Justin says:
Vanilla Dr. Pepper? Interesting. Here are my choices:
Dr. Pepper.
Coke
Diet Coke
Orange
Sprite
¤ Posted on January 12, 2005 @ 1:32 pm
Dan says:
Springfield is a test market for Dr. Pepper, so we're one of the only places to have Vanilla Dr. Pepper right now. It's really good. You should drive down to Springfield right now and buy a bottle of it.
¤ Posted on January 12, 2005 @ 1:51 pm
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whitty says:
Dr Pepper taste like prunes.
That being said, I vote for Hawaiian Punch. Nothing else matters.
¤ Posted on January 12, 2005 @ 2:01 pm
Oz says:
We just had a Cherry Vanilla Diet Dr. Pepper. Why one would need a Cherry Vanilla Diet Dr. Pepper, I have no idea. Anyway. Can't you have six options? Come on!
Coke
Diet Coke
Dr. Pepper
Sprite
and then..... well, Tea AND Diet Sprite.
Now hear me out on this. Without Diet Sprite, all of the above options have caffeine and/or sugar. Some of us would like the option of no caffeine OR sugar. But if you leave off tea, then you have no options that aren't soda, and some people don't like soda. So my recommendation is to get six heads.
¤ Posted on January 12, 2005 @ 2:04 pm
Jimmy says:
The first four choices don't really seem like, um, choices at all. To cover most preferences (and your rules), it seems to me that you must have 1.) Coke, 2.) Diet Coke, 3.) Dr. Pepper, and 4.) Sprite. That leaves one miscellaneous choice, and you should probably target that towards people who don't like soda. I suspect that either tea or lemonade are the most widely appealing of your non-soda options, and I'd probably choose 5.) Lemonade since fountain tea is frequently so disappointing.
If, for some reason, you were willing to have five sodas, orange pop would be a good fifth choice. There are a lot of people who love their orange soda. Maybe a lot of them are kids, though?
(Random aside: I love Dr. Pepper, and I miss living somewhere where that would inevitably be a choice.)
¤ Posted on January 12, 2005 @ 2:38 pm
Evan Erwin says:
You northerners and "pop". It's so funny :)
I guess it's worse down in the south, considering everything (and I mean -everything-) carbonated is "Coke". Pepsi is coke, a mt. dew is coke, etc.
Anyway, just run the standards:
- Coke
- Diet Coke
- Sprite
- Weird Orange Stuff That Kids Love
- Dr. Pepper
No one is going to the movies to drink tea, I've never (EVER) in my entire life see someone buy Lemonade at a theater (and I've been to a lot of movies), and Hawaiian Punch will get some kiddie sales, but the Orange Stuff will get more.
¤ Posted on January 12, 2005 @ 3:21 pm
Kevin says:
I'd suggest getting a small fridge and filling it with Jones Soda. There's no doubt they will sell well because those alone helped keep my local ice cream shop open. It's something different than regular old soda...just a suggestion.
¤ Posted on January 12, 2005 @ 3:27 pm
Dan says:
Good suggestions thus far. I should also note that we WILL have a fridge filled with all kinds of other bevarges (i.e. bottled water, all the pop I mentioned in bottles, Fitz's root beer and cream soda, etc.). Just a note.
¤ Posted on January 12, 2005 @ 3:53 pm
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Stephanie says:
Eh...if I have to pick, I'd say Coke, Sprite, Dr. Pepper, Diet Coke and Lemonade.
¤ Posted on January 12, 2005 @ 4:28 pm
Dave Adams says:
As mentioned, Coke, Diet Coke, Dr Pepper, and Sprite must be the first four. THIS IS IMPORTANT: don't waste the fifth on a non-carbonated beverage like tea or lemonade! Fountain "tea" sucks anyway.
I would vote for Diet Mountain Dew if I could, but Orange is probably a better bet.
¤ Posted on January 12, 2005 @ 4:48 pm
Dave Adams says:
Also: Fitz's?! IBC! IBC! IBC!
¤ Posted on January 12, 2005 @ 4:49 pm
Fyse says:
I agree that using a fountain head for something non-carbonated seems a bit of a waste. Also, I fine the idea of tea in a fountain really bizarre.
The first four do seem obvious, and after that I'd probably go for fizzy orange.
This blog is like having your very own focus group, isn't it?! Usefully, I should think the demographic of people reading this blog is probably similar to that of your target audience. Well, maybe. You can hope, right?
¤ Posted on January 12, 2005 @ 4:59 pm
Tom G.- Ex Coworker says:
Hey Dan !! The dept. misses your slouch and gentle demeanor. Seeing that i'm an expert on soft drinks, I'm voting for:
Dr. Pepper
Coke
Sprite
Orange
Lemonade
Fountain Tea is a waste, don't do it !!!
Vanilla Dr. Pepper? That is just too freaky for me.
¤ Posted on January 12, 2005 @ 5:02 pm
Dan says:
My slouch is known throughout the land!
¤ Posted on January 12, 2005 @ 5:52 pm
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Dave says:
Dr. Pepper
Coke
Diet Coke
Sprite
Hawaiian Punch
¤ Posted on January 12, 2005 @ 6:21 pm
Matt says:
Dr. Pepper
Coke
Diet Coke
Sprite
Lemonade - Maybe that Minute Maid stuff - that's by Coke, right? Either way, it's good instead of pop on a hot, humid Midwest summer day.
¤ Posted on January 12, 2005 @ 8:24 pm
WhimsyChick says:
Half-way off the topic, may I please suggest that you serve hot beverages? I can't tell you how many times I've wanted coffee or tea while watching my movies lately. Yeah, I know, it doesn't go well with popcorn. But when it's cold outside, or when I'm not feeling well, or when I've had a big meal before the movie I want a hot beverage instead of POP.
¤ Posted on January 12, 2005 @ 8:33 pm
Josh says:
Hey daniel this is josh i hered about your new theatre when i was helping roof your house. Well i was just wanting to see how things are going and also to see if you need any help with the theatre.. I have plenty of free time so if you need any help just get ahold of me. And about the soda situation, i think dr. pepper, sprite, coke and or orange pop.
¤ Posted on January 12, 2005 @ 8:43 pm
Joe says:
I vote that you have the following:
1)Coke
2)Dr. Pepper
3)Sprite
4)Lemonade (I sugggest doing this without a fountain-it generally is weak out of the fountain)
5) Diet Coke for the "health" conscious (eventhough Coke isn't that bad for you-read the label)
Furthermore, I agree that you should have other, shall I say, "intriguing" drinks in a fridge somewhere. That will give everyone a good set of options.
I love the theatre idea-expect me opening night or close.
¤ Posted on January 12, 2005 @ 9:29 pm
Chuck... says:
Don't leave out the Orange pop. And thanks for not calling it soda.
¤ Posted on January 12, 2005 @ 11:09 pm
Al says:
As said, Coke, Diet Coke, Dr. Pepper, and Sprite are no-brainers. To me, it comes down to Orange or Hawaiian Punch. I would wonder if Coke does not have a root beer as well. I guess I would choose HP for one strange reason...it would allow you to give someone a cup of water easily and cheaply. I'm not sure if HP or Orange sells more, but you can put whatever you want in your fridge.
¤ Posted on January 13, 2005 @ 12:59 am
whittler says:
I wish Sarsparilla was more popular. It's the closest soft drink to a good hearty ale.
¤ Posted on January 13, 2005 @ 2:57 am
einahpets says:
1. coke
2. coke
3. coke
4. coke
5. coke
What can I say, I'm a coke addict.
¤ Posted on January 13, 2005 @ 8:06 am
Sancho says:
I'm 21 years old and I love me my orange pop/soda. You can't get it from many fountains and the college soda crowd might not have the extra buck or two for the specialty soda in extravagant bottles. Sad, but true. I'd go with:
Orange
Coke
Diet Coke
Dr Pepper
Sprite
¤ Posted on January 13, 2005 @ 9:08 am
nicole says:
I like Hawaiian Punch because it tastes really good mixed with Sprite (I learned that while working at Springfield 8). However, the only people that bought that were kids, and we're not going to have a lot of kiddies, I don't think.
Does Coke own Fanta? If so, we have grape and strawberry soda to choose from, too!
¤ Posted on January 13, 2005 @ 10:28 am
Aaron says:
1) Dave Adams, you are a fool. Fitz's is the best dessert root beer you can find. IBC is just boring. Do not bother messing with me on this—I know my root beer.
2) My mom called me last night and told me you guys were on Fox 27, so I guess they re-ran the KOLR10 piece on the 9 o'clock news show.
3) My choices:
1) Coke
2) Diet Coke
3) CHERRY COKE*
4) Sprite
5) Dr. Pepper
WHY, for the love of God, hasn't anyone mentioned Cherry Coke thus far? Is this an option? Ooo—maybe you guys could have flavored syrups to add to any of those (thus not needing to carry Cherry or Vanilla Coke/Dr. Pepper). That means it would open my third slot, in which I replace as Orange Slice, or whatever the brand name is.
¤ Posted on January 13, 2005 @ 10:54 am
Allison says:
I would suggest not getting Hawaiian Punch (or any red beverage) because whatever dye they use in red beverages is a bitch to clean when spilled (esp. on furniture)
¤ Posted on January 13, 2005 @ 11:12 am
sandra says:
coke
diet coke
dr. pepper
sprite / seltzer is usually on this tap as well
orange
tea and lemonade are both ick from the fountain. the above also make a for a good 'swamp water' -- a mixture of all five fountain drinks that is favored by the kids in our area.
if you're going with coke, they will probably give you a small cooler if you stock their bottled drinks like nestea, minute maid oj, cranberry, h2o -- stuff like that. we also stock izze sodas -- all natural -- and they sell great.
¤ Posted on January 13, 2005 @ 11:30 am
J.R. says:
I'd have to go with the folks that said,
Coke
Diet Coke (Raving mad people love the Diet Coke and so does Wilco)
Dr. Pepper
Sprite
Orange
Orange soda from the fountain is the best, especially on a hot summer day.
¤ Posted on January 13, 2005 @ 12:34 pm
Dave Adams says:
I may be a fool about root beer, but I'm not too big of a fool to see the value of Aaron's cherry and vanilla syrup option. I personally would order the Diet Coke with cherry and vanilla, please.
¤ Posted on January 13, 2005 @ 2:16 pm
Laurie says:
Well..I will be at the beer/wine bar getting my drinks, so...Make sure you have plenty of TP, thank ya very much!
¤ Posted on January 16, 2005 @ 6:20 pm
Mark says:
Here's my two-penneth-worth:
1) Coke (full fat version)
2) Diet Coke (for the ladies)
3) Sprite (why would you want lemonade when you can have lemon and lime?)
4) Hawaiian Punch (don't know what it is but sound nice)
5) Dr Pepper (full fat, diabetes related siezure version).
Notes: As you may have noticed, I have a dislike of diet drinks. My thinking is, if you don'e want the nasty sugar drink something else.
Notes 2: Cold tea is WRONG! If it comes out of a fountain or a bottle, doesn't matter. So says the Brit.
Mark
¤ Posted on January 17, 2005 @ 9:00 am
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