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7836523 No.7836523 [Reply] [Original]

>Is Pepsi Okay?
Why must waiters ask this question every time? Is there anybody on this board that is autistic enough to say "No it isn't! I'm a picky manchild and I DEMAND A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT VARIATION OF SODA!"

>inb4 I only drink water and blended up lawn clippings.

>> No.7836527

Does it really matter though? I've never understood the need for brand loyalty when each brand has dozens of options for you to choose from. Surely there's something you'd like.

>> No.7836528

>>7836523
>drinking carbonated sugar water

>> No.7836531

>>7836527
I work at Pepsi and don't fucking care if I get coke or Pepsi. One is more acidic, the other is sweeter. They both taste fine. Throwback pepsi is pretty damn good though, desu senpai

>> No.7836561

they ask this but they don't ask if I don't want a fucking lemon in my water

>> No.7836567

>ask for coke
>"is pepsi okay?"
>mountain dew will be fine

and thats how i handle a sticky situation

>> No.7836575

>>7836567
Is Mello Yello ok?

>> No.7836581

>>7836523
Say sure, then ask if it's ok if you pay with Monopoly money.

>> No.7836583
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>literally drinking liquid diabetes in a can

Redeem yourself boyo. If demanding a slightly different variation of a soda would imply choosing diet, that's pretty much no different than a regular cola, but even worse.

>> No.7836595

>>7836583
>diet soda
What is the point of it? Is it just so fat people can feel like they're eating healthy? Cause they ain't.

>> No.7836599

>>7836575
i have never had that happen.
i dont know how i will react if it ever does.
probably just get water at that point.

>> No.7836631

>>7836595
Are we not allowed to want a beverage without extra calories without thinking we're being particularly healthy? Or do soft drinks exist for no other purpose for you other than to jam as much sugar into your body as possible?

I like the taste of Diet Vernor's better than the original. Same with Coke Zero. Fresca is the best-tasting citrus soda outside of Squirt. You can go fuck yourself with your retarded assumptions.

>> No.7836644

>>7836631
The purpose of diet soda is to get rid of the sugar calories. The only problem is your stupid body still thinks artificial sweeteners are sugar, so you get an insulin dump to try to soak that shit up. It's pretty bad for you.

>> No.7836652

>>7836631
>implying I drink liquid diabetes
I know the word "calorie" must grab your attention easily due to your ADHD, but I can assure that the lack of them does not make a big fucking difference. If you enjoy the taste of aspartame, go ahead and kill yourself you faggot.

>> No.7836670

>>7836631
If you really wanna risk drinking rat cancer, then go right ahead.

>> No.7836688
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>>7836652

>> No.7836701

They ask this because there are assholes that go to restaurants with the intention of starting a fight.

I can only imagine how empty the lives of those people are that they feel the need to get in someone's face over sugar water or a burrito or anything else so trivial.

>> No.7836702

>Is Pepsi ok?

Nope. I don't even like Coke but it is definitely much better than Pepsi.

>> No.7836705

To be fair Coke and Pepsi taste a lot different. It's not like asking for Sprite and getting Sierra Mist or Mr. Pibb instead of Dr. Pepper.

>> No.7836711

>>7836575
REEEEEEE I TOLD YOU THEY DIDN'T HAVE REAL DEW MOM, WE MUST GO TO TACO BELL

>> No.7836961

Do they not state their beverages in the menu? Seems unlikely that they would buy from both vendors.

>>7836702

This.

>> No.7836984

>>7836961
>looking at the soft drinks portion of the menu

>> No.7836986

>>7836984

Well then you end up in OP's position.

>> No.7837008

>>7836961
Most of the time they ask what you want to drink right after handing you the menu.

>> No.7837046

I like both equally.

>> No.7837118

>>7836644

wow mom that's some GREAT science u got there wouldn't mind giving me a source or anything right
?

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7837175

>>7836523
We are digging the 1893, reviewed it this week!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ8HV6KjVWU

>> No.7837185

>>7836523

When asked "Is Pepsi okay?" My reply is always.

"No. No it is not. I will drink water."

Unless they have a fresh made lemonade or sweat tea on hand...

This is the only proper response to yankee ass beverages in The South.

Pizza Hut has to always be delivery and Taco Bell has to always be drive through and take home so that a proper ice cold coca cola can be enjoyed.

>> No.7837192

>>7837185
>yankee ass beverages
Today I learned that the inventor of Coca-Cola served in the Confederate Army in the Civil War, was wounded, became addicted to morphine, and invented Coca-Cola as a coca wine substitute after Prohibition was passed.

Also, Pepsi was invented in North Carolina, so it really IS a yankee drink. Damn.

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>>7836523
>go to taco bell
>ask for Sprite
>"Is Sierra Mist okay?"
>NIGGA FUCK SIERRA MIST
>I'll just have a Dr. Pepper then please

That's why nigga

>> No.7837303

>>7837298
>implying

Sierra Mist isn't a thing any more.

>> No.7837308

>>7837303
Oh, because the name changing to Mist Twist makes it a completely different drink, right?

>> No.7837316

>>7836523
Pepsi is okay but I like sierra mist and if pepsi is there, then most likely sierra mist isthere too.

>> No.7837325

question!

why would anyone choose pepsi for their restaurant? is their price point better?

statement: it's interesting how I prefer the pepsi version of all products except for the colas themselves

>> No.7837329

>>7837308
I think you mean "Mist Twst".

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>>7837308
>>7837329
>mfw I google this and it's real

but why

>> No.7837366

>>7837303
>>7837308
I thought Mist Twist was just some new knock-off soda that my local super market started selling. What?

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>>7836523

>> No.7837800

>>7836523
Pepsi tastes like the wimpy version of the real thing. I always thought of it as the women's version of Coke.

>> No.7837824

>>7836523
No, fuck you but it's not ok. If you just drink soda all wildly hilly maybe. But if you have one particular thing that you like, yes it tastes A LOT different. You fucks. You're supposed to be in tune with your pallets. Is wood ford reserve the same as old crow? Is Bacardi the same as Kracken? Is Dryers the same as Blue Bunny? Is wonder bread the same as fresher baked? Holy shit. OP is the biggest pleb that ever lived.

>> No.7837832

>>7837824
>Wonder bread to fresh baked bread
This is a shitty analogy. The latter is obviously better. It's different when you're comparing two partially gelatinated non-dairy gum-based beverages.

>> No.7837836

>>7836561

who wouldn't want lemon in their water? also they always put it on the edge to start so who cares?

>> No.7837839

>>7837836
Literally no one. Unless they like terrible restaurant practices and squirting water out of their ass because raw meat was cut on the same board for 3 days before your lemon got there.

>> No.7837851

>>7837836
I care. I hate it, and plenty of times they put it in the water and not on the edge, and if they're putting it on the edge it means they're touching it with their dirty hands. Cucumber water or nothing.

>> No.7837852

>>7837824
>drinking disgusting teeth-destroying sugar water
>"in tune with your palate"
get the fuck out of here you ultra-pleb

>> No.7837863

When KFC changed from pepsi to coke i was disappointed.
So i walk to the corner store and buy a can for $1.

>> No.7837867

>>7837863
kek kfc still got pepsi in straya cunt

>> No.7837869

>>7837852
>doesn't drink soda
>soda is gross
>it all tastes the same.
You wanna try that again, chief?

>> No.7837871

>>7836523
I ask for pepsi, if they ask if coke is ok, I say no and ask for water.

>> No.7837875

>>7837867
Fuck you, sheep fuckers.

>> No.7837877

>>7837875
ur thinkin of new zealand but i dont blame u ur american and drink that corn sugar shit every day or something dont u?

>> No.7837879

>>7836523
>Is Pepsi Okay?

Is not getting tipped okay?

I actually wrote complaints to the suggestion box at my local American style mom and pop diner. They said it was more expensive for them but they caved and changed to coke products. I stopped eating there after they changed anyways because I was tired of it. I think they're on the verge of closing and I think having Pepsi was why

>> No.7837880

>>7837869
>Only people who like soda enough to drink it regularly can have an opinion on it

>> No.7837883

>>7836528
>Enjoying things

>> No.7837884

>>7837877
That's not how you help a sheep through a fence.
Also im not from murica. There is only one place that would call you a sheep fucker bro.

>> No.7837885

>>7837884
caanada??

we dont fuk sheep thats NZs job u silly bugga

>> No.7837888

>>7836583
>liquid diabetes

Sugar doesn't cause diabetes

>> No.7837889

The real question is why do people drink diet soda? I'm an occasional soda drinker, i.e. I have a glass two or three times a month when eating out. Other than that, I don't eat sweets and my sugar intakes pretty limited, yet I still don't find Coke disgustingly sweet like some people claim.

What I do find is that the syrupy sweetness is what gives the drink its character, and that diet versions just taste bland by comparison. They barely have a defined taste, tasting more like mildly sweetened carbonated water. There is literally no situation in which any reasonable person should go for diet soda instead of water, unless they're an out-of-control addict who needs a placebo.

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>>7837888
Is this nigga serious?

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>>7837889

>> No.7837901

>>7837892
I hope you seriously don't think it does...

American education everyone

>> No.7837902

>>7837901
>Diabetes: A group of diseases that result in too much sugar in the blood, or high blood glucose.

>> No.7837904

>>7836575
No, I'll have Mr. Pibb

>> No.7837910

>>7837902
You have the reading comprehension of a child

Why don't you try reading that sentence back and see where you tripped up? Because nothing you just posted supports the ignorant myth that "sugar causes diabetes"

>> No.7837912

>>7836523
Yes.

I work(ed, quit last night) at a restaurant and people will complain/get upset if you don't mention we have Pepsi and not coke, or change their drink to water/tea/lemonade if you only have Pepsi.

So yes.

>> No.7837914

>>7836523
>>Is Pepsi Okay?
no I'll have 7Up, thanks

>> No.7837920

>>7837910
>Eating like a fatass won't give you Type 2 diabetes

>> No.7837926

>>7836523
I only drink lawn clippings and blended up water.

>> No.7837929

>>7837912
I was just about to mention what you said. I'm Australian and there are autistic retarded bitter cuntface people everywhere in the world (mostly first world countries).

If you didn't ask if pepsi was ok, you'd probably have a good chance of copping a verbal spray from retards all the time who aren't happy because their pepsi isn't the coke they ordered.

I dont work in food service and I'm not one of those people, but there are people in other sectors of life who whine and moan about similar products not being the same.

I'm with you 100%. People in general are fucked, that's why we have to ask them nicely first to prevent them losing their shit.

>> No.7837932

>>7836523
>and with that I'd like a Voss water
>sorry we only have tap

Then I walk out. Drinking tap is liking drinking from a puddle of water that's been settled on the side of a road for a week. Do poor people really drink tap water?

>> No.7837954

>>7836523
>getting a soft drink

I get an alcoholic beverage if possible

>> No.7837961

>>7837914
This 2bh fham

>> No.7837964
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>> No.7838118

How come Pepsi sucks actual dick with their main drink while having amazing side drinks?

Alternatively, how come coke had such dick side drinks when their main is so good?

For example
Coke:
>pretty much every variation of coke
amazing
>mr pibb
ass

Pepsi:
>almost every variation of pepsi
ass
>dr pepper
god tier

>> No.7838134

>>7838118
It's funny your example of a Pepsi "side drink" isn't a Pepsi brand at all.

>> No.7838139

>>7838118
Dr pepper is it's own company

>> No.7838146

>>7838139
>>7838134
Mountain dew > mello yello
sierra mist > sprite

>> No.7838149

>>7838146
Okay, now you're just being silly.

>> No.7838165

>>7838146
No

>> No.7838170

>>7838118
Pepsi < Coke
Dr Pepper is independent of both except in the UK where it's distributed by Coca-Cola not Pepsi

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>>7837904
mr. pibb is a replica of dr. pepper but it's a bullshit replica 'cuz the dude didn't even get his degree

>> No.7838181

>>7838179
he used to but then he got sued and exposed as a fake

>> No.7838184

>>7837904
Is Dr. Pepper okay?

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>>7838179

>> No.7838215

>>7837889
My mom drank it because she had a caffeine hang up, and too much sugar gave her migraines. So I grew up and that was the only thing in the house. So regular stuff is super gross sweet to me. Once someone has a taste for it Diet Coke is like crack. Delicious refreshing crack.

>> No.7838230

>>7837185
But then I have to look like a double asshole and ask if it's real lemonade they have, or the "lemonade" from the soda fountain, which is zero percent juice and tastes fuckign awful.

>> No.7838254

>not living a block away from Coke headquarters
They always have Coke. Not that I drink soda.

>> No.7838352

I always abstract by asking for a cola but I still get "Pepsi ok?" because people don't know the difference between a brand name and what the drink actually is

>> No.7838567

>>7838118
>never tried wild cherry Pepsi all his life

t. fellow cokefag

>> No.7838632
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7838632

>>7837298
>NIGGA FUCK SIERRA MIST

dude! sierra mist ain't that bad. it's actually my favorite commonly available lemon lime soda. but i only ever drank it from the fountain, from what i understand, the bottled and canned products had some different ingredients added/removed from them in them in recent years.

>>7837308
dang, i didn't know they had changed the name to mist-twist. that's weird. also, it looks like they spell twist "TWST", so that's a little disappointing.

>> No.7838641

they ask that because otherwise you'll ask for a coke and get a pepsi, which is not what you asked for, no matter how similar they are.

>> No.7838644

>>7836523
>Is Pepsi okay?
>"Yes, their stock price has been increasing steadily, and I believe their most recent acquisition was a wise choice"

>> No.7838680

Im picky because I own stock in one company and not the other.

So I'll absolutely refuse, but kindly. And try to get to know the owners so I can convince them to make the transition away from Pepsi and fatten my stacks

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>>7838680
>and fatten my stacks

>> No.7838691

>>7836523
>Go to restaurant.
>Order my beer.
>Waitress comes back asking "Is Pepsi alright?"

No, no it's not.

>> No.7838711

>>7836523
>>Is Pepsi Okay?

No I ordered a fucking Coke.


This is like getting asked "and how would you like that cooked?" after ordering chicken.

I want it cooked to perfection you stupid bitch!

>> No.7838712

>>7838711
>I want it cooked to perfection you stupid bitch!

And everybody has a different definition of what that is. That's why they ask you.

>> No.7838715

>Can I get the mushroom ravioli?
>"Is the gnocchi pomodoro ok?"

>> No.7838716

>>7838632
Not too bad in my honest opinion.

Really I think they changed the sweetener from HFCS to sugar a couple of years back, but the fountain version of Mist and Mist-Twst have the original HFCS formula from what I've read somewhere.

>> No.7838724

>>7838712

...and then there was this idiot.

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7838727

>Is there anybody on this board that is autistic enough
is this your first time here?

>> No.7838757

>>7836523
>Is Pepsi Okay?
to be honest it's the only thing they can do that makes me not tip

>> No.7838770
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7838770

>be me
>visit some cousin in Deep South
>go to lunch
>order a sandwich
>drink?
>I'll have a Coke
>what kind?
>Fanta Orange
>waitress brings me this
>life is good

>> No.7839083
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7839083

Can't believe no one has mentioned this but as someone who has managed a resteraunt before one of the big reasons why this has to be mentioned is because if someone asks for Coke and you give them a Pepsi without telling them then you can actually get in trouble with the company that makes Coke because you've misrepresented their product. If that person has a bad experience drinking that Pepsi and then goes on to complain or never drink Coke again it would be the fault of the server who did not ask if Pepsi was okay rather than Coke itself. Additionally, when a resteraunt pays for Coke they are paying for brand recognition, no one is stopping them from getting off brand soda, so selling something that's not Coke as Coke is also stealing brand recognition in a way.

Not saying it makes sense, just saying that's why.

>> No.7839184

>>7836652
Aspartame is clearly the best artificial sweetener

>> No.7839191

pepsi tastes like watered down coke

>> No.7839199

>>7836528
Better than drinking carbonated corn water at least.

>> No.7839208

>>7838770
Why did she ask what kind of coke?

Coke is a specific drink.

>> No.7839232

>>7839208
The joke that is implied here is that here in the south, people will refer to soft drinks as "cokes" automatically.

Example:
Person 1: I need to grab some cokes.
Person 2: Alright, lets find the coke aisle.
(goes to soda aisle)
Person 1: I think I'm going to get some IBC Root Beer, you want anything?
Person 2: Yeah, I'm feeling Mountain Dew.

>> No.7839418

>>7837901
Nobody ever got type 2 diabetes by eating only fat protein and dietary fibre.

>> No.7839445

>>7839232

I live in the Deep South and literally nobody does this. Ever. The closest is saying "coke" for diet coke as well if that's what they drink in the household, but nobody calls every soft drink coke. It's a meme

>> No.7839459

>>7838711
XD

>> No.7839491

>>7839445
Maybe where you are, but in TN/GA/SC/NC/KY/VA/WV it's extremely common. I live in and travel throughout the south east and hear it constantly.

>> No.7839495

>>7836567
Me too anon. Pick from the conglomerates your favorite.

>> No.7839681

>drinking anything other than beer or water

>> No.7839683

>>7836523
if they dont have coke i get a sprite, no joke

>> No.7839684

>>7839445

It's generational. My southern grandmother would do that. However once TV came in it quickly started eliminating regionalisms.

>> No.7839748

>>7836523
I always ask if they have coke or pepsi products, ad get Mountain Dew if pepsi, Mello Yello if they have it but they never do so just coke if they have coke products.
Why does no one who serves coke have Mello Yello but everyone who serves pepsi have Mountain Dew?

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>>7838254
>being proud of living in Atlanta
Yeah I am really jealous hoss

>> No.7839760

>>7836575

Never seen Mello Yelloe outside of Jimmy Johns tbqhwy desu senpai

>> No.7839776

>>7837889
Cause sometimes I want a bottle of fizzy sugar water but don't want to ingest 300 calories.

There is literally nothing wrong with aspartame. Facebook aunts pls leave this board.

>> No.7839792

>>7839776
I'll trust System of a Down over your bitch ass.

>> No.7839821

>>7839776
But it tastes nothing like sugar. It tastes like mildly sweetened dirty water.

>> No.7839828

>>7838712
Go ahead and order rare chicken then you idiot.

>> No.7840082

HEK-293

>> No.7840089

>>7836523
>he doesn't live in the south

>> No.7840095

>>7840089
>he lives in the south

>> No.7840141

Last place I worked, we had Pepsi and when someone asked for a coke, I would just give them Pepsi no questions asked. If they asked for Coca Cola, then I would point out that we have Pepsi.

Also, I'd always ask if they want ice, lemon and/or lime. Also I would never touch them because we would pre slice them and use tongues to place them in a glass. Also, colour-coded chopping boards ensure raw meat, or any meat for that matter, never goes near it.

No all waiters and restaurants suck.

>> No.7840148

>>7836575
I'm not a nigger and as such I've never consumed mello yello

>> No.7840180

>>7836523
Pepsi is overly sweet garbage with no flavor.

>> No.7840220

>>7840141
>give someone something different than what they asked without telling them
>trying to set yourself apart from waiters who suck
Not all waiters suck but you sure do.

>> No.7840233

>>7840220
>WAITER! I ASKED FOR A SIDE DISH OF Q-TIPS WITH MY STEAK! THESE ARE JUST GENERIC COTTON SWABS! I'M SUING YOU MOTHERFUCKERS TO THE STONE AGE!

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>people are getting so mad about sodie pops

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>>7840233
Your strawman is cute and all but as >>7839083
pointed out before me, you really can get sued. In fact it's common knowledge, and only an incompetent joke of a waiter would so proudly state his glaring mistakes. I guess there's a reason you USED to work there.

>> No.7840270

>>7839828
You're a pleb if you eat chicken that isn't cooked medium well.

>> No.7840333

>>7840248
I'm the original guy who posted that I serve people Pepsi when they asked for coke. Not sure why someone posted that strawman arguement. Anyway, coke doesn't ubiquitously mean Coca Cola and they certainly don't own the rights to it, so no chance of legal action. At least in the country I used to work in. That's why I differentiate when people ask for Coca Cola.

>> No.7840354

>>7840248
>>7839083

Coke is literally a genericized term for "soda" in some parts of the United states and Europe:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_for_soft_drinks_in_the_United_States#Coke

I'm sure they could easily get away winning any case under the widespread usage of coke as a generic term.

>> No.7840446

>>7836644
aspartame does not trigger insulin response though

>> No.7840869

>>7840354
Thats because people are retarded enough to do that, thats not cokes fault.