ive seen an increase of them in our area, last being the best buy in tysons.

anyone know where to find them around here? it seems to be i can find pepsi throwback easier than cokes.

My daughter was asking for those as well - seems the Mexican Coke uses sugar instead of corn syrup. Maybe one of the Korean markets (of all places) has it - they carry a LOT of South of the Border foods.

I read today in Kiplinger's that Mexicans drink 60% more Coca Cola per capita than Americans.

Costco in Manasshole carries it. Imagine that.

Wegmans

say Wrote:
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> Wegmans

The only downfall is that they sell it in 6-packs. The price is a bit costly when compared to regular Coke Classic. Damn, being a Mexican can be expensive.

My practice is doing a brisk business with teens and tooth decay. In my many years as a dentist I have seen the tooth decay in kids skyrocket. Cola is the reason. If you like your teeth you may want to give it up or go diet soda. Diet soda is still bad for you but not as bad.


Does anyone know if you can still get soda after school from the soda machine? That is a crime.

From your dentist Wrote:
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> My practice is doing a brisk business with teens
> and tooth decay. In my many years as a dentist I
> have seen the tooth decay in kids skyrocket. Cola
> is the reason. If you like your teeth you may
> want to give it up or go diet soda. Diet soda is
> still bad for you but not as bad.
>
>
> Does anyone know if you can still get soda after
> school from the soda machine? That is a crime.

Actually, schools have switched over to juice machines, which still have the same sugar content of Colas. Mr. Dentist, what's your opinion of Mountain Dew? I'm not talking about that diet stuff either - that's for pussies.

Diet Mountain Dew has more caffeine, I used much of it in college.

Shoppers Food Warehouse has it in the specialty food aisle . . .

whoever said wegmans is right, thank you.

i went to wegmans and bought a 24 pack of it. $19

I love my teeth but I am willing to try this Mexican crack for fun. Worth it?

What do they taste like? Wrote:
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> I love my teeth but I am willing to try this
> Mexican crack for fun. Worth it?


Back in the summer months, I got into the Throwback editions of Pepsi and Mountain Dew. Both of these beverages were made with sugar instead of the high fructose corn sweetener. Personally, I thought there would be more of a difference. Actually, I didn't find the difference a *major* one. Sure, there is some variation, but probably not enough to go out and purchase it a 2nd time.

curious Wrote:
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> Shoppers Food Warehouse has it in the specialty
> food aisle . . .

Shoppers Food is closing their Alexandria, Fredericksburg and Gainesville locations at the end of February.

cvs near me sells pepsi throwback 12 pack for $3.

It is sold by the case at the Costco in Fairfax, and by the bottle at the Shoppers in Fairfax City - - in the Latino food section. It is not bad, actually.

some of the home depots are selling them by the bottle...

The sugar based sodas DO taste better, especially when making mixed drinks. Try some with your bourbon next time. Mmmmm....

> The sugar based sodas DO taste better...

The original Classic Coke.

Super A Market in Falls Church, which just recently replaced the Magruder's grocery store on Graham Road at Lee Highway has them for .99 a bottle.

As noted above, they for sure have it by the case at Fairfax Costco - was just there and read the ingredients on the side of the "Hecho en Mexico"-marked carton.

I tried this Mexican Coke (from Wegmans) and it's really not much different. Not worth the money.

swizzlestick Wrote:
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> The sugar based sodas DO taste better, especially
> when making mixed drinks. Try some with your
> bourbon next time. Mmmmm....

Placebo effect.

No way in hell you'd be able to tell the difference in a blind taste test. Mark it.

Pepsi Throwback tastes more like Coke since they use real sugar.

Is that some code for a mexican pepsi?

I think your soda intake is the reason little Herby on here is such a happy dentist.

They're calling it "throwback" because it is recreating the ancient original formulas that used sugar instead of corn syrup (among other ingredients). When sugar comes down in price (as it should when we finally normalize relations with Cuba) and assuming the Corn Lobby doesn't keep that Cuban sugar out, we can expect a lot of drinks to get back to their sugar roots.

[I think the whole reason for these limited-edition throwback trials is to see if the people are ready for sugar to be reintroduced]

I do not like the vending machines at high schools. H20 is the way to go.

Sugar is an evil lurking behind so many foods. Parents can make the choice at home but at a public school they cannot. BTW: I am not the food police at my own home. I try and buy to make the right choices for my kids while I still can.

Sugar: It is NOT what we need! Wrote:
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> I do not like the vending machines at high
> schools. H20 is the way to go.
>
> Sugar is an evil lurking behind so many foods.
> Parents can make the choice at home but at a
> public school they cannot. BTW: I am not the food
> police at my own home. I try and buy to make the
> right choices for my kids while I still can.

Psssstt!!! Hey kid! Wanna buy a soda? Only $3.00. Wanna buy a
candy bar? Only $3.00 and don't tell anybody what I've got in
my backpack.

Sugar is my last concern! Try teenage rape, pregnancy,and drugs. The best time to stay at home today is in middle school and high school. We wasted so much money on daycare when we should have saved for last five years to seven years.

I now stay home part-time but I am lucky. Most parents of kids my age do not get home till 6:00 pm or after.

I've started seeing the Mexican Nescafe Classico around also.

I got Mexican coke at Wegmans when I saw it in December but now that I know Costco sells it, I'll get more there. I like the taste better than regular Coke.

It's always interesting to note the differences in the Classic Cokes in different countries. Between Germany, Spain, and the Bahamas, I've noticed a difference in taste from the Coke here (Even going back into the mid-90's). The Coke in Europe didn't seem as acidic to me either.

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"And if any women or children get their legs torn off, or faces caved in, well, it's tough shit for them." -2LT. Bert Stiles, 505th, 339th (On Berlin Bombardier Mission, 1944).

Do you know what is in that?

Even in another country the US dollar is king. Unless you backpack through a shit fuck country as a female. You are good to go. Except for the gays when you are drunk. Watch your wallet and dung hole.

Original Coke (w/sugar) tastes better.

I stock up at Passover: corn (syrup) is not kosher.

Interesting... Why isn't corn kosher? What exactly is kosher? What does it mean?

Spacy Wrote:
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> Original Coke (w/sugar) tastes better.
>
> I stock up at Passover: corn (syrup) is not
> kosher.

Signatures are for fags

Harry Tuttle Wrote:
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> Interesting... Why isn't corn kosher? What exactly
> is kosher? What does it mean?
>
> Spacy Wrote:
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> > Original Coke (w/sugar) tastes better.
> >
> > I stock up at Passover: corn (syrup) is not kosher.

"Kosher" means it's been prepared according to Jewish dietary laws, and some rabbi has signed off on the product. (They hire special rabbis to work at the food plant.) There are stricter versions of the rules applied to foods eaten at Passover, so there's "KP" (kosher for Passover) certified foods. Ashkenazi Jews think corn is not kosher for Passover. So Coca-Cola makes sugar Coke which is specially marked and sold at some locations for Passover.

The rules about what is kosher are mostly derived from passages in the Leviticus and Deuteronomy, interpreted by rabbis over the centuries. It is arbitrary religious ritual.

Harry Tuttle Wrote:
> Interesting... Why isn't corn kosher? What exactly is kosher? What does it mean?

"Kosher" means it's been prepared according to Jewish dietary laws, and some rabbi has signed off on the product. (They hire special rabbis to work at the food plant.) There are stricter versions of the rules applied to foods eaten at Passover, so there's "KP" (kosher for Passover) certified foods. Ashkenazi Jews think corn is not kosher for Passover. So Coca-Cola makes sugar Coke which is specially marked and sold at some locations for Passover.

The rules about what is kosher are mostly derived from passages in the Leviticus and Deuteronomy, interpreted by rabbis over the centuries. It is arbitrary religious ritual. It doesn't "mean" anything other than that.

Way Too Broad Wrote:
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> say Wrote:
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> > Wegmans
>
> The only downfall is that they sell it in 6-packs.
> The price is a bit costly when compared to
> regular Coke Classic. Damn, being a Mexican can
> be expensive.


Not true. Wegman's has the regular 24 count boxes of them as well

Costco seems to carry these as well, and they're $18.99 there vs. $25.99 at Wegman's. I buy all of mine at Costco, and have found them at the Fairfax and Woodbridge stores.

WHO THE FUCK WOULD DRINK COKE MADE WITH DIRTY DISEASED WATER
FROM A FACTORY IN THIRD WORLD MEXICO ?
SAME GOES FOR THAT CORONA BEER aka PISS WATER.

*The Matador* Wrote:
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> WHO THE FUCK WOULD DRINK COKE MADE WITH DIRTY
> DISEASED WATER
> FROM A FACTORY IN THIRD WORLD MEXICO ?
> SAME GOES FOR THAT CORONA BEER aka PISS WATER.

Thanks for recognizing the same issues with Corona that I have with it. I've got a 6-pack in my fridge left over from the Holidays - we had to have it just because "guests will ask for it". Ha!! If they only knew.

In regards to the Cola, I'm sure if there was any disease in the water, the acid from the beverage itself would take care of that issue.

Lawman Wrote:
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> Not true. Wegman's has the regular 24 count boxes
> of them as well
>
> Costco seems to carry these as well, and they're
> $18.99 there vs. $25.99 at Wegman's. I buy all of
> mine at Costco, and have found them at the Fairfax
> and Woodbridge stores.

24 count boxes are $18.99 at Wegman's too. At the Fairfax store anyway...

say Wrote:
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> Lawman Wrote:
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> -----
> > Not true. Wegman's has the regular 24 count
> boxes
> > of them as well
> >
> > Costco seems to carry these as well, and
> they're
> > $18.99 there vs. $25.99 at Wegman's. I buy all
> of
> > mine at Costco, and have found them at the
> Fairfax
> > and Woodbridge stores.
>
> 24 count boxes are $18.99 at Wegman's too. At the
> Fairfax store anyway...

That must be new then. I've always looked and been put off from buying them there because they were $26.

Inca Cola?

Ralph Pootawn Wrote:
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> Inca Cola?


Nah, Aztec Cola.

*The Matador* Wrote:
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> WHO THE FUCK WOULD DRINK COKE MADE WITH DIRTY
> DISEASED WATER
> FROM A FACTORY IN THIRD WORLD MEXICO ?
> SAME GOES FOR THAT CORONA BEER aka PISS WATER.

We strain each Coca Cola through a sweaty sombrero before it goes into the bottle. What the fuck you want, amigo?

It's interesting that no one has mentioned the negative health effects of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). There has been research out now for a while about the long term negative effects of HFCS, and recently, it has been picking up steam.

This should be of concern to anyone who buys processed foods at the grocery store. Look at the ingredients of almost anything and it will contain HFCS (or a derivative).

In a nut shell, controversial studies show HFCS maybe a large contributor to the U.S. obesity epidemic (as compared to the influence of cane sugar). Basically, researchers are finding that HFCS tricks the part of our brain responsible for telling us we're full/stop eating (i.e. normal appetite functions). As a result, that "I'm full" response gets delayed and we tend to eat more, thus, contributing to the obesity epidemic.

These research studies are so controversial because of the corn lobbyists (Corn Refiners Association). They certainly don’t want news getting out that HFCS could be detrimental to your health because they would lose billions of $$$.

Due to the phenomenon of consumer purchasing power, you and I can directly influence the use of HFCS in our food. You may have noticed that some common food products now declare the “absence of HFCS†or “made with real sugarâ€.

Yes, HFCS is cheaper then cane sugar, thus making food products cheaper for the consumer. However, since this manmade chemical is in goddamn nearly everything, I’d want to know what the long term effects are….

Zak Wrote:
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> Yes, HFCS is cheaper then cane sugar, thus making
> food products cheaper for the consumer.

But wait for when trade with CUba starts again - cheap sugar AND rum!

Oh...and cigars...