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So it is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to our long-running forums. They came online in 2000 and brought together so many wonderful Disney fans. We had friendships form, careers launch, couples marry, children born ... all because of this amazing community.
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Moving on with the current of the years.
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To a new day, we go on.
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I grew up drinking mostly Pepsi, but I've found that most restaurants service only Coke or Coke products. I personally prefer Root Beer and since the only time I drink soda is when I go out to eat, that is usually my preferred drink.
Thanks Ashli. In my area, it must be bottled by Coke because that's who delivers it and when Coke is on sale, so is Dr Pepper - hence the reason I thought it was a Coke product now.
I actually had to look it up myself, because I thought it was a Pepsi product for the same reasons you thought it was a Coke product!
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At home Tab, a diet cola made by Coca-Cola, is my preference. If I'm out then it's Diet Coke. I do not like Pepsi products and if that is all that's available I will drink water.
I only drink Coke....If there is no signage in a rest. I always ask the waitress. Several haven't gotten a dressing down for bringing me a Pepsi when I order a Coke. THey are very different to me. We also grew up asking what kind of coke do you want. I was probably 8-10 yr when someone asked about "pop" - had not idea what they were talking about. My kids love Dr. Pepper which I also cannot stand.
On another note: I know that sodas in general are not good for you but for all of you that drink diets; please do some research on the evils of diet sodas. It is really scary. My doctor told us that no one but a diabetic should ever drink diet soda and they should severely limit them. Just a note of concern.
Around here the word coke is used for any pop product. I'm a Pepsi person, but will drink Coke if that is all that is available. Grocery stores carry both pretty equally, but restaurants are either one or the other. I can't recall ever going into a restaurant where you had an option. I think it is a contractual thing. The same is often true of places with machines (hotels, schools, etc.). It is one or the other, rarely both. And, I would guesstimate that coke is predominant in those places. We're not that far from Atlanta, after all.
At home Tab, a diet cola made by Coca-Cola, is my preference. If I'm out then it's Diet Coke. I do not like Pepsi products and if that is all that's available I will drink water.
I am a Diet Coke drinker. I actually prefer caffeine free Diet Coke but will do either. If Diet Pepsi is offered in a restaurant, I will drink something else.
I actually had to look it up myself, because I thought it was a Pepsi product for the same reasons you thought it was a Coke product!
Here in Houston, it is usually served where Pepsi products are served. Especially in the fountain varieties. When it is Coke products served as fountain drinks, Dr Pepper normally isn't.
But your right Ashli, Dr Pepper is its own company. It just contracts with distributors all over the country instead of opening up its own distribution warehouses.
And I know some folks say they are the same, but I taste a difference.
Please vote for your favorite.
I hear what you say about tasting the difference. There is absolutely a difference in taste between Coke and Pepsi products. I'll admit I can't tell a lot of difference in Mountain Dew and Mello Yello, but I have always been able to distinguish Coke, Pepsi, Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi.
However, I am tickled pink that WDW serves Coke products. I sometimes jokingly tell my friends and coworkers that if my doctor ever told me I had to give up Diet Coke, I'd have to get a new doctor!
If I am getting a fountain soda, I much prefer Diet Coke (however, I will take a Diet Pepsi too, I just don't like fountain Diet Pepsi as much). If I am getting a drink out of a can, like I drink at home, I prefer Diet Pepsi (caffeine free).
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My doctor told us that no one but a diabetic should ever drink diet soda and they should severely limit them. Just a note of concern.
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