Comments on: Product Reviews: Coke C2

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Diet Vanilla Coke is the gold standard by which I judge all varients of Diet Coke.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Has Pepsi Edge made it to where everyone is yet or is it that people are just so anti-Pepsi that it doesn't matter?

Growing up we were a split household. My dad always preferred Pepsi to Coke.

By: bryan

bryan — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Unless there has been a drastic change in the soft drink market recently, I can say with a high degree of ceryainty that Dr Pepper is NOT a Pepsi priduct

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

It's apparently owned by Royal Crown. It was, however, included in the Pepsi product 5/$10 special, which was all that mattered. :)

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Actually, I take it back. It was "canned under the authority of" RC, but it's a Cadbury-Schwepps product.

By: jen

jen — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Diet Vanilla Coke or nothing, thanks. And I'm not the only one who thinks that way, since I very often can't find it at a couple of the stores I frequent - it's often sold out.

By: jj

jj — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

I purchased the C2 "pack" after trying a free sample at target. It's too bad. I'll definetely purchase again. I wonder if Pepsi will follow...

By: McGehee

McGehee — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

I generally avoid the gimmick flavors since I found out the hard way -- by trying Lemon Diet Coke -- what Lemon Pledge tastes like. I'll try the new stuff in diet (high-fructose corn syrup makes me 'yrup) but the only version I've found worth drinking more than once or twice is diet cherry cola.

Of the vanillas, I liked Diet Pepsi better than Diet Coke. Lime Diet Coke was by far the best of the gimmick flavors except for Diet Cherry Coke (which has been around so long it isn't a gimmick anyway).

Diet-Rite uses Splenda instead of aspartame, and tastes better than either of the Big Two.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Dr. Pepper is doing its own deals in some places now but some places it still is handled locally by Royal Crown or Coke or Pepsi.

If it's a market Coke handles Dr. Pepper in you will have trouble finding Mr. Pibb at places that serve fountain drinks.

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Well, this is deja vu all over again.

http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/005702.html

By: Boyd

Boyd — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

A couple of years ago, I finally overcame my dislike of diet drinks. For the past several months, I've been picking up 12-packs of Diet Vanilla Coke or Diet Vanilla Pepsi, whichever one is on sale. I think I give a slight edge to the Coke product, but not enough to make me pay the non-sale prices (skinflint that I am — true to my Scots-Irish heritage).

Fortunately, at the local Safeway, one or the other of them is always on sale.

By: Alice

Alice — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Caffeine free diet Pepsi in the can, not plastic bottle, is edible and thirst quenching, but not yummy. The vanilla stuff is like drinking a scented candle. I want caffeine back in my life, pleeeeasse. But, apparently some crafty Brazilians have discovered a type of Arabica (sp?) coffee that it naturally decaf. Yahoooo! Unfortunately, it's going to be a few years before it's available, at the earliest.

By: Da Tode

Da Tode — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

C2 sucks as much as Bush-Cheney. I bet both are taken off the shelf within a few months.

By: Backcountry Conservative

Backcountry Conservative — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

What Low-Carb Product is Next?
I know it's been in the works for awhile and probably has been on sale for a bit now in some places, but I tried my first can of Coca-Cola C2 tonight. I still prefer regular Coke but if...

By: Signifying Nothing

Signifying Nothing — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

More C2
James Joyner links reviews of C2 by Meryl Yourish and Kevin Aylward. I gave a fairly positive review to the product last weekend, which seemed to fit the general consensus until Ms. Yourish weighed in.