Do you choose a place to eat based on whether they serve Pepsi or Coke prod

[MeDiCo_BrUjO]

Well, the title character limit got me this time, but the title is:

Do you choose a place to eat based on whether they serve Pepsi or Coke products?

(Idea taken from https://forum.videohelp.com/topic341407.html#1782531 )



I found this rather interesting because I didn't think no one would care enough to avoid a place just because what they serve to drink... obviously I was wrong.

So, what kind of guy are you? Pepsi guy, Coke guy, do you care if they serve this or that?

I really don't care what they serve where I'm eating, I just pick something and that's it, but my first choice is always tea (flavored or not).

[Lucifers_Ghost]

I generally dont drink soda pop. Its really really rare. I will usually have iced tea and if not, bottled water.

[gadgetguy]

If they don't serve Coke, then I tend to avoid eating there. But I prefer places that offer the choice (although they're getting harder and harder to find).

[SquirrelDip]

I tend to choose my places to eat based on the food not the drink.

I'm not loyal to one brand or the other but eating out I will generally have an iced tea or a beer.

[stiltman]

I tend to choose my places to eat based on the food not the drink.

I'm not loyal to one brand or the other but eating out I will generally have an iced tea or a beer.

Ditto!

Usually, beer if I'm not working...That is if they serve Sam, Bass or Stella

[Conquest10]

I'm a Pepsi guy but don't mind if they don't serve it.

[rallynavvie]

I don't care so much about Coke vs Pepsi but I do care if the only beer they serve is tasteless macrobrews. In fact my coworkers have found it amusing that when I ask the server for their tap selections and there's nothing good I instead choose water.

I am a Coke fan if offered a choice between the two but lately I've given up soda for water or tea unless I'm really craving it. I drink so much coffee throughout the day that I don't need another source of caffeine let alone sugar.

[guns1inger]

I'm not going to pick a place because of their brand loyalty, especially when they don't have any. One week they serve coke, the next it's pepsi, and a month later it's back again. Aside from a few major chains, there is no loyalty. If they have coke, I'll drink it. If they only have pepsi then I'll drink water or die of thirst.

[lordsmurf]

There are two sandwich places. I pick the one with Pepsi (Quiznos).
There are three grills. I pick the Pepsi (Applebees)
Only one Italian. They serve Coke. I eat there (Macaroni Grill)
There are two steakhouses. Again, the one with Pepsi gets me.
For fast food, Taco Bell gets me (subsidiary of Pepsi-Co, as Yum!)

I like Coca-Cola with my breakfast (Waffle House egg sandwich) ... my road food, I'm funny that way. It sounds really nasty to have eggs with Coke, but I like it on the road. I guess it helps wash the grease away!

I want cola with 1 meal about 4-5 times a week.
Coke can, and Dr Pepper does, make me sick. Fine with Pepsi.

I drink water, maybe unsweet iced tea, at places with no Pepsi.
Those times, I usually want water anyway, not cola.

I can't just drink a soda by itself. With a meal, or not at all.

I don't drink anything but fountain drinks. Pre-mixed drinks in bottled usually makes me sick. I don't understand it, I just obey what my body tells me.

[Xylob the Destroyer]

If they don't have Coke, I'll order water. Unless I NEED some caffeine, then I'll order Mt. Dew.

[lordsmurf]

Mt. Dew actually has LESS caffeine that most normal colas. One of those old myths.

[stiltman]

Mt. Dew actually has LESS caffeine that most normal colas. One of those old myths.

Yeah right

12-ounce beverage milligrams

Red Bull (8.2 oz) 80.0
Jolt 71.2
Pepsi One 55.5
Mountain Dew 55.0
Mountain Dew Code Red 55.0
Diet Mountain Dew 55.0
Kick Citrus 54.0
Mellow Yellow 52.8
Surge 51.0
Tab 46.8
Diet Coke 45.6
Shasta Cola 44.4
Shasta Cherry Cola 44.4
Shasta Diet Cola 44.4
RC Cola 43.0
Diet RC 43.0
Dr. Pepper 41.0
Diet Dr. Pepper 41.0
Diet Sunkist Orange 41.0
Mr. Pibb 40.0
Sugar-Free Mr. Pibb 40.0
Red Flash 40.0
Sunkist Orange 40.0
Slim-Fast Cappuccino Delight Shake 40.0
Ruby Red 39.0
Storm 38.0
Big Red 38.0
Pepsi-Cola 37.5
Pepsi Twist 37.5
Diet Pepsi Jazz 37.5
Diet Pepsi 36.0
Wild Cherry Pepsi 38.0
Diet Wild Cherry Pepsi 36.0
Diet Pepsi Twist 36.0
Aspen 36.0
Coca-Cola Classic 34.0
Cherry Coke 34.0
Lemon Coke 34.0
Vanilla Coke 34.0
Diet Cherry Coke 34.0
Snapple Flavored Teas (Reg. or Diet) 31.5
Canada Dry Cola 30.0
A&W Creme Soda 29.0
Nestea Sweet Iced Tea 26.5
Nestea Unsweetened Iced Tea 26.0
Lipton Diet Green Tea with Citrus (16.9 oz) 23.0
Barq's Root Beer 23.0
A&W Diet Creme Soda 22.0
Slim-Fast Chocolate Flavors 20.0
Lipton Brisk, All Varieties 9
Canada Dry Diet Cola 1.2
Diet Rite Cola 0
Sprite 0
7-Up 0
Mug Root Beer 0
Diet Barq's Root Beer 0
Sundrop Orange 0
Minute Maid Orange 0
A&W Root Beer 0
Slice 0
Sierra Mist 0
Fresca 0

[yoda313]

Well I don't "ban" a nonpepsi place from my list I just might not go there as often.

Of course an alternative is to order it to go and drink your pepsi at home!!!

[Xylob the Destroyer]

...
Jolt 71.2
...

They still make that gawd-awful crap??? I used to drink it all the time in high school. What was their slogan? "all the caffeine and twice the sugar!"?

[SquirrelDip]

I must have gone to the same beer school as rallynavvie - I've also chosen water many times after hearing the tap selection.

And giving it a bit more thought - if I'm at a restaurant and I do happen to choose a cola it most likely will have a little rum in it...

[lordsmurf]

I must have gone to the same beer school as rallynavvie - I've also chosen water many times after hearing the tap selection..

Me too!

And the waitress, waiter or bartender always tends to look insulted.

Their fault for serving swill.

[thecoalman]

Makes no difference, i like coke but to tell you the truth I probably wouldn't even notice unless it was brought to my attention.

You think the waitress gets offended when you turn down the beer try it at a party. My GF gets pissed. Only thing worse than the your average American beer is your average American light beer. I'm preferential to Beck's dark, Bass when I'm having seafood (nothing better than Bass with a lobster) or a local brew called Yuengling, America's oldest brewery, http://www.yuengling.com/index.htm

[lordsmurf]

Light beer = beer with water in it

[rallynavvie]

Only thing worse than the your average American beer is your average American light beer.

Aren't they one and the same?

I turn down free beer at parties as well. I'm not a drunk nor an alcoholic, I don't drink to get hammered. I drink beer because I love beer. It takes my friends about one or two parties such as this before they learn, though I usually bring my own and leave the remainder with the host as a gift (and to educate them on good beer).

Have we done a good job hijacking this thread?

[stiltman]

Have we done a good job hijacking this thread?

Not until we all start listing what we think is a good beer

Stella Artois
Samuel Smith
Bass
New Belgium 1554

[träskmannen]

OK - I'll jump in on that one:

Westvleteren
Guinness
Leffe
Jupiler
Duvel

Not necessarily in that order although Westvleteren is my personal favourite.

[rallynavvie]

I didn't think Belgians were allowed to have a favorite beer?

Bell's Oberon
KBC Empress Hefewiezen
Chimay White
Rogue Dead Guy
Stone Smoked Porter

Those are just a few, but Bell's Oberon has been my standout favorite since I first tried it. There are a ton more Belgians that I get whenever possible but normally I drink local craft beers.

[SquirrelDip]

I enjoy most of Big Rock's darker brews but tend to order Kilkenny or Guinness (if I think they'll serve it a the right temperature) and sometimes Smithwicks if available.

(I think we've successfully hijacked the thread)

[träskmannen]

I didn't think Belgians were allowed to have a favorite beer?

They aren't, but I'm not a Belgian so that's OK. I just live here. White Chimay? Also an excellent choice! Ever tried Westmalle trippel?

[träskmannen]

(I think we've successfully hijacked the thread)

Yep - it's a dirty job, but someone's got to do it...

[Xylob the Destroyer]

I got one rule for beer.
If you can see through it, don't ******* drink it!

There are of course exceptions to every rule, but there are few exceptions to this rule.

Best Beers: Xingu, Guinness.

[thecoalman]

I got one rule for beer.
If you can see through it, don't ******* drink it!

I can see that on T-shirt.

[MeDiCo_BrUjO]

Just Kidding!

I like Samuel Jackson's Beer!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXIB7y8_rbU

[Conquest10]

Now beer is something I cannot speak on. To me, it all tastes the same (except light beers which taste like beer flavored water). One beer that does taste different to me is Guinness.

[Xylob the Destroyer]

Back on topic: I love COKE! Pepsi is absolutely not acceptable. Ever.
RC on the other hand, the ORIGINAL cola, is also quite good.
RC with Crown Royal = Crown & Crown = The Big Dog. MMMMMMM.... Good stuff.
I don't believe I've ever seen RC in a fountain set-up though...