So, I'm grocery shopping the other day and wander down the soft drink aisle to see if they've got Diet Coke on sale. Alas...no. But, there is something that catches my eye in a rather horrifying way:

It was a classic double-take moment. I mean...wow! Did I see that right? Not just cherry. Not just vanilla. But, cherry and vanilla. Both. At once. With Dr. Pepper. Dr. Pepper? Would you really add cherry or vanilla flavor to Dr. Pepper? How 'bout both of them at once?!?! What a peculiar idea. The 12-packs were even on sale. And, I was intrigued in a sort of "eeeeewww ... ick ... hmmmm ... well? ... maybe?" way. 'Know what I mean? It's hard to explain. I was somewhat repulsed. But, also intrigued. 'Hard to explain. But, it was easy enough to walk away. No way was I gonna buy a 12-pack of those things, flavor-untasted. (Is that the proper sight-unseen parallel?) So, I walked away. This evening, however, I stopped in at a convenience store to grab a Diet Coke and, once again, I felt that rather uneasy draw toward the Dr. Pepper products. And, lo...there was a Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper on the shelf. So, I bought one. And, it was okay. Not great. But, certainly not appalling. I probably won't bother getting another one. My curiosity has been satisfied. It's kind of like all the other "nostalgic soda shop" sodas that don't really measure up.

Posted on November 19, 2004 by Joanna