Are fizzy drinks going out of fashion?

Ubbquittious

There is a vending machine in work and nobody uses the damned thing. They get bars of chocolate and taytos alright but the drinks one is almost never used. Years ago I used to see fellas on the street with cans of 7up and coke regularly enough but now I cant remember the last time I saw one.

The one place where Id still see them is the pub being drank by people who have to drive home. D'80s and 90s were great times for fizzy drinks but people must be realising the things are unhealthy or just going off the taste

Sgt Hartman

More sweeteners and less sugar, that's what's ruined fizzy drinks. They're disgusting now compared to what they used to be.

Your Face

Sgt Hartman wrote: »

More sweeteners and less sugar, that's what's ruined fizzy drinks. They're disgusting now compared to what they used to be.

Fact. They bloody ruined Lucozade.

One eyed Jack

I don’t think they’re going out as such, just that the market has expanded considerably and now there are all sorts of drinks available in all sorts of containers, from cans of Monster to plastic bottles of iced tea and those awful tasting ridiculously expensive smoothie drinks or freshly squeezed orange juice that go for about €4 for a 250ml bottle!

PTH2009

Energy drinks such as Red Bull and Monster

It's cool too be seen drinking one of these cause ur a mad ****er wanting too get a caffeine boost

Birneybau

Not in the slightest, no

They're still ubbquittious.

Sgt Hartman

Pellegrino drinks used to be lovely, sweeteners have ruined those also.

Plumbthedepths

My beer is fizzy. Happy out.

prinzeugen

PTH2009 wrote: »

Energy drinks such as Red Bull and Monster

It's cool too be seen drinking one of these cause ur a mad ****er wanting too get a caffeine boost

They will be banned in a few years when all the young lads drinking them now develop heart problems. They are heart attacks in a can.


Discovered today that the Aviva Stadium no longer sells full fat Coca-Cola for "health reasons".


You have to wash down your 2000 calorie burger with a sugar free version now. Madness!

branie2

I like coke zero.

kowloon

Your Face wrote: »

Fact. They bloody ruined Lucozade.

Which was my go-to drink for low blood-sugar.

Beanntraigheach

I used to like a 7-Up, Lucozade, etc now and then but the new sweeteners have ruined them.
Coke and Pepsi haven't been altered yet. Coke learnt their lesson from the "New Coke" debacle in the 80's.

I suspect it won't be long until at least some of the brands re-introduce the full sugar versions, "Classic 7-Up" or something (likely charging the customer extra for the original product).

Anteayer

I tasted Ribena recently - wow! how that new formula ever passed a taste test is beyond me. It tastes like shampoo now.

Yer Da sells Avon

Club Rock Shandy still tastes grand. As does Lilt.

Sawduck

It's all about BPM these days