Dear Mr. Isdell (Neville Isdell is the CEO of Coca-Cola),
I am writing to you today about a very serious situation and problem I am having. Before I go forth with my dilemma, I want to assure you that I am in fact a very loyal Coca-Cola consumer and fan.
I have been drinking coke since I was a kid. In fact, soda water in my family is not "pop" or "soda", it's "coke". Then we must distinguish which brand of soda water we are referring to. And more times than not it is "Coca Cola".
Also, I have taken the so-called Pepsi Challenge, successfully passed by choosing Coke. Of course, not until after I threw it back in their faces with a very mature "SUCKA'!" But I digress.
Now I realize that over the last year or so you have had to deal with a lot of competition. And of course battling those "fad diets" like South Beach, The Zone, etc. has not helped business either. But being as I consider myself a part of the Coca-Cola family, I urge you to be careful as you progress forward.
Last year, Coca Cola introduced C2. A healthier alternative to Coke but without the "tastes like ass" quality of Diet Coke. Well done. Hmmm, well, so long as it is consumed ice cold.
But now, you have come up with something new. Something for "the kids" I bet. Or borderline alcoholics, whichever you prefer... Coke with Lime.
I have to tell you Neville. (May I call you Neville?) This new Coca-Cola product leaves a bad taste in my mouth, in more ways than one.
I urge you to reconsider your decision in this matter and quickly pull it from the shelf. Because unless you change the title of this beverage to "Coke with Lime: the Alka Seltzer alternative", I will have to insist on spreading my opinion of disgust through the newest and most effective forum I know - blogs.
Thank you for your time.
Respectively,
Thatgirl7278
4 comments:
AMEN!!! I accidentally bought Coke with Lime instead of regular Coke, and I was like, "Well okay I'll give this a try." Holy crap. I felt like my mouth had been violated. We should start a petition against it.
Problem is Sarah, EVERYONE else I know actually LIKES it. I think it's because they have never actually placed a real slice of lime in their Cokes and realized that it tastes NOTHING like real Coke w/Lime at all. But point me to the petition and I'll sign it!
You could ya know...not drink it and let people who like it (like myself, at least the diet variety) enjoy the beverage....hmm? Possible?
Oh and for the record, C2, is the dumbest product EVER!!! I can not possibly emphasize that enough. It's advertised as a low carb product, with a mere half the carbs of regular Coke...as if to say "There ya go ya low carb freaks...we're throwing you a bone...ok?" NO! It's not okay! Let's see, half the carbs of regular Coke. That amounts to 12 grams of sugar per 8 oz of the "low carb" C2...it's still the type of sugar that hits your bloodsugar like a freight train, and even 12 grams is more than you should really have in a BEVERAGE...but the insanity doesn't stop there! No sir! Does this wonderful "low carb" beverage come in the 8 oz serving that low 12 grams of sugar count is based on? NO! It comes in 20 oz bottles!!! And I don't know too many people who stop at 2/5th of their bottle of C2 and say "Aaaahhh! Now that 8 ozs of C2 sure hit the spot. Think I'll cap up this low carb beverage and save the other 1 and a half serving for some other time." So now even though a single serving only has 8 ozs of sugar (which is already too much for anyone who follows any kind of low carb doctrine), but you're drinking 2.5 TIMES that amount (a whopping 30 grams of sugar!)
And they have the gall to market this as a "healthier alternative!!"
In conclusion: C2? No thank U!
That is all.
Ah yes, but how do you REALLY feel?
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