Comments on: Beverage Discrimination

By: a

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:19:25 +0000

That was one thing that really stood out when I toured Israel as a teen – warm coke. Bleh!

Conversely, as an Explorer scout we would go snow camping, and the cans of coke would freeze, interesting slushie as it defrosted while hiking.

By: Brian Tkatch

Brian Tkatch — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:31:29 +0000

@Dan OK, then try it *just before* it is frozen.

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:12:06 +0000

@Brian I’d have to agree. Coke is particularly unpleasant when it’s hot. However, I once had a roommate that kept a case of Coke behind the seat in his car in the Central Illinois summertime. He lived on the stuff–just one of his many unbelievable habits!

Never tried frozen, but I doubt I’d like it. Milkshakes and ice cream are the only frozen things I usually like.

By: Brian Tkatch

Brian Tkatch — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:03:47 +0000

“(refrigeration optional when desperate).”

Unless were talking about Coca Cola. Without refrigeration, it’s deadly. The colder, the better, unless it is frozen. The best case for Coke? That’s when it is liquid, but the fizz freezes when it rises.

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 04:03:54 +0000

@Bex I guess that makes me a Mountain Dew snob. I have to say, that’s felt a little risk while working on my current project with Coke!

I’d be all for asking the coffee drinkers for $0.25 per cup and using that to pay for half of the soda costs. Seems fair–both groups have to pay $0.25 per drink and the company just continues to cover the coffee costs. Hopefully, someone with enough influence may read this and start making history!

By: bex

bex — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 02:26:35 +0000

ditto… I hate coffee… but I’m quite the tea snob

my old employer had a nice stocked fridge, until people kept stealing stuff… then they had subsidized soda: 25 cents a can.

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:44:49 +0000

Agreed. There’s an easy way to fix my particular problem. My point was that this isn’t *my* problem. I’m never going to accept “that’s the way it has always been” as a valid reason for anything, but I’d really like more companies to consider the gap. Yes, I am serious .

Thanks for stopping by!

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:54:16 +0000

Dan, you need an ‘on the road stash’ of caffeinated drinks. You could justify it by telling your employers that while you are out of the office you are not getting your full benefits and therefore need to take it on the road either that or you need a ‘caffeine’ expense allowance.
Tim