Rumor has it that by next year Dr. Pepper will no longer be made?!?!

[the ringo kid]

Yesterday, I overheard a conversation taking place next to me. The guy doing the talking said that Dr. Pepper will no longer be made iether later this year or starting next year. Anyone elkse hear anything on this? Say it aint so Joe.

 

[Arik]

No but I haven't drank soda in decades

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[Hunter8282]

I haven't had pop of any kind since the beginning of 2016.

Never really liked Dr. Pepper anyways.

 

[steveno]

we could only hope that it will no longer be made

 

[4011]

Riots in the streets of Texas.

 

[JohnSW]

Dr Pepper Falls Victim To Internet Death Hoax

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

As long as I have coffee/ice tea & water I'll get by.......I drink very few carbonated drinks
.....BTW What happened to Buffalo Rock Ginger ale?

 

[R. G. Amos]

I hope it doesn't go the way of RC Cola.

 

[gman51]

The soda pop industry has all taken a big hit due to the reports about how unhealthy it is. I used to drink only soda and practically no water but now I seldom drink anything but green tea. I used to get gout quite often but now I seldom ever get gout.
I am surprised to hear the DR might be the first to go because a lot of people drink it and it is probably one of the oldest brands of soda pop.
That figures someone just got their jolly's spreading a hoax. Like they say it was said on the internet so it must be true. NOT!

 

[Grayfox]

I call BS on that one. Dr Pepper is still just as popular here as it ever was. They sell millions of 'em. Even restaurants that carry pepsi products have Dr P because that's what customers want.
I'm a Pepper myself. Got one sittin' next to me as I type this.

Dr Pepper - Its a Southern thang.

 

[johnbeaver]

Long ago, I listened to two older gents ( about my age now, I 'spect) talking at the auto parts store. One remarked that he preferred GMC pickups to Chevy because they put better engines in them.
That's probably the type of conversation you overheard.

 

[steveno]

with any kind of luck at all they will stop making mountain dew as well

 

[timn8er]

My heart skipped a beat when I read the title of this thread & I hope & pray this will not happen. I would miss Dr. Pepper big time if it went away.

On a side note, I'm wondering why people posted on this thread that they don't drink pop or haven't in quite awhile...what does that have to do with the original statement or subject matter here? I have cut back quite a bit on pop myself, but I don't EVER see myself quitting it completely.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Way down at Miss State, Had a Fraterity Brother whose parents owned a bottling plant.
They bottled the Dr. And several other brands.
He would bring back cases of everything they bottled.
We would drink the free Dr. And ask that question,
Where do you get all those piss-ants?
If you read the label, that unique (funny) taste cones from prune juice.

 

[TTSH]

As long as it isn't "Fresca" being eliminated, this household is safe. It's the good wife's absolute number one favorite drink and I've even gotten used to the weird, offbeat taste. It doesn't even make me sick anymore!

 

[Rule3]

How can anyone drink that stuff? Cough syrup tastes better to me. Yuck! Right up there with Red Bull!

Great for kids also with the caffeine and sugar.

 

[wilkoi]

Rumor I hope, I like it.

 

[Ron M.]

Warmed up with a bit of brandy, it ain't half bad...and good for the common cold...after a few, you forget how to sneeze...

 

[THE PILGRIM]

I knew a gal who drank Dr. Pepper and Scotch.
If you picked up her drink and took a sip, you took extra measures not to make that mistake again.

 

[NYlakesider]

Riots in the streets of Texas.

Back in 2002 we had a driver that came up from Texas to live and work in NY state. Why he would do such a thing I have no clue.

He absolutely loved that drink, he must have drank about 10 bottles a workday. He would throw away his trash back at our garage and it was easy to see.

 

[chaparrito]

It's a hoax perp'd by idiots who get all their news from social media. I've sworn off soda but once in a great very great while I'll pick up an icy cold Mexican Coke in a 16 oz. glass bottle made with real sugar and no HFCS. When you only drink one every few months there is nothing as refreshing. I can suck it down in about 3 big swigs.
Those of a certain age may remember a Dr. Pepper ad suggesting it warm in a teacup with a slice of lemon.

 

[kthom]

As long as it isn't "Fresca" being eliminated, this household is safe. It's the good wife's absolute number one favorite drink and I've even gotten used to the weird, offbeat taste. It doesn't even make me sick anymore!

Didja hear about the Aggie who drank 89 bottles of Fresca in one sitting? (BTW, I always liked Fresca myself!) Oh yeah, that Aggie snowed in his britches! (Remember the TV commercials where the snow was falling in the background while they talked about how cool and refreshing the drink was? That was a long time ago when this commercial aired, so you might have to be of a "certain age" to remember it!)

 

[THE PILGRIM]

I would tell all about the dude who ate way too many Moon Pies.
But- this ain't no Moon Pie thread!
I'll hold off til somebody starts a Moon Pie thread.
Yes, I have drunk Dr P. Just not in this century!

 

[Jingles]

I hope it doesn't go the way of RC Cola.

I still find RC from time to time in Smart and Final. Man, it's good!

 

[Marshwheeling]

Diet DR. pepper is the only diet soda that doesn't taste like diet pop. Not that it's good for you or anything, but it's the only soda I drink, except for the occasional Jarritos Tamarindo or Blenheim Hot Ginger Ale.

The thing with the clock at four-twenty has a vaguely illicit ring to it, not unlike a twenty dollar bill wrapped around a Bic lighter to crush aspirin for your motorcycle battery.

 

[sophie]

Surely they are not going to quit making Dr Pepper. Maybe prune juice got too expensive so its a matter of economics I guess. My Granny always told me Dr Pepper had prune juice in it. I don't see it listed on the label but that's what my Granny said when I was young and she never told me a story.

 

[Targets Guy]

Diet Dr Pepper Cherry is the only way to go. Hy Vee always runs out of it first. They never run out of coke or pepsi.

Once they did away with orange NiHi and spanish peanut dispensers in gas stations I lost all interest.

 

[BUFF]

I'm diabetic and quit drinking regular pop since I was diagnosed. I cut way back on diet pop, as well, but outside of a restaurant where they usually don't have it, I usually buy Diet Dr. Pepper and Diet Sunkist orange soda.

When I was a kid 50 or 60 years ago, Dr. Pepper was different and better. It had a much fruitier flavor, with maybe a bit of cherry to it. The switch from cane sugar to corn syrup probably changed the flavor, too.

I am glad my drinking water is great from the tap. Doubtlessly healthier than any pop.

 

[les.b]

I'm diabetic and quit drinking regular pop since I was diagnosed. I cut way back on diet pop, as well, but outside of a restaurant where they usually don't have it, I usually buy Diet Dr. Pepper and Diet Sunkist orange soda.

When I was a kid 50 or 60 years ago, Dr. Pepper was different and better. It had a much fruitier flavor, with maybe a bit of cherry to it. The switch from cane sugar to corn syrup probably changed the flavor, too.

I am glad my drinking water is great from the tap. Doubtlessly healthier than any pop.

Probably about the time that I had my first Dr Pepper. The barbershop where I started getting my hair cut when I was a little kid, early 50s, had a soda cooler. It was the only place in town (that we knew of) that had Dr Pepper. I had a bottle every time dad took me with him to get our hair cut. That was a special treat, since we couldn't find it anywhere else, and only got haircuts every other week!!

Best Regards, Les

 

[soFlaNative]

I would tell all about the dude who ate way too many Moon Pies.
But- this ain't no Moon Pie thread!
I'll hold off til somebody starts a Moon Pie thread.
Yes, I have drunk Dr P. Just not in this century!

I still find RC from time to time in Smart and Final. Man, it's good!

Found a Moon Pie in my lunch box today.
No Royal Crown but there was a peach.
Washed them down with Mrs. N.'s sweet tea.

Now I think about it the combo could have tasted like Doc Pepper.
It was fine.