees have I enjoyed with popcorn in one hand, Sweetarts in the other, and a large diet soda in the seat’s cup holder?
But, alas, that’s only memory now.
For some reason, you two have parted ways, and my favorite movie candy is no longer available at the AMC concession counter.
I have expressed my disappointment at the theatre. I have requested Sweetarts’ return in online surveys. But today —
I’m takin’ it to the tweets.
Resolve your differences. Bring sweet and salty together again. The weekend is here…
And the Egg wants to see a movie.
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