Posted on 04/14/2021 3:51:53 PM PDT by TrueMIGirl77
Coke got woke, and now they’re gonna go broke.
I don’t know why these companies literally can’t stop themselves from jumping into social and political issues. It’s like, you make fizzy sugar water, shut up.
But much like sports and Hollywood, these progressive corporate commies just can’t stop themselves from giving their unsolicited two cents.
Everyone’s a friggen activist nowadays.
And it’s not like going “woke” is this super-profitable gig for most companies and sports franchises. Hollywood is quite literally circling the drain as we speak – there are more people in my living room right now than actual viewers who watch their narcissistic awards shows, and the ratings for sports are on their second flush as well.
So, getting all SJW and political isn’t a smart gig when the vast majority of the country is sitting back looking at this circus unfold and thinking everyone involved has some type of personality disorder or emotional imbalance.
Even so, companies like Coke and Apple, and about a bazillion others, decided to chime in on the new voter integrity laws in Georgia…A bunch of soft drink executives, who didn’t read the bill, hop on the wave of outrage in order to score some quick progressive brownie points, not realizing the wave won’t last – it’s gonna hit the shore and crash within days, and they’ll be left standing there with a brand that’s destroyed and customers who are pissed.
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I buy cases of bottled spring water (non-Coca Cola-made) from a warehouse store that uses extremely lightweight plastic, and recycle them all—even the caps are recyclable. I keep several bottles next to my desk, the easy chairs, and nightstands.
My car has slots for 8 bottles of water. I replenish them regularly, and never have to feel the urge to order a soda with my drive-thru burger, or grab one from the fridge.
In the winter I sometimes have to set a frozen bottle near the car’s heat outlet for a few minutes.
If I really crave a soda, I keep on hand a hand-carry of four bottles from small companies that make artisan ginger ale, cream soda or root beer with real sugar. Around here Big Lots carries them, and several of the grocery chains.
I’ve been doing this for some years, and I have to say, once I broke the sugary drink habit with lots of spring water, I just don’t crave soda except on really hot days after working in the yard.
You’ve gotten creative! I drink water at work- (filter changed every 3 months). A cup of coffee in the morning and green tea at lunch. It’s a different world now, but my family always treated soda and desserts as treats- once in awhile stuff.
I laughed about the “they are treats.”
I grew up in a house with 3 siblings. A half gallon bottle of coke would not last an hour with four teenaged boys in the home. Who needed that headache? We NEVER had soda.
I will buy a 12 pack of diet soda cans. It lasts a month. Or longer.
Checked your home page - How did I know you were from the South?...
Pepsi politics are worse and more persistent.
LOL
Yep. I’m with you. I’m done
Love it!! I am going to do the same!
Twice a year I visit a medical specialist almost two driving hours away.
What takes the edge off the hassle is knowing that afterwards I’ll eat at a nearby classic old diner.
And I always have a Pepsi. At twice a year, it is a special treat.
But yes, the stuff isn’t good for you. My dentist says carbonated drinks are like chainsaws on our teeth.
I’ve never understood the Diet Coke addiction.
Actually I am from New Mexico but was dragged kicking and screaming to the Ozarks in 1956. I still curse that day back then although the Ozarks now are a better place to live.
Nothing wrong with that.
No, not at all.
And here I was trying to pay you a compliment...
Just kidding. RC Cola and a Moon Pie was a big joke down here when I was a kid.
Have a great weekend.
hahahaha. I love it. Let them BURN!!!
Hey, it’s healthier right? I’m in same boat as you lol
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