For a coke?

[Oak Smoke]

I had to do some research on the 1891 red Dublin sodas after texastweeter mentioned them. This is supposedly the original Dr. Pepper formula. Dublin bottling still sells several flavors of sodas that are very good. I found several good reviews on the 1891 red. Dublin’s down fall or claim to fame is they refused to switch to corn syrup and stayed with Imperial Pure Cane Sugar instead. The old Dublin DP bottles have the Imperial logo on them. If I get to make it to a fall meet up I’ll bring some. Thanks texastweeter this was a fun rabbit hole to go down.

[texastweeter]

They are excellent. We get them on road trips. Couple gas stations including slovecks in west tx carries them.

[Murdy]

I bought a 20 ounce bottle of Coke at a gas station last week -- $2.79.

[Huskee]

Unfortunately you're paying for the cup at those kinda places, or so those in the know have told me. Best Coke ever is in a glass bottle, and made with cane sugar if you can find it. Chemically, sugar is sugar, and the glass is simply the vessel, but you can't tell me those don't hit way different. Like a blast back to childhood.

[Michael_in_TX]

We have Mexican Coke easily available down here. To me it does taste much sweeter. Of course, the first time I bought one I was like....how do I not have a bottle opener in my house?!

[Oak Smoke]

I had an old uncle who swore that the cokes in the small glass bottles tasted better than the ones in the larger glass bottles. He would take me to the local drug store where there was a machine that had the small cokes for 6 cents. To your point, yes the bottled cokes are better.

[FireMan]

Sorry, but I try, I did say try not to consume plastics. Sometimes it is all that is available.

[Purc]

Small bottle Cokes do taste better. Open a bottle, add some salted peanuts and enjoy a southern treat.


And just for Panhead John

[Panhead John]

Gonna need a bigger bottle….

[CaptainMike]

I was just listening to that line from a Barbara Mandrell song.

[cruiseplanner1]

When I was younger I would stop at the motorcycle shop and grab a small bottle Coke and a handful of cashews out of the old glass vending machine. That was great

[fitzoo7]

Food margins are lower, they jack up the price of pop to make up for it.

The reason is people will price compare a burger, but not the drink.

Which is kind of funny, because people price compare the heck out of pop at a grocery store.

[Oak Smoke]

You’re right. I just looked at the price of Coke on my weekly sale flyer from one of our supermarkets. Oddly 2 liter Cokes or DP are on sale 2 for $4.00. That’s the way to go if you drink those often. We don’t we’re tea drinkers.

[Purc]

BTW, cokes at McDonald's taste better than at other places reportedly because McDonald's water filtration is the best, they pre chill both the water and syrup and they add slightly more syrup than other places.YMMV

[cruiseplanner1]

A little off topic but I stopped at Biggbys to get a Mocha for my daughter in law at work. Ordered a medium Mocha and a small black coffee for myself. Surprised when I got up to the drive through window and was told $9 and some change! Wow

[gcdmd]

This Overpriced Restaurant Menu Item Is One You Probably Order Every Time

[jfmorris]

This is why we always get a glass of water at restaurants. On occasion if draggy and tired we might get coffee or tea to get a bit of caffeine.

[Porkies]

I love coke, but with the recent a1c readings the last one was my last one.

What really gets my goat is the fact that every damn restaurant/FF joint have brought TEA to the price of soda! I started drinking unsweet tea while working in TX on an road/asphalt crew and one summer day we were in a valley with zero wind and it was 108 in the shade (asphalt falls out of the truck at around 300, but I've seen it come out with fire spouts like lava almost). I couldn't stomach the thought of something sugary, and I enjoyed the fact the tea was free refills.

Now, everything is free refills and they make up the profit difference by charging outrages prices for tea and coffee.

[DogFaced PonySoldier]

Tea as cheap AF to make - but they're still charging $2.79-3.29 for iced tea. UGH. Another reason we seldom eat out anymore.